Lowered your ride? Camber adjustments?
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'06 slk55
Lowered your ride? Camber adjustments?
I know a few of you have lowered your ride with Brabus springs. I have done the same. This week, I changed to #1 pads and have about one finger (pinky, actually) gap all the way around.
I now need to have it aligned. I dont feel any pull either way. The steering wheel is off center by just a hair. In fact, it really isn't even noticable. I have driven the car hard and get no rubbing at all. It is unbelievably close to rubbing but it doesn't rub. Look at the pic below. It is a closeup of the rear wheel as I drive up my steep driveway. I take it at an angle so I dont scrape the spoiler. Fully compressed, the tire has about 1-2mm clearance!
Onto the question. When I have the car aligned, should I sweat this? Obviously they will adjust heel/toe. Will they/should they adjust camber? I think the front could handle it. I don't think the rear could be adjusted at all. The total drop after the Brabus springs and smaller spring pad resulted in 1" drop in front and 1.25" drop in rear.
Your comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dan
I now need to have it aligned. I dont feel any pull either way. The steering wheel is off center by just a hair. In fact, it really isn't even noticable. I have driven the car hard and get no rubbing at all. It is unbelievably close to rubbing but it doesn't rub. Look at the pic below. It is a closeup of the rear wheel as I drive up my steep driveway. I take it at an angle so I dont scrape the spoiler. Fully compressed, the tire has about 1-2mm clearance!
Onto the question. When I have the car aligned, should I sweat this? Obviously they will adjust heel/toe. Will they/should they adjust camber? I think the front could handle it. I don't think the rear could be adjusted at all. The total drop after the Brabus springs and smaller spring pad resulted in 1" drop in front and 1.25" drop in rear.
Your comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dan
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From: sac, calif.
'06 slk55
Adam, I haven't got a chance to look at my schedule. However, I'm pretty sure Sat wouldn't work. I'll have to check it tomorrow morning. I'll PM you then.
Thanks for being on top of it.
Dan
Thanks for being on top of it.
Dan
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dsb, when I dropped my SLK with brabus springs, the mechanic told me the rear needed no adjustment and the front needed a little, I saw him adjusting something underneath the front wheel and he didn't do anything to the rear. hope that helps.
