Alignment data, 2002 C230K...
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Alignment data, 2002 C230K...
For those that are interested, here is the alignment specs for a 2002 C230K (and my results).
My car has been lowered with Vogtland springs and #4 pads in the rear.
My car has been lowered with Vogtland springs and #4 pads in the rear.
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i am going to have my car alligned next week because my car has almost 5,000 miles and the rear tires are almost bald on the inside.
is this the way its supose to be? if i print this and bring it with to have the car alligned will that help? or no if my car may be a little lower since i have #1 pads in the rear.
is this the way its supose to be? if i print this and bring it with to have the car alligned will that help? or no if my car may be a little lower since i have #1 pads in the rear.
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Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
is this the way its supose to be? if i print this and bring it with to have the car alligned will that help? or no if my car may be a
little lower since i have #1 pads in the rear.
is this the way its supose to be? if i print this and bring it with to have the car alligned will that help? or no if my car may be a
little lower since i have #1 pads in the rear.
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Originally posted by Jim Banville
Which column is which?
Which column is which?
Center = Spec
Right = after
As you can see by this, even with my Vogtland springs the rear is within spec and the front is slightly out. The results are much closer than I expected. The dealer claims that both the camber and caster can be adjusted with the crash bolt, for a about $250. I said no thank you.
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Maybe I'n not reading it right, but why don't your right and left wheels have the same readings, at least after adjustment? By the way, can you tell if it drives better after alignment?
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Originally posted by Jim Banville
Maybe I'n not reading it right, but why don't your right and left wheels have the same readings, at least after adjustment? By the way, can you tell if it drives better after alignment?
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Maybe I'n not reading it right, but why don't your right and left wheels have the same readings, at least after adjustment? By the way, can you tell if it drives better after alignment?
thanks
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KWiK, did your ever have it aligned before you installed the springs? That would really tell how far the springs took it out of alignment since it may have been slightly out of alignment from the factory to begin with. On a similar subject, how much did you have to compress the rear spings to get them out
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Originally posted by KWiK
You don't need to bring this with you. The alignment machine will have all the specs for your car.
You don't need to bring this with you. The alignment machine will have all the specs for your car.
thats the problem, when i had my car alligned he said all that was in the computer was trhe settings for the W202 so he said its the same. so he did it. That could explain why my tires are so f*cked up now.
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Originally posted by Jim Banville
KWiK, did your ever have it aligned before you installed the springs? That would really tell how far the springs took it out of alignment since it may have been slightly out of alignment from the factory to begin with. On a similar subject, how much did you have to compress the rear spings to get them out
KWiK, did your ever have it aligned before you installed the springs? That would really tell how far the springs took it out of alignment since it may have been slightly out of alignment from the factory to begin with. On a similar subject, how much did you have to compress the rear spings to get them out
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Originally posted by BlackC230Coupe
thats the problem, when i had my car alligned he said all that was in the computer was trhe settings for the W202 so he said its the same. so he did it. That could explain why my tires are so f*cked up now.
thats the problem, when i had my car alligned he said all that was in the computer was trhe settings for the W202 so he said its the same. so he did it. That could explain why my tires are so f*cked up now.
If you look at the bottom of my pic, it shows the machine and software version that was used
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Originally posted by KWiK
You really need to go to a better alignment shop. The car has been available in the US for over a year now, any decent shop should have updated the equipment by now.
If you look at the bottom of my pic, it shows the machine and software version that was used
You really need to go to a better alignment shop. The car has been available in the US for over a year now, any decent shop should have updated the equipment by now.
If you look at the bottom of my pic, it shows the machine and software version that was used
