Alignment question
02-16-2013, 01:35 AM
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The dealer should have them and any alignment shop that works on high end european cars will also have them. If the car is pulling, it usually not the camber (eventhough you may have too much) it's eiher the toe in or the tires. If you have sysmetric tires it's no big deal to swap them side to side. However you have assymetrical tires, it's not a good idea unless they there is very low milage on them.
02-16-2013, 06:11 AM
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Lowered and also pulls to the right. Went to two shops and still same issue. Where do u get camber bolts and what do I tell them to install it. Please help I'm frustrated
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02-16-2013, 05:28 PM
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Camber does not usually cause the drift or pull to either side. It more than likely the toe setting. If that is in spec you could have a tire issue. Some tires just pull to one side or the other. The usual solution is to change tires side to side (assuming the tires are low milage and haven't taken a "set". From the factory the only alignment available is front toe. However knowing the cars sometimes crash and cannot acheive front alignment, MBZ makes adjustable "crash" bolts for the front (two on each side). The dealer will have them and any good alignment shop will have them. There are two on each side. There is no camber adjustment in the rear. If you lower the car you get more negative camber that cannot be adjusted out further accelerating the rear tire wear problem. However there is an after market rear upper link that allows for rear camber adjustment. ACG in San Diego is a distributor for these.
02-16-2013, 05:39 PM
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Also check your tire pressures. They could be lower on the right side causing it to pull more than normal.
02-16-2013, 07:37 PM
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Camber does not usually cause the drift or pull to either side. It more than likely the toe setting. If that is in spec you could have a tire issue. Some tires just pull to one side or the other. The usual solution is to change tires side to side (assuming the tires are low milage and haven't taken a "set". From the factory the only alignment available is front toe. However knowing the cars sometimes crash and cannot acheive front alignment, MBZ makes adjustable "crash" bolts for the front (two on each side). The dealer will have them and any good alignment shop will have them. There are two on each side. There is no camber adjustment in the rear. If you lower the car you get more negative camber that cannot be adjusted out further accelerating the rear tire wear problem. However there is an after market rear upper link that allows for rear camber adjustment. ACG in San Diego is a distributor for these.
