Wheel Alignment-Results

Post by **vanzep** » Thu Feb 12, 2015 3:40 pm

well i have had national do a quick alignment now and then but its been over a decade since i have been to CLCM to get a it done. They are meant to be the top notch specialists in Edinburgh.
Anyway here are the print outs
1st one is showing adjustment to both rear wheels and nsf - they couldnt do the alignment on the osf due to the inner tie rod being too corroded. since then i have had a new os driveshaft and lower ball joint fitted.

2nd print out below shows final results as of today:

Post by **vanzep** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:07 pm

Does anyone else have print out from alignment?
would be good to compare
im really looking for the figures for front wheels

my figures are for bb4 lowered 30-35mm with koni/eibachs

Post by **Merlin** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 4:13 pm

Having a quick look at your results shows a front castor imbalance. I had one as well but solved by fitting a traction bar. I'll look out my last sheet for comparison but the rest of your specs seem good, so long as everything is roughly the same on both sides it should feel good.

Post by **vanzep** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 9:27 pm

yeah car feels whole lot better now alignment is done and major handling improvement due to having new lower ball joint fitted as old one had over 1/4r inch of vertical play.
i thought the castor issue could be solved by adding/subtracting shim washers on the front track rod and i did provide clcm with some of these washers

Post by **Vtecmec** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:13 pm

Yes, page 18-7 of the bible.

The shims alter the castor angle by 40' at a time. But looking at your numbers you'd have to remove 2-3 of them on the left and I think there is only one in there typically.

Post by **vanzep** » Tue Feb 17, 2015 4:43 pm

thanks for the info @Vtecmec