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Thrust Angle: Adjustment

  1. Make the thrust angle adjustments by turning toe-in adjusting bolts of rear suspension equally in the same direction.
  2. When one rear wheel is adjusted in a toe-in direction, adjust the other rear wheel equally in toe-out direction, in order to make the thrust angle adjustment.
  3. When the left and right adjusting bolts are turned incrementally by one graduation in the same direction, the thrust angle will change approximately 16' ["L" is almost equal to 12 mm (0.472 in)].
    1. Thrust angle:  0°+/-20'
    Fig 1: Identifying Center Line Of Loci
    G01980168Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
    NOTE: Thrust angle refers to a mean value of left and right rear wheel toe angles in relation to the vehicle body center line. Vehicle is driven straight in the thrust angle direction while swinging in the oblique direction depending on the degree of the mean thrust angle.
    Fig 2: Identifying Thrust Angle
    G01980169Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.

    Thrust angle: r = (alpha - beta)/2 

    alpha: Right rear wheel toe-in angle

    beta: Left rear wheel toe-in angle

    NOTE: Here, use only positive toe-in values from each wheel to substitute for alpha and beta in the equation.
    Fig 3: Identifying Thrust Angle: R = (Alpha - Beta)/2
    G01980170Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.