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From what I know this is an effect of too much negative camber.
My car was running similar camber in the front.The surface of the tire is not in full contact with the road so any imperfection in the road will take the car off the straight line.
Id love to know if you resolve this differently or if it ends up being caused by something else.
From what I know this is an effect of too much negative camber.
My car was running similar camber in the front.The surface of the tire is not in full contact with the road so any imperfection in the road will take the car off the straight line.
Id love to know if you resolve this differently or if it ends up being caused by something else.
If you're talking about tramlining, I don't think -2.5* of camber is enough to cause that much of an issue. A tire with a stiff sidewall would likely have a bigger affect than such a small amount of negative camber. I'm not sure what that car should run stock, but I've never owned a performance car that didn't run at least -2*.
If the car all of a sudden had a change in handling then something in the suspension is loose or has gone bad / cracked / worn out / etc.
I was this low(see pic below) and the car did not wonder around at all but I decided to pull the control arms out and replace bushings, shocks, and run higher spring pads due to a bad vibration I developed. Once I did all of that, the car sat about half inch higher if not more and now when I drive it, it wonders around like crazy now but there is no vibration.(i havent done alignment yet but nothing should be loose).
Did the car behave like this before the most recent alignment? If not, where did you get it aligned at?
Alsois it normal that your front alignment on one side is one degree less?
Good catch, I didn't notice that the front axle was almost a whole degree off left to right. I wouldn't be satisfied with that and would ask them to re-align, if they're unable to get any closer then something has got to be off I'd imagine.
I've owned a few cars that were hard to get enough camber on, but I've never had a car that couldn't be aligned very closely left/right unless there was an issue.
OP, you mentioned an issue with a front left ball joint - is there a reason it wasn't replaced? How many miles are on the rest of the suspension components and bushings?
Good catch, I didn't notice that the front axle was almost a whole degree off left to right. I wouldn't be satisfied with that and would ask them to re-align, if they're unable to get any closer then something has got to be off I'd imagine.
I've owned a few cars that were hard to get enough camber on, but I've never had a car that couldn't be aligned very closely left/right unless there was an issue.
OP, you mentioned an issue with a front left ball joint - is there a reason it wasn't replaced? How many miles are on the rest of the suspension components and bushings?
This issue started exactly after I've removed a 19" wheels (used them for a 2 months), which they where very heavy. And it was pulling to the right so bad because of the tires fitted.
After fitting the 18" wheels back again, the car started to wander only, and after a while it started to feel unstable on the highway.
The ball joints will be replaced. I wanted to know if there is any issue else before changing them.
Bushes and rest of components chnaged less than 20k KM - one year.
the last alignment i just increased toe only. Which made a good difference (more stable).
can I increase the rear total toe to 0.40 ? It will be red in the hunter machine, is it ok ? I believe Mercedes cars comes eith a lot of toe from the factory ?
The only thing i can think of is the tire wear pattern ^^^
19s were bigger and were hitting the road at a different angle compared to your 18s.
Its gonna be tough to align it right I think unless you get brand new tires on your 18s(Im assuming those had tires on before that were used?) Yes
When you put the 19s on your car first....did you realign the car ?? Yes, and it was pulling to the right, changing the front wheels from right to left the car pulls left .. so the alignment shop said its a tire problem.
I guess its a suspension part that is broken and we can't find it .. Other wise i guess i have to let the dealer align it
When you put the 19s on your car first....did you realign the car ?? Yes, and it was pulling to the right, changing the front wheels from right to left the car pulls left .. so the alignment shop said its a tire problem.
Originally Posted by mAMG
I guess its a suspension part that is broken and we can't find it .. Other wise i guess i have to let the dealer align it
So the alignment shop said it's a tire problem and you are looking for suspension parts that are broken?
You can already see the problem follows the wheels/tires.
I HAVE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE WITH ME CAR CL 500
AFTER BACK SUB-FRAME BUSHES CHANGE ME CAR COME BAKE TO NORMAL
BUT NO ONE ON NORTWEST HAVE A TOOL FOR THAT I FOUND ONLY ONE SERVICE CENTER WITCH CAN DO I IT ON FLINTSHIRE COST ME 650 FOR THE JOB BUT ME CAR IS REALY BRILIANT NOW