Interesting as I thought Sweden was RHD until about 1970.
Jan
KJ <gratz@tystberga.mail.utfors.se> wrote:
> I have seen similar differences on my cars. I have two Minxes. One is a LHD
>(for Sweden), the other is RHD (for U.K.) The LHD has an extra spacer (8 m.m.)
>between the back axle and the leaf spring on the right side. Is it because the
>roads are supposed to highest in the middle, and the car is leaning to the
>right on the right-hand side of the road and therefore this spacer is to make
>the car more level. Sounds silly but why not!
Kristian J
>The only potential difference I can see, is the English specs might be for
>an English car, RHD. The German market car would certainly be LHD.
>
>Do we know if they printed a different English manual for the US market?
>
>
>Jon Arzt
>
>
>>From: "maxim"
>>Reply-To: "maxim"
>>To: "alpines"
>>Subject: Castor / Camber
>>Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 00:46:42 -0400
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>>I have been fiddling around with my front suspension lately. I have two
>>factory workshop manuals for my Alpine: one in english, the other in
>>German.
>>
>>the english one, lists
>>Castor as 3 degrees 15', and Camber as 0 degrees 30', while the german one
>>states
>>Castor as 4 degrees 41', and Camber as 0 degrees 45'.
>>
>>Any opinions on which one is right?
>>
>>
>>Chris Jensen
>>Series II
>>
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