Originally Posted by
MarcusAurelius
inside, i saw that maybe i can (possibly) increase my negative camber by adding shims/washers to where the hub bolts on to the axle/beam. after i made this amazingly exciting discovery i saw that... the caliper is mounted to the beam and not the hub. so increasing my negative camber with make the disc no longer line up with the pads/caliper.
That's how the camber shim kits work. You can try to make align the rear caliper with custom shims for the caliper mounts but most people going down this route just live with the uneven pad wear.
Eibach Rear Camber & Toe Shim For: Volkswagen Polo MK3/MK4 ('94 - '07) (the rear of the 6R is not different enough to worry)
Originally Posted by
Melon Head
The car already understeers, I wouldn't worry about increasing negative camber on the rear.
Yep. Particularly after dropping it. check out Does your VAG handle? It depends...
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