Hello all,

Does anybody know the front and rear track widths for an '87 Brat?

I'll be looking at trying to DIY my wheel alignment soon and I'd be interested if front and rear are both the same or if the front is wider, I'm sure I read somewhere that it was.

Thanks.

Having done the Tambox string alignment I would hazard a guess front and rear is same

Here is the setup I came up with -

Not in these pictures, I added 4 mini plumb bobs, and used 2 tape measures to get the side to side distance.  The FSM has the specifications on how parallel the readings need to be by length.

On 10/11/2019 at 9:52 AM, DaveT said:

Here is the setup I came up with -

Not in these pictures, I added 4 mini plumb bobs, and used 2 tape measures to get the side to side distance.  The FSM has the specifications on how parallel the readings need to be by length.

Time to re-visit this, as I will be doing this soon as the Brat has been off the road for a while. Excuse my ignorance but what to you mean by "FSM"

I think I have a plan formulated but I need the track widths front and rear, I've searched everywhere on the web but there seems to be a lot of conflicting info.

It would be much appreciated if somebody could let me know.

Thanks!

FSM = factory service manual. 

Cheers 

Bennie

1 minute ago, el_freddo said:

FSM = factory service manual. 

Cheers 

Bennie

Thanks Bennie, can this be accessed on the net or do I have to buy one?

Cheers.

To make this a bit more interesting have a pic of my Brat..

For these old models,  if someone decided to post all or part of the FSM, you might find it online.   Sometimes they show up on ebay, etc.

I got mine from dealers,  back when the cars were about 2 years old.

Nice Volks!  16x7?  I've got some SE37Ks on my bugeye.

3 hours ago, carfreak85 said:

Nice Volks!  16x7?  I've got some SE37Ks on my bugeye.

Yep, 16x7 I think they really suit it.