Front Wheel Alignment Adjustment

Inspect the tires (RAV4_ACA30 RM000001Y9S003X.html).

Press down on the vehicle several times to stabilize the suspension, and measure the vehicle height.

Measure the front vehicle height.

1. Measure the distance from the ground to the center of the lower suspension arm front mounting bolt.
   

Measure the rear vehicle height.

1. Measure the distance from the ground to the center of the body side No. 2 suspension arm mounting bolt.
   

   Standard vehicle height (unloaded vehicle):

   Item	Front C - A	Rear D - B
   215/70R16*1	89 mm (3.50 in.)	59 mm (2.32 in.)
   225/65R17 235/55R18	97 mm (3.82 in.)	67 mm (2.64 in.)*1 65 mm (2.56 in.)*2
   Australia	87 mm (3.43 in.)	55 mm (2.17 in.)

   1. *1: Europe only
      
   2. *2: Other
      

   NOTICE:

   The standard value shown here is a value that is used for adjusting the wheel alignment and does not indicate the height of an actual vehicle.

   HINT:

   If the vehicle height is not as specified, press down on the vehicle several times to stabilize the suspension. Then measure the vehicle height again.

Install the camber-caster-kingpin gauge or place the front wheels on the center of the wheel alignment tester.

Inspect the camber, caster and steering axis inclination.

Standard camber inclination (unloaded vehicle):

Item	Camber Inclination
*215/70R16	-0°08' +/-45' (-0.13° +/-0.75°)
225/65R17 235/55R18	-0°11' +/-45' (-0.18° +/-0.75°)
Australia	-0°07' +/-45' (-0.12° +/-0.75°)

Standard caster inclination (unloaded vehicle):

Item	Caster Inclination
215/70R16 *1	5°46' +/-45' (5.77° +/-0.75°)
225/65R17 235/55R18	5°51' +/-45' (5.85° +/-0.75°) *1 5°50' +/-45' (5.83° +/-0.75°) *2
Australia	5°42' +/-45' (5.70° +/-0.75°)

1. *1: Europe only
   
2. *2: Other
   

Standard steering axis inclination (unloaded vehicle):

Item	Steering Axis Inclination
*215/70R16	11°16' +/-45' (11.27° +/-0.75°)
225/65R17 235/55R18	11°26' +/-45' (11.44° +/-0.75°)
Australia	11°14' +/-45' (11.23° +/-0.75°)

Remove the front wheel.

Remove the 2 nuts on the lower side of the shock absorber.

NOTICE:

When removing the nut, stop the bolt from rotating and loosen the nut.

Clean the installation surfaces of the shock absorber and the steering knuckle.

Temporarily install the 2 nuts.

Fully push or pull the front axle hub in the direction of the required adjustment.

Tighten the 2 nuts.

Torque:

240 N*m{2,447 kgf*cm, 177 ft.*lbf}

NOTICE:

Keep the bolts from rotating and torque the nuts.

Install the front wheel.

Torque:

103 N*m{1,050 kgf*cm, 76 ft.*lbf}

Check the camber.

1. If the measured value is not within the specified range, calculate the required adjustment amount using the formula below.
   

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2. If the camber is not within the specification, estimate how much additional camber adjustment will be required and select the camber adjusting bolt using the following table.
   
   
   
   
   
   

Repeat the steps mentioned above. When temporarily installing the 2 nuts, replace 1 or 2 selected bolts.

HINT:

Replace 1 bolt at a time when replacing 2 bolts.

Remove the boot clips.

Loosen the tie rod end lock nuts.

Turn the right and left rack ends by an equal amount to adjust the toe-in to the center value.

Make sure that the length of the right and left rack ends are approximately the same.

Standard difference:

1.5 mm (0.0590 in.) or less

Tighten the tie rod end lock nuts.

Torque:

88 N*m{897 kgf*cm, 65 ft.*lbf}

Place the boots on the seats and install the clips.

HINT:

Make sure that the boots are not twisted.

Turn the steering wheel to the left and right full lock positions, and measure the turning angle.

Standard wheel angle (unloaded vehicle):

Item	Inside Wheel Angle	Outside Wheel Angle (Reference)
*215/70R16	38°55' (36°55' to 40°55') (38.9° {36.9° to 40.9°})	32°20' (32.3°)
225/65R17	38°44' (36°44' to 40°44') (38.7° {36.7° to 40.7°})	32°13' (30.2°)
235/55R18	35°50' (33°55' to 37°55') (35.8° {33.8° to 37.9°})	30°29' (30.5°)
Australia	38°58' (36°58' to 40°58') (39.0° {37.0° to 41.0°})	32°22' (32.4°)

HINT:

If the angles are not as specified, check and adjust the right and left rack end lengths.

Perform the yaw rate and deceleration sensor zero point calibration (RAV4_ACA30 RM000001K1O00SX.html).