Lowering confirmed via VCDS

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09-26-2017, 12:24 PM

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BTAudi

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S8 Alignment after Dropped 11mm

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Hello Gents,
So I finally got around to lowering my ride via VCDS. Then I thought to myself... will this affect camber and cause excessive wear on the tires. .?

Can someone comment on this?

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On my S8 D4, I originally lowered it 15mm but it was too harsh for my taste even in comfort mode.

I'm currently sitting at 11mm lowered and it's a nice ride, but I still remain in comfort mode

Here's my alignment specs after the 11mm lowering using VCDS on an S8. Top of pic showspre-alignment and bottom is post alignment. I bought the car w/45k miles and do not know if/when was the last alignment.
Tech said the camber adjustment is at it's mechanical limit and could not adjust it at all. I suspect this is from the 11mm drop, but just my uneducated guess.

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09-28-2017, 09:08 AM

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The front camber adjustment is done by shifting the sub frame side to side to equalize the two sides. (That adjustment should be done first because it throws off all the other readings) Normally the ideal spot is with the sub frame centered in place. Where the mandrels can slide into the holes on the two front ears of the subframe. The mandrels are small rods that fit into the holes of the ears. Now not all cars are the same so some cars may need the subframe shifted to one side slightly. Hopefully I haven't confused you even more. By the way, I have only ever seen those alignment mandrels once and that was at the Audi training facility