PASSENGER CAR ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS. Buick Century 1987

MODELS AFFECTED: ALL 1987 GM PASSENGER CARS

Alignment specifications for all 1987 GM passenger cars are being published here due to some recent specification changes. Many of the recent changes have been reductions in toe for improved tire wear.

Four-wheel alignment is recommended whenever rear suspension is adjustable. Four-wheel alignment equipment, such as in the GM Dealer Equipment Catalog, is recommended. Alignment equipment must be calibrated on a regular basis.

1987 GM Passenger Car Alignment Specifications

Rear Wheel Drive (RWD)

Caster Chamber

Caster Camber

Caprice +2.8 DEG +/- 1 DEG 1 DEG +.8 DEG +/- .8 DEG 1 DEG Safari Wagon, Custom Cruiser Wgn, Estate Wagon

Cad. Brougham +3 DEG +/- 1 DEG 1 DEG +.3 DEG +/- .5 DEG 1 DEG

Camaro, Firebird +5 DEG +/- .5 DEG .8 DEG + 1 DEG +/- .5 DEG .7 DEG

Buick Regal, +2.8 DEG +/- 1 DEG 1 DEG +.5 DEG +/- .8 DEG 1 DEG Cutlass Supreme, Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, -w/manual strg. +.8 DEG +/- 1 DEG 1 DEG +.5 DEG +/- .8 DEG 1 DEG

Chevette,T-1000 +4.7 DEG +/- 2 DEG 2 DEG +.2 DEG +/- .7 DEG 1.4 DEG

Fiero +5 DEG +/- 2 DEG 2 DEG +.8 DEG +/- .5 DEG 1.6 DEG Rear +5.5 DEG +/- .8 DEG 1 DEG + .4 DEG +/- .5 DEG 1 DEG Corvette Rear

Front Wheel Drive (FWD)

Century +1.7 DEG +/- 1 DEG 2 DEG 0 +/- .5 DEG 1 DEG Celebrity, Ciera, 6000

LeSabre +2.5 DEG +/- .5 DEG .75 DEG +.2 DEG +/- .5 DEG .75 DEG Electra, Olds 88,98, Bonneville Rear -.3 DEG +/- .5 DEG

Cad Deville +2.5 DEG +/- .5 DEG .75 DEG (L - .5 DEG, .75 DEG R + .5 DEG) +/- .5 DEG Rear - .3 DEG +/- .5 DEG

Riviera +2.3 DEG +/- .1 DEG 1 DEG 0 +/- .8 DEG 1 DEG Rear +.7 DEG +/- .3 DEG

Toronado +2.3 DEG +/- 1 DEG 1 DEG 0 +/- .8 DEG 1 DEG Rear +.4 DEG +/- .3 DEG

Eldorado,Seville +2.3 DEG +/- 1 DEG 1 DEG 0 +/- .8 DEG 1 DEG Rear +.1 DEG +/- .3 DEG

Firenza, Calais, +1.7 DEG +/- 1 DEG 1 DEG + .8 DEG +/- .6 DEG 1 DEG Skyhawk,Somerset, Skylark,Cimarron Corsica,Beretta, Cavalier, J-2000

Cavalier Z-24 +1.7 DEG +/- 1 DEG 1 DEG + .8 DEG +/- .6 DEG 1 DEG J-2000 with 60 Series Tires

Allante +2.8 DEG +/- .5 DEG 1 DEG 0 +/- .8 DEG 1.6 DEG Rear + .2 DEG +/- .3 DEG

Steering Thrust Total Toe Wheel Angle Angle --------- ----------- -----

Caprice +.1 DEG +/- .2 DEG +/- 2.5 DEG Safari Wagon, Custom Cruiser Wgn, Estate Wagon

Cad. Brougham +.1 DEG +/- .2 DEG +/- 5 DEG

Camaro, Firebird +.1 DEG +/- .2 DEG +- 5 DEG

Buick Regal, +.1 DEG +/- .2 DEG +/- 5 DEG Cutlass Supreme, Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, -w/manual strg. +.1 DEG +/- .2 DEG +/- 5 DEG

Chevette,T-1000 +.12 DEG +/- .16 DEG +- 5 DEG

Fiero 0 +/- .2 DEG +/- 5 DEG Rear 0 +/- .2 DEG +/- 5 DEG 0 +/- .15 DEG

Corvette 0 +/- .2 DEG +/- 5 DEG Rear 0 +/- .2 DEG +/- 5 DEG 0 +/- .15 DEG

Front Wheel Drive (FWD)

Century 0 +/- .2 DEG +/- 5 DEG Celebrity, Ciera, 6000

LeSabre 0 +/- .2 DEG + 3 DEG Electra, Olds 88,98, Bonneville Rear +.1 DEG +/- .2 DEG 0 +/- .1 DEG

Cad Deville 0 +/- .2 DEG + 3 DEG

Rear +.1 DEG +/- .2 DEG 0 +/- .1 DEG

Riviera 0 +/- .2 DEG +/- 2.5 DEG Rear +.2 DEG +/- .2 DEG 0 +/- .15 DEG

Toronado 0 +/- .2 DEG +/- 2.5 DEG Rear +.2 DEG +/- .2 DEG 0 +/- .15 DEG

Eldorado,Seville 0 +/- .2 DEG +/- 2.5 DEG Rear +.2 DEG +/- .2 DEG 0 +/- .15 DEG

Firenza, Calais, 0 +/- .2 DEG +/- 5 DEG Skyhawk,Somerset, Skylark,Cimarron Corsica,Beretta, Cavalier, J-2000

Cavalier Z-24 -.12 DEG +/- .2 DEG +/- 5 DEG J-2000 with 60 Series Tires

Allante 0 +/- .2 DEG +/- 2.5 DEG Rear + .2 DEG +/- .2 DEG 0 +/- .15 DEG

Notes: o All specifications, including toe, are in degrees. o All toe specifications are total (sun) toe with appropriate steering wheel or thrust angle requirements. (Individual toe may be obtained by dividing total toe in half. Ex: .1 +/0 .2, total toe = .05 +/- .1 individual toe). o Positive toe is toe-in. o Cross caster equals left caster minus right caster. o Cross camber equals left camber minus right camber. o Thrust angle is the angle between the path the rear wheels will take and the car's centerline.

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