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Front Camber
« on: December 21, 2012, 02:17:03 pm »
I've recently had ap coilovers, walk kit and powerflex lower front control arm bushes fitted on my ed30, It's had a four wheel alignment done today. The front camber is none adjustable but is out of spec. As anybody else had this problem, what can be done to correct it. Cheers  :confused:

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Re: Front Camber
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2012, 03:47:19 pm »
Yeah just had my 4 wheel alignment done today after fitting a WALK kit and polly bushes

The only way you can adjust the camber is by slackening the subframe bolts and moving the whole subframe. It's very limited to how much you can adjust it by though but should move enough to pull it back into spec.

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Re: Front Camber
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2012, 03:53:48 pm »
Yeah just had my 4 wheel alignment done today after fitting a WALK kit and polly bushes

The only way you can adjust the camber is by slackening the subframe bolts and moving the whole subframe. It's very limited to how much you can adjust it by though but should move enough to pull it back into spec.
The tech said if he adjusted it by moving the subframe, it would have pulled the other side out of spec?
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Re: Front Camber
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2012, 03:57:28 pm »
Worth Slackening off the top mount and seeing if there's enough shift to get within spec...? If you changing suspension bits like WALK is it ever going to be what VW intended?
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Re: Front Camber
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2012, 04:16:39 pm »

GTI Alignment check by Rich Wigley, on Flickr

Thats what mine was with stock suspension and WALK kit.

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Re: Front Camber
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2012, 06:17:17 pm »

GTI Alignment check by Rich Wigley, on Flickr

Thats what mine was with stock suspension and WALK kit.

I just noticed your alignment is US spec Rich, would this not be set up for left hand drive?
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Re: Front Camber
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2012, 10:20:06 pm »
Doesnt make a difference I dont think.

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Re: Front Camber
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2012, 08:40:35 am »
It's really not far enough out to cause any issues.   :happy2:
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Re: Front Camber
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2012, 12:19:19 pm »
It's really not far enough out to cause any issues.   :happy2:
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