camber wear wen lowered

[BL33SU]

man that doesnt look easy to install.

i will get a 4 wheel allignment and hopefully it fixes it self. how would i tell if it fixed or not after allignment?

[peedman]

If camber cant be adjusted a wheel alignment wont do squat. I found that out having forked out the $50 when the guy told me and i had to fork out another alignment after installing the camber kit.

Its relatively easier to install if u buy the noltec/whiteline one. All you do is pop front wheels off, remove the top strut bolt and insert the replacement one. Then get a wheel alignment and they will correct the camber.

[syncro]

If camber cant be adjusted a wheel alignment wont do squat. I found that out having forked out the $50 when the guy told me and i had to fork out another alignment after installing the camber kit.
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If that was on a Golf 3 front you've been ripped off. The camber is adjustable by the lower bolts.

[peedman]

How is it adjusted? Theyre just normal bolts

edit: ok i read theres some adjustment on the lower bolt lol, oh well mine does the job too

[syncro]

This is why I hate most mechanics.

It's very hard to find someone to do a wheel alignment.

[smithy010]

By tracking I mean having the front wheels set parallel (or as per the book if you have that info).

The front wheels should always have a small amount of toe in, to make the system stable. Not sure what is the nominal for road vehicles, but it's a definite requirement. (Can explain the theory if you really want!)

[h100vw]

The front wheels should always have a small amount of toe in, to make the system stable. Not sure what is the nominal for road vehicles, but it's a definite requirement. (Can explain the theory if you really want!)

http://www.ozebiz.com.au/racetech/theory/align.html

Remember also that toe will change slightly from a static situation to a dynamic one. This is is most noticeable on a front-wheel-drive car or independently-suspended rear-drive car. When driving torque is applied to the wheels, they pull themselves forward and try to create toe-in. This is another reason why many front-drivers are set up with toe-out in the front. Likewise, when pushed down the road, a non-driven wheel will tend to toe itself out. This is most noticeable in rear-drive cars.


Gavin

[rayray086]

The front wheels should always have a small amount of toe in, to make the system stable. Not sure what is the nominal for road vehicles, but it's a definite requirement. (Can explain the theory if you really want!)

Are you sure it's toe-in? I thought it was a slight toe-out for front-wheel drive vehicles as they tend to toe-in when under power (so that they'd be parallel when moving), and it's the opposite with rear-wheel drive vehicles as the front wheels are being pushed rather than driven. I don't know how that works but I just read somewhere.

[smithy010]

I'm not sure about that. For road vehicles, toe in is a general rule. The overall rule is that steering will not track correctly if parallel. It is better if the wheels are aiming at a common point off in the distance. Toe out works similarly, but i believe that it is used a lot in Track racing vehicles to effect a greater angle of attack in turns (in combination with positive ackermann).

Anyone who knows more about the differences in fron/rear wheel drive vehicles, i'd like to know.

Enough technical talk.

Smithy

[syncro]

I'd like to know more about your ackermann.