Camber adjustment on E430 (W210)?
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From: So.Cal
98 E430
Camber adjustment on E430 (W210)?
I was wondering if there are Camber adjustment for the E430 W210? I am about to install the H&R Cup kit, and I know there will be too much negative camber in the front. But I wanted to find out if there is a way to readjust the camber.
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99 C43 AMG & 2008 Corvette 1LT Z51 LS3
Have your local Mercedes Dealer do the alignment on the car after you install the suspension, and tell them to make sure they tell the alignment Tech that the car has been lowered and will need correction bolts. Once you actually lower the car, its also a good idea to have them perform the alignment using the European Specs and not the US Specs. The Euro cars are lower and the alignments are set differently, and this will help with a lowered car.
The correction bolts are about $20 each, and your car can take 4 of them. The bolts replace the front lower control arm bolts, which offset the arms to change the alignment. This is the part of the alignment that becomes expensive. Most dealers charge about 1.5 hr labor for the alignment, then for the correction bolts on top of that they may charge an additional half hr labor to install each bolt.
As far as the rear, there is no factory adjustment, and no factory correction bolts for the rear. There is a company that does make aftermarket arms which are adjustable, but they are really expensive and not necessary for a street car. These arms ar $600 for the set.
The correction bolts are about $20 each, and your car can take 4 of them. The bolts replace the front lower control arm bolts, which offset the arms to change the alignment. This is the part of the alignment that becomes expensive. Most dealers charge about 1.5 hr labor for the alignment, then for the correction bolts on top of that they may charge an additional half hr labor to install each bolt.
As far as the rear, there is no factory adjustment, and no factory correction bolts for the rear. There is a company that does make aftermarket arms which are adjustable, but they are really expensive and not necessary for a street car. These arms ar $600 for the set.
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From: Westchester Co. NY
99 C43 AMG & 2008 Corvette 1LT Z51 LS3
Unfortunately, I don't remember the company that makes them. I had it saved on my computer, then some point near the end of last year my hard drive crashed and I lost all my information.
