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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 02:11 AM
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alignment question

Hey quick question

so I have the variant 3s... and I figured out that one of the techs had set my right front strut to full still while the left one was at 2 turns.

I did a check and my castor was 1/2 degree off on that wheel only. Any way this was a cause and effect? I'm kinda of thinking they're not... but I'm not a suspension guy... but my alignment was done 11 months ago... and i don't see how it could be off already...

i mean mainly I'm a little frustrated with my tech... so I want to come back to them about this but I need to have some ammunition...

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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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Can you post the actual #'s? Half a degree off on camber doesn't tell much since OEM specs allow a certain range, you could well be in that range even if it doesn't match L-R.
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by mw09g37
Hey quick question

so I have the variant 3s... and I figured out that one of the techs had set my right front strut to full still while the left one was at 2 turns.

I did a check and my castor was 1/2 degree off on that wheel only. Any way this was a cause and effect? I'm kinda of thinking they're not... but I'm not a suspension guy... but my alignment was done 11 months ago... and i don't see how it could be off already...

i mean mainly I'm a little frustrated with my tech... so I want to come back to them about this but I need to have some ammunition...
Caster or camber?? Caster is no affected by spring height.
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 02:08 PM
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Caster or camber?? Caster is no affected by spring height.

yeah this is the castor. the reason why I ask is because it was out relative to to the other one... which was adjusted to the same degree.

i guess now that i look at it. the adjustment was done to like the very edge of the 3.9-5.4 degree oem spec...
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 02:54 PM
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Caster is not adjustable, unless you have aftermarket arms. Like (SPC).

If the right wheel is 1/2 more positive caster, ot's actually a good thing. Makes up for road crown.
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