Camber settings affect vehicle handling and tire wear.
Excessive positive camber will cause premature wear on the outside of the tire and will result in increased wear on suspension components.
Excessive negative camber will cause premature wear on the inside of the tire and will also cause increased wear on suspension components.
Camber that differs by one degree or more on both sides of the vehicle will cause the vehicle to pull to the side with the more positive camber.
Angle of longitudinal inclination of the wheel rotation axis (caster or castor) positive if the upper mounting point of the pivot axis is shifted backward relative to its lower mounting point. The angle is negative if the upper mounting point of the steering axis is shifted forward relative to the lower mounting point of the steering axis.
The caster angle affects the vehicle's handling, but does not increase tire wear. The longitudinal inclination angle of the wheel steering axis depends on the height of the vehicle, so it is important to ensure that the height of the body corresponds to the value set by the factory design. Overloading the vehicle or weakening the rear suspension springs affects the caster angle of the wheel. If the rear of the car is lower than the front, the front suspension will be biased towards positive caster, and vice versa.
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If the positive caster angle is too small, the steering will become too sensitive at high speeds and the ability to return the wheels to a straight-ahead position when exiting a turn may be reduced. If one of the wheels has a higher value of the longitudinal tilt angle of the wheel axis than the second, this wheel will pull towards the center of the car, as a result of which the car will move to the side with a more positive angle of the longitudinal tilt of the wheel axis.
Table of nominal values of front axle wheel alignment angles
| Front axle | Standard chassis, equipment code G08/G09, DCC models, front/all-wheel drive, 5-/7-seater models |
| Overall wheel alignment (without load) | +10'±10' |
| Collapse (with the wheels set to the straight position) | -16'±30' |
| The maximum difference between both sides | no more than 30' |
| Reverse toe-in when turning a corner when the steering wheel is turned 20° to the left or right | 1° 21'±20' |
| Longitudinal angle of inclination of the pivot axis | 7°07'±30' |
| The maximum difference between both sides | no more than 30' |
| Measurable suspension height (the distance between the center of the wheel hub and the lower edge of the wheel arch) | 450±10 mm |
Table of nominal values of rear axle wheel alignment angles
| Rear suspension | Standard chassis, equipment code G08/G09, DCC models, front/all-wheel drive, 5-/7-seater models |
| Overall wheel alignment (without load) | +10'±10' |
| Maximum permissible deviation of the axes | no more than 20' |
| Collapse (with the wheels set to the straight position) | -1° 20'±30' |
| The maximum difference between both sides | no more than 30' |
| Measurable suspension height (the distance between the center of the wheel hub and the lower edge of the wheel arch) | 465±10 mm |