Alignment Bolt Installation
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2004 S55 AMG
Alignment Bolt Installation
I had my car alignment checked at a reputable shop, and as I suspected it is out of aligment. Specifically the CAMBER on the LEFT FRONT. I have had the car for approximately six months and currently the RIGHT FRONT tire shows excessive wear on the inside edge of tread. It seems the previous owner rotated the 'good' tire to the bad side to even out the wear.
My current alignment readings are as follows:
Left Front
-0.8 degrees Camber
8.7 degrees Caster
0.06 degrees Toe
3.5 degrees SAI
2.7 degrees Included Angle
Right Front
-1.3 degrees Camber
8.4 degrees Caster
0.07 degrees Toe
5.7 degrees SAI
4.4 degrees Included Angle
0.5 degrees Cross Camber
0.3 degrees Cross Caster
-2.2 degrees SAI
0.12 degrees Total Toe
Left Rear
-1.0 degrees Camber
0.13 degrees Toe
Right Rear
-1.5 degrees Camber
0.09 degrees Toe
0.5 degrees Cross Camber
0.22 degrees Total Toe
0.02 degrees Thrust Angle
Because the shop is IMO charging too much to install the alignment bolts I would like to do that myself. And since they adjust a fixed amount, I would think the experts here could tell me where I need to install them and in what configuration.
So that is my question, how and where to put the alignment bolts. Unless something else is amiss in what I've put.
Thanks in advance!
My current alignment readings are as follows:
Left Front
-0.8 degrees Camber
8.7 degrees Caster
0.06 degrees Toe
3.5 degrees SAI
2.7 degrees Included Angle
Right Front
-1.3 degrees Camber
8.4 degrees Caster
0.07 degrees Toe
5.7 degrees SAI
4.4 degrees Included Angle
0.5 degrees Cross Camber
0.3 degrees Cross Caster
-2.2 degrees SAI
0.12 degrees Total Toe
Left Rear
-1.0 degrees Camber
0.13 degrees Toe
Right Rear
-1.5 degrees Camber
0.09 degrees Toe
0.5 degrees Cross Camber
0.22 degrees Total Toe
0.02 degrees Thrust Angle
Because the shop is IMO charging too much to install the alignment bolts I would like to do that myself. And since they adjust a fixed amount, I would think the experts here could tell me where I need to install them and in what configuration.
So that is my question, how and where to put the alignment bolts. Unless something else is amiss in what I've put.
Thanks in advance!
Last edited by asilverblazer; Mar 20, 2013 at 10:18 AM.
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2004 S55 AMG
After further examination, it seems that if I adjust the RIGHT FRONT sprink link in towards the center of the vehicle using the alignment bolts that it would cause the right side to more closely match the left side. Based on my tire wear, the right side may have too much camber even though it is within specification, whereas the left side even though it is out of specification, it exhibits the best tire wear.
I would expect the 'new' alignment to read as follows:
Left Front
-0.8 degress Camber
8.7 degrees Caster
0.06 degrees Toe
3.5 degrees SAI
2.7 degrees Included Angle
Right Front
-0.9 degrees Camber
8.4 degrees Caster
0.07 degrees Toe
5.7 degrees SAI
4.4 degrees Included Angle
Any thoughts on this idea?
I would expect the 'new' alignment to read as follows:
Left Front
-0.8 degress Camber
8.7 degrees Caster
0.06 degrees Toe
3.5 degrees SAI
2.7 degrees Included Angle
Right Front
-0.9 degrees Camber
8.4 degrees Caster
0.07 degrees Toe
5.7 degrees SAI
4.4 degrees Included Angle
Any thoughts on this idea?
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From: UK
'02 S55KL AMG
asilverblazer- thread revival i know but ive just had my camber bolts installed and noticed from my front drivers side previous being -1.40 to 1.30, its not really solved much. even so, its slightly better than it was before, for £7 and free installation cant go wrong 
