Hijet (daihatsu) wheel alignment settings?

Anyone know or can take an intelligent guess at what these might be as local kwik fit etc don't seem to know.

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seabreeze
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the only one that is really adjustable and easily checked is the toe in: which is 5mm toe-in unladen

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Mrcheerful

Kwikfit seem to have a very limited list of settings. I took my old Mk1 Escort into them in 1993 to have two new track rod ends fitted and they had no clue what the toe-in should be. They set it to parallel when it should be

6.25mm (1/4 inch). I had to take the Haynes and show them the correct setting on my second visit to prove it to them. They managed to cut a slice out of the steering rack gaiters on the second visit. I knew they were had not deteriorated as they had been replaced only a year before. They agreed to replace them but swore blind that a steering rack did not contain or need oil and refused to replace the lost oil. I could not believe how they could look at me straight faced insisting it needs no oil. Once again I showed them from the Haynes but they still refused and I cut my losses with the new gaiter fitted and put the oil back myself.

That was the last time I have ever used a Kwik fit

Mark

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Mark

Thanks for that: the symptom I'm getting is a slight pull to the right under normal driving, hoping it might be something adjustable. No collisions or other significant bumps have happened and pressures are correct. Recently taken for mot at 2 different stations as failed first time on rear brakes and nothing found on front end needing fixing. Only other thing was front nearside suspension arm replaced with new as bush was worn but that was a year ago.

Will also try swapping wheels over to see if that makes any difference.

I also wouldn't like to trust kwik fit with much due to bad experiences in the past.

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seabreeze

Got the information from Daihatsu Uk technical support who were very helpful:

1.5deg toe in - tolerance +1.5 to -1.0
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seabreeze

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