MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Russ_leeds on February 18, 2012, 12:47:08 pm
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Hi, I recently had 35mm h&r springs, front and rear arbs and walk fitted, after which I had a four wheel alignment done. If my steering wheel is straight my car pulls to the right so i have to drive slightly turned to the left. Im going back on thursday, but can anyone tell me how these results look please.
Front
camber left -1.26
camber right -0.36
caster left +08.08
caster right +08.52
Toe left -00.01
toe right +00.01
Rear
Camber left -01.48
camber right -01.50
toe left +00.16
toe right +00.14
Any help would be much appreciated :drinking:
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Right front camber needs increasing :happy2:
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they said camber is not adjustable? i thought that was a big difference though
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There is a little movement in the 3 fixings on the top mounts.
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cheers mate ill get them to have a look when i go back down
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Front
camber left -1.26
camber right -0.36
:scared: A huge difference !! Both should have to be within +-10'.
Did you car have an accident? Possibly one or two struts are bent.
caster left +08.08
caster right +08.52
Not perfect. Same problem as above.
Toe left -00.01
toe right +00.01
Total +0°10' (5' + 5') recommended by Volkswagen. No problem to adjust.
Rear
Camber left -01.48
camber right -01.50
Almost perfect! I'd go for -1°30' though.
toe left +00.16
toe right +00.14
VW rec.: +10' total as on front. So a bit too much. This may cause some humming
with some tyrers (esp. Dunlop and Bridgestone).
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No car has not had an accident just had all the mods fitted. ive owned it for just over 2 years and one previous lady owner before me hpi clear
so what values would you expect to see when right?
cheers
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I already told you the values. (degrees + minutes)
The total amount of camber on front is not adjustable.
You just have to keep both sides equal.
But this huge difference will be hard to center even when
shifting the subframe.
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cheers mate ill get them to have a look when i go back down
here are my numbers
my car has WALK and bump steer kit. castor will be slightly high cos of walk but otherwise these numbers are a good range to shoot for. my car was about 1000miles old when i got this done and my rear toe was slightly out from the factory.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fh456%2Felbowsg450x%2Ffde9e422.jpg&hash=a2f0510de564429cd1ad123ec8717e62cb0c640c)
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thanks ill get it looked at by a garage make sure everythings ok with the struts.
Anyone know of a decent place to get another 4 wheel alignment done in or around leeds?
cheers
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or the best place to go who know their way round a gti?
cheers
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Anyone?
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Might be worth ringing RS Tuning and seeing if they do it, or can recommend someone. I'd be interested if you find somewhere.
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Anyone?
I have been looking for ages..... found someone who does it the old way but not the computer way......
ATB
Steve
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Chris Franklin at centre gravity in the midlands is a genius when it comes to setting up geometry. They're always very busy though - you'd probably be booking for end of April or so.
The set up he did on my scirocco is one of the best mods I've done - actually drives as it should!
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Chris Franklin at centre gravity in the midlands is a genius when it comes to setting up geometry. They're always very busy though - you'd probably be booking for end of April or so.
The set up he did on my scirocco is one of the best mods I've done - actually drives as it should!
Correct Chris is the master.
Used him on alot of my cars, what he doesn't know isn't worth nothing.
It's not cheap, but worth every single penny.
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Cheers guys I'll give him a ring and get booked in