Went in for $175 alignment and came out with $3200 bill
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2009 SLK55 AMG. & 2022 GLA250 4Matic
Alex, yes I do know about the alignment bolts. See the second line of my post that you quoted. They are not really adjustable in the sense that they are installed to either add or subtract a fixed amount from either the camber or caster and cannot be adjusted further. Also they will change both camber and caster as one setting is affected by a change to the other especially caster change as an effect of a camber change.
Installing the alignment bolts does help to explain the 3 hours they took to do the alignment. I do hope they did a good job and your car is handling well and you are enjoying it.
Installing the alignment bolts does help to explain the 3 hours they took to do the alignment. I do hope they did a good job and your car is handling well and you are enjoying it.
Front caster and camber are adjustable as I suggested by replaceing the fixed bolts with what MBC calls TS Adjusting Screws aka alignment bolts. Of course toe as we all know is adjusted by the tie rods.
Only the rear tow and thrust angle are adjustable and it influences the rear camber.
