Geometry are my settings ok?

[neil86]

As in title do these figures seem ok it drives fine bar the wheel bearing noises am getting since lowering it.

[mkviken]

looks spot on. thrust angle is good, toe spot on and caster spot on


my front camber is 0'54 though so different to yours but its green and mine is a mk6. rear camber is same as yours

[vRSAlex]

Perfect settings on a lowered car. 

[tony_danza]

Get rid of that rear camber and toe in, it'll handle much better. 1/2 degree less than the front and set straight ahead.

[rich83]

Get rid of that rear camber and toe in, it'll handle much better. 1/2 degree less than the front and set straight ahead.

Still need to get mine adjusted, been meaning to do it for 6 months 

[tony_danza]

Loose is fast, and rubbin's racin'. It's why French cars do this 

[rich83]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeee 

[neil86]

Get rid of that rear camber and toe in, it'll handle much better. 1/2 degree less than the front and set straight ahead.

Could you give me an idea of numbers on the rear and front that you think should be different mate?

[tony_danza]

You can't change the front caster/camber geo without hardware, WALK and/or wishbones/topmounts. The toe in is fine for road use.

Take the rear camber down to .50degrees and zero toe.

[neil86]

Could the camber and toe on rear be creating bearing sounds within the car? If I take it down to 0.50 won't that be less than the front by half as you said earlier, I just thought you always wanted more on the rear I did asK this at the time of alignment? Cheers

[rich83]

Have you checked your tyres (especially the rear tyres, inside edge) for uneven wear? That's the most common reason for a bearing type noise.

[tony_danza]

The bearing sound could be your tyres flat spotting due to bad geo, they turn into 50ps and drone.

Yeah, I've suggested knocking a full degree out, but 1/2 minimum. More rear camber is safer, as it gives the rear more lateral grip and ensures understeer is your first point of call... this however makes for a very boring car. Early GTIs had no rear grip, which is why the press loved them and you see loads of shots of them in massive lift-off oversteer slides. They soon changed it when the fecking 'we'll sue for anything' Yanks started sticking them on their roof.

[neil86]

Argh so my settings are ok for standard to modified set up just a safe setup rather than a oversteer twitchy setup I understand now what you mean. Less camber will loosen the rear end. Will have a look at my tyres didn't do it till I dropped the car lol

[the bruce]

 

Looks fine !!

If you don't track it and like it that way leave it as it is.

[neil86]

Oh I don't track it would like to but fixing all my issues is costing me enough never mind tracking it and breaking it ha ha