Dealer alignment and negative camber
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06 w211 E350. 73 w114 280e
I used K-Mac bushes on the front end of my 06 lowered
I used K-Mac bushes on the front end of my 06 lowered eibachE350. Car has always run off tyres due to heave camber. From my experience. >.5degree <1.4deg neg camber.
I managed to get 1.3neg camber with camber pins and new trailing arms.
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QUOTE=Wodeshed;6541180]Hey everyone.
Well, I've been reading up in the forums and decided to go in for a dealer alignment on my w211 E 350. I just replaced all four tires with Continental DWs and don't want to take chances with all the new rubber. Here are my questions for you:
My car has obvious negative camber on the front wheels (top in/bottom out) and tires had what seems to be a typical MB wear pattern with the inside edge worn down to nothing. Can anyone tell me what the factory camber spec is supposed to be?
I'm going to the dealer for accuracy and for availability of offset camber bolts. I know that MB makes them (at an insane price, naturally), but can anyone confirm that camber adjustment is a routine procedure at a dealer?
This is my 3rd MB, and all have had this inward-lean appearance and have worn the tires' inside edge seemingly prematurely. If MB calls for negative camber, will a dealer allow me to have them set at neutral?
As background, the car is rather new to me. I bought it a few months ago at 32k miles (on a 2007!) and I haven't touched the suspension. It's a stock sport package suspension, so it has 18" wheels and 245/40/18 front and 265/35/18 rear. New tires are Continental ExtremeContact DW.
Mercedes Benz of Sarasota is socking it to me for $229 for a 4 wheel alignment, if you can believe that.[/QUOTE]
I managed to get 1.3neg camber with camber pins and new trailing arms.
[
QUOTE=Wodeshed;6541180]Hey everyone.
Well, I've been reading up in the forums and decided to go in for a dealer alignment on my w211 E 350. I just replaced all four tires with Continental DWs and don't want to take chances with all the new rubber. Here are my questions for you:
My car has obvious negative camber on the front wheels (top in/bottom out) and tires had what seems to be a typical MB wear pattern with the inside edge worn down to nothing. Can anyone tell me what the factory camber spec is supposed to be?
I'm going to the dealer for accuracy and for availability of offset camber bolts. I know that MB makes them (at an insane price, naturally), but can anyone confirm that camber adjustment is a routine procedure at a dealer?
This is my 3rd MB, and all have had this inward-lean appearance and have worn the tires' inside edge seemingly prematurely. If MB calls for negative camber, will a dealer allow me to have them set at neutral?
As background, the car is rather new to me. I bought it a few months ago at 32k miles (on a 2007!) and I haven't touched the suspension. It's a stock sport package suspension, so it has 18" wheels and 245/40/18 front and 265/35/18 rear. New tires are Continental ExtremeContact DW.
Mercedes Benz of Sarasota is socking it to me for $229 for a 4 wheel alignment, if you can believe that.[/QUOTE]
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The negative camber specified by the factory is there for a reason. Negative camber doesn't wear out the inner tire edge nearly as much as bad TOE and caster. Camber and caster only have 1/2 deg adjustment with offset bolts. You don't need the dealer to do that for you.
Again negative camber is there for a reason. Don't compromise your car's safety for perceived tire life.
Again negative camber is there for a reason. Don't compromise your car's safety for perceived tire life.
Last edited by tjts1; Apr 30, 2021 at 09:27 AM.
