Alignment question????
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Alignment question????
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/111118/picture_034.jpg"></center><p>Recently I had my Eibach Pro System installed I love the look and the feel of it. Soon after I had the suspension done I had the alignment done. After the alignment was done the car was pulling off to the right if I held my wheel perfectly straight. In order for me to drive the car straight I need to keep the wheel turned slightly left. So last weekend I went back to the same place to have my summer wheels put back on with new tires and told them about the alignment problem. But when they gave that car back to me the manager told me that the alignment was done to spec and the new tires should solve the problem of the car pulling to the right. But the problem is still happening. Here is a picture of the specs of the alignment. Do any of you see any problems with these #s or have any suggestions?
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Your Left and Right in front are not equal. Looks like a subframe shift will help.
Find an alignment shop willing to shift your subframe. It's not easy, so not many will do it.
They should be able to equalize your camber and caster settings, minimize any pull you're getting.
They should be able to equalize your camber and caster settings, minimize any pull you're getting.
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First suggestion: Find a new alignment wrench! Yours just sturred the pot...
Is the car stock, Sport, lowered? You'll go thru tires like a banchee with that much F and R neg camber!
For max tire life, side to side differences should be zero, "acceptable range" be damned. Camber should be zero, Total toe should be zero or very slightly out, but centered on the chassis.
For max tire life, side to side differences should be zero, "acceptable range" be damned. Camber should be zero, Total toe should be zero or very slightly out, but centered on the chassis.
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Max tire life but poor performance - and look at RR toe
Okay, I'm coming into this with near-zero Audi experience but twenty-plus years with other cars.
Zero camber is fine if all that matters to you is tire life. I'd never do it, it costs you too much in grip and feel.
That right-rear toe setting is all wrong, I'd shoot for rear toe at low end of spec and dead equal on both sides. It also ought to be possible to get the front left/right camber and caster numbers closer.
Zero camber is fine if all that matters to you is tire life. I'd never do it, it costs you too much in grip and feel.
That right-rear toe setting is all wrong, I'd shoot for rear toe at low end of spec and dead equal on both sides. It also ought to be possible to get the front left/right camber and caster numbers closer.
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