Member Since: 24 Aug 2013
Location: In The Mud
Posts: 432
I Give Up!!
Well,
I have been trying to fathom out why it is stipulated that the distance from wheel centre to wheel arch is set to 'x' dimension when replacing wishbones etc, but when we take the car for 4 wheel alignment - the wheels are left dangling down when setting camber etc?
Now obviously I have been drinking far too much vino and my age is getting the better of me, as I am totally lost by these two differentials in logic!
So with this, I would be very grateful if someone with the relevant knowledge can enlighten me as to the reasoning, and subsequent reasoning why this same advice is not the same when the bolts are undone for setting the suspension up - as it basically undoes what we set up originally.
Yours in anticipation.
Jay
12th Dec 2014 8:17 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20817
The wheels should be on the ground when setting the camber My D3 Build Thread
Member Since: 02 Jun 2009
Location: Swindon, Wilts
Posts: 1013
The reason for setting that height before tightening the bolts is to allow the bushes to rotate to the correct position before you clamp them - torquing them up when hanging 'free' will place excessive stress on the bushes on the road, leading to premature failure.
As Mikey said, the wheels should be on the ground (with the suspension set to 'Tight Tolerance') when setting the suspension angles.Regards,
Mick
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13th Dec 2014 9:03 am
UKJay
Member Since: 24 Aug 2013
Location: In The Mud
Posts: 432
Thanks guys,
Bit more clearer - not actually watched them physically do the camber alignment, only know it was done on Hunter machine due to printouts supplied, so camber bit makes sense DM thank you.
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