06 E350 Alignment???
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2006 E350
06 E350 Alignment???
So I lowered my car with the Eibach Pro Kit Springs which dropped it 1.2 inches all the way around...from my previous experiences such a slight lowering job shouldn't have effected my camper too much but it did. After driving about 200 miles I noticed a significant wear on the inside if my tires which made me say "alignment time".
I took it to a local alignment shop and the guy said that he cannot correct my camber because the lower a arm is one piece and won't met him adjust it. isn't the upper a arm adjustable though because I saw 3 bolts with space to adjust the camber.
any insight guys?
I took it to a local alignment shop and the guy said that he cannot correct my camber because the lower a arm is one piece and won't met him adjust it. isn't the upper a arm adjustable though because I saw 3 bolts with space to adjust the camber.
any insight guys?
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There are tons of posts regarding this topic, search and you will find.
In a nutshell, you can go with adjustable arms or KMAC camber kit which I had and found to be of iffy quality (in their defense, the KMAC guys tried to help but they are in Australia and shipping is a killer). For the front you can start with the MB OEM camber bolts and see if it works, otherwise you will need to file away at the holes to make them go out further and give you additional adjustment.
In any case, pick one of these and get comfortable with your alignment shop, because otherwise you will spend mega bucks in tires.
Cheers
In a nutshell, you can go with adjustable arms or KMAC camber kit which I had and found to be of iffy quality (in their defense, the KMAC guys tried to help but they are in Australia and shipping is a killer). For the front you can start with the MB OEM camber bolts and see if it works, otherwise you will need to file away at the holes to make them go out further and give you additional adjustment.
In any case, pick one of these and get comfortable with your alignment shop, because otherwise you will spend mega bucks in tires.
Cheers
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By MB camber bolts I'm assuming we are talking about different kind of bolts that will pull the tire in more, adjust some of the camber....I can pick those up at the dealership I'm assuming and what should I be asking for?
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you need camber eccentric bolts dealer or peachparts or kmac units they also have usa suppliers.
rears you need camber links like lensolo or camber bushings from kmac.
I don't know why you assumed it would have little effect. A drop of over an inch is good enough to change neutral camber to 2.5-3 neg.
You need to get a benz on a hunter machine at the dealer. Just any local alignment shop will almost always have issues getting it correct.
rears you need camber links like lensolo or camber bushings from kmac.
I don't know why you assumed it would have little effect. A drop of over an inch is good enough to change neutral camber to 2.5-3 neg.
You need to get a benz on a hunter machine at the dealer. Just any local alignment shop will almost always have issues getting it correct.
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Well I'm pretty new to the Benz modifying scene...on my previous cars anything under and inch and half didn't make enough difference for me to make it worth the trip to an alignment shop.
I guess ill.be taking a trip to the dealer tomorrow and purchasing the bolts. I appreciate the info.
I guess ill.be taking a trip to the dealer tomorrow and purchasing the bolts. I appreciate the info.
