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<blockquote data-quote="cidsamuth" data-source="post: 16233946" data-attributes="member: 110091"><p>So, I took it back in today, and I’m even more confused.</p><p></p><p>They put it back on the rack and hooked the heads up. They pulled me out to the bay and showed me both sides were at -.7% — the camber bolts had not moved. That was slightly different than last week’s readings, but within normal variances.</p><p></p><p>I pointed out that very clearly the left wheel was tucked more, to which they said that was normal manufacturing variances. I then noted that I could clearly see by eye that the left was cambered more. They said the alignment rack was a $90k piece of machinery that was just calibrated Tuesday, and the lasers don’t lie.</p><p></p><p>After a bunch of back and forth, I ended up having them put the right at a slightly more camber (-.9%) to compensate for what I was seeing visually. The left, which is tucked more, was kept at -.7%. I don’t think that small a difference will matter for street driving, and it mitigated a little what I was seeing.</p><p></p><p>With weight back on the car, I can still put my level on the rims and clearly see more camber in the left than the right, despite the machine saying it should be the opposite. It’s only a small amount, but still the opposite of what it should be. </p><p></p><p>I am beginning to wonder if this is a weight bias issue, combined with some tolerance stack that has the k-member slightly to the right anyway.</p><p></p><p>Note, I have the coil overs adjusted so that each side is EXACTLY 26 5/8” ground to fender, so it’s not a height issue. Also, the preload on the springs is adjusted the same on each side (5mm).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cidsamuth, post: 16233946, member: 110091"] So, I took it back in today, and I’m even more confused. They put it back on the rack and hooked the heads up. They pulled me out to the bay and showed me both sides were at -.7% — the camber bolts had not moved. That was slightly different than last week’s readings, but within normal variances. I pointed out that very clearly the left wheel was tucked more, to which they said that was normal manufacturing variances. I then noted that I could clearly see by eye that the left was cambered more. They said the alignment rack was a $90k piece of machinery that was just calibrated Tuesday, and the lasers don’t lie. After a bunch of back and forth, I ended up having them put the right at a slightly more camber (-.9%) to compensate for what I was seeing visually. The left, which is tucked more, was kept at -.7%. I don’t think that small a difference will matter for street driving, and it mitigated a little what I was seeing. With weight back on the car, I can still put my level on the rims and clearly see more camber in the left than the right, despite the machine saying it should be the opposite. It’s only a small amount, but still the opposite of what it should be. I am beginning to wonder if this is a weight bias issue, combined with some tolerance stack that has the k-member slightly to the right anyway. Note, I have the coil overs adjusted so that each side is EXACTLY 26 5/8” ground to fender, so it’s not a height issue. Also, the preload on the springs is adjusted the same on each side (5mm). [/QUOTE]
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