Steering and suspension - Alignment

My local tyre centre has acquired a new electronic tracking machine that does not have data for the P6B suspension set-up. The tracking machine asks for data that are not in the workshop manual.

I can find front toe-in (3mm +/- 1.5 mm, which I think is 54 minutes angular, +/- 27 minutes for a 15" rim); front camber (0 degrees +/- 1 degree), front castor (1.5 degrees, +/- 0.5 degrees), and front swivel inclination (8 degrees).

I cannot find set-back angle (what is this?), king pin angle, toe-out on turns (?), steering total angle out and total angle in on full lock. For the rear I need to know toe angle, set-back angle, camber angle, and thrust angle (?).

Can anybody help? Please!!
 
John,
It sounds as tho' this machine is too complicated to be of much use as the data required is not normally available for any age of car. Check a manual for your modern eurobox and you'll see what I mean.
Tracking and tracking adjustment effects only the toe in or toe out - As far as I know castor and camber angles are not adjustable and are usually only found to be incorrect as the result of a bump.
Try a different garage with simpler equipment (where the operatives know the theory of what they are doing and do not have to rely on the equipment to tell them).
Regards, John.
 
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