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LCR camber adjustment
- Thread starter luke
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my tyres wear on the inside to i took it to SEAT they only charged £37 to do tracking seems ok now
A lot of these tyre places will only balance the wheels and adjust the tracking, not full alignment (camber and toe). £37 sounds very cheap for a full alignment set up. Typical prices range from £50-£100+ depending on where you go. You usually get a print out as well (before and after).
You need to go to a place that offers full alignment!
You need to go to a place that offers full alignment!
You forgot caster.
I did not think the Leon had any adjustment other than toe but could be wrong
I paid around &75 for FULL geo on my Elise and now set up only need toe checking if it starts pulling
When I lowered my car I noticed the hub mounts to the wishbone through slots so I would imagine these could give you the camber adjustment you need
Lots of things could cause it, tracking being just one of them. Have a look at your tyres first, see if there they are wearing evenly. Check your tyre pressures when they are stone cold, with a decent guage (i.e. not the garage forecourt one that is dropped every 7 minutes).
If they seem ok, get your tracking checked and go from there (hit any kerbs or big potholes lately?).
I've got something similar - my LCR pulls to the left at all times, unless I drive on the wrong side of the road (when it angles the other way) - then it is dead straight.
Had my tracking sorted which didn't fix but I reckon the tyres are worn so waiting to replace before getting it sorted properly.
Had my tracking sorted which didn't fix but I reckon the tyres are worn so waiting to replace before getting it sorted properly.
I've been told by a place that does full 4 wheel alignment using lasers to measure everything that it's normal for UK road cars to pull very slightly to the left if you let go of the steering. Aparently it's a safety feature to stop you drifting in to oncoming traffic if you should fall asleep. Instead you'll drift in to the hard shoulder then on to the grass verge.
I have to say I was a bit sceptical when I heard this.
my nearside rear wheel is slightly out of spec also on toe and camber. Aparently it's unajustable on the rear, but is on the front.
But they said not to worry about it as it was only slightly out and not nearly enough to cause any undue tyre wear.
I was told that to get it back in to spec I'd have to get the rear beam replaced. Don't suppose anyone could confirm this??
Cuprablue
I have to say I was a bit sceptical when I heard this.
my nearside rear wheel is slightly out of spec also on toe and camber. Aparently it's unajustable on the rear, but is on the front.
But they said not to worry about it as it was only slightly out and not nearly enough to cause any undue tyre wear.
I was told that to get it back in to spec I'd have to get the rear beam replaced. Don't suppose anyone could confirm this??
Cuprablue
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My car blew a tyre a few months back but tbo it pulled the left before that.
I have recently changed the wheels to 18's and it is still pulling. The wheels being rebalanced (3 times!). Tyre pressure is steady and at the recommended pressure (33psi all round).
is tracking and wheel alignment the same thing or should i get the tracking looked at 1st and if that doesn't work then try 4 wheel alignment???
My car blew a tyre a few months back but tbo it pulled the left before that.
I have recently changed the wheels to 18's and it is still pulling. The wheels being rebalanced (3 times!). Tyre pressure is steady and at the recommended pressure (33psi all round).
is tracking and wheel alignment the same thing or should i get the tracking looked at 1st and if that doesn't work then try 4 wheel alignment???
Ok, balancing has nothing to do with the steering pulling one way or the other. An unbalanced wheel would manifest itself as vibration through the steering (or even the seat/pedals if it was bad enough!).
Tracking refers specifically to the relationship between the front wheels, and how they point compared to one another. When the steering wheel is dead straight, most cars will have a partcular setting that they work best on. Toe out, where the tyres point very slightly outwards from each other, or toe in where they point very slightly together. Having them one way or the other will help with turn in to a corner, stability in a corner and straight line, etc. Its all a compromise.
Alignment is sometimes the same thing, but usaually refers to all four wheels and their relationship to each other, also taking into account camber (and castor for those that measure it).
Tracking can be spot on, but the steering still pull one way or the other - my brother-in-laws Focus is doing this at the moment. He has 4 new matched tyres, correctly inflated, yet it still pulls strongly to the left on a flat piece of road. I think that he has bent a track control arm (which is part of the steering), or something fairly major to make it do this, but everytime its checked the wheels are all pointing exactly where they should be.
You putting bigger wheels on shouldn't make a big difference, except to tramlining, where the wheels want to follow the camber and ruts in the road. A bit like on the motorway where lorries make grooves in lane one, wider tyres will wander about in those grooves more than skinnier tyres. But as your car was doing it before you changed, I'd say its still something mechanical bent. Might be time to take it to an independant garage, explain what you've had checked and get them to make sure there are no damaged steering components underneath that you can't see.
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