Positive camber
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Positive camber
Is it possible that its just wear and tear after 100K miles that my Q5 now has a positve camber on both front tyres? It can't be far out as the tyres have done 28K and are still legal but only just as there's barley any tread on the outside edge.
I'm looking to change them and wondering if a different profile would help to correct it a bit seeing as there's no adjustment on front camber?
I'm looking to change them and wondering if a different profile would help to correct it a bit seeing as there's no adjustment on front camber?
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I have seen worn suspension parts and out of spec wheel alignments cause this issue.
When parked on level ground and kneeling low in front of the vehicle looking down each side, do you see the front wheels excessive lean or excessive toe compared to the rear wheels?
After a quick visual inspection I would hoist vehicle and shake down all control arms and ball joints looking for play and torn bushings. After suspension is confirmed healthy then perform a wheel alignment.
This would be best effort as part of replacing abnormally worn tires.
When parked on level ground and kneeling low in front of the vehicle looking down each side, do you see the front wheels excessive lean or excessive toe compared to the rear wheels?
After a quick visual inspection I would hoist vehicle and shake down all control arms and ball joints looking for play and torn bushings. After suspension is confirmed healthy then perform a wheel alignment.
This would be best effort as part of replacing abnormally worn tires.
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Thanks for the speedy reply and I'll get all this checked out.
Would towing with 50Kg nose weight and rear of car fully laden also cause front wheels to have a positive camber? I tow for about 2000 miles a year so that's about 40 % of the tyre mileage.
Would towing with 50Kg nose weight and rear of car fully laden also cause front wheels to have a positive camber? I tow for about 2000 miles a year so that's about 40 % of the tyre mileage.
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