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burney
09-03-04, 12:59 PM
I recently dropped my car 60mm and now my tires are being killed in litrally 2 weeks, i have had the tracking re ajusted but it hasnt helped, the tires are wearing on the insides i know the camber is gunna be way out now but this doesnt appear to be ajustable. does anybody else have this problem???
Jack
09-03-04, 01:12 PM
Take a look back over some older posts when u get a minute, there was something (i think in the Technical forum) about adjusting the camber
?Marty?
09-03-04, 05:26 PM
it's the camber mate.
robb
12-03-04, 12:06 PM
Golf MK2s have adjustable strut bolts, buy two of them for a fiver. Apparently they fit, and you can adjust the top bolt out and the bottom bolt in for etxreme cases or just change the top bolt thus using two bolts per car and only costin a fiver.
Brilliant!

(filing may be required to get the buggers to fit)
Jim
12-03-04, 02:24 PM
Take it to a garage and ask them to adjust the camber.

Jim
JRC
22-03-04, 07:02 PM
or can buy a fanchy bolt:

http://www.hr-spezialfedern.de/images/trippleC_verwendung.gif

i think the Golf bolts work just as good
?Marty?
22-03-04, 07:10 PM
^^^ where would i buy that from?

Soma garages will not bother with modified cars and will just say the wheels are too big/it's too low, and there's nothing they can do.
epo
22-03-04, 09:08 PM
when my gte was doin this i had it for wheeled laser alligned
seemed to work like
dave.gsi
22-03-04, 09:50 PM
you can make the holes elongated in the strut tops and move them out by a few mm to correct the camber
robb
23-03-04, 08:58 AM
Once you have done the camber, you will need to get it set up for the car, i.e. it needs to be retracked and camber set to correct settings, not manufacturers settings as these are right for std cars. Take it to some one who races cars too, they will know what they are on about. An average garage will track to manufacturers and take your money.
Fully adjustable front ends are wonderful!
JRC
23-03-04, 10:38 AM
^^^ where would i buy that from?

Soma garages will not bother with modified cars and will just say the wheels are too big/it's too low, and there's nothing they can do.

hmmzz i'm from Holland, but i recon you can buy em in the UK as well.

or you take the Golf bolts.
NuTtY nOvA fLaIr
23-03-04, 09:30 PM
After having mine lowered 60mm and running on 16s the inside of the tyres started to wear very fast so i took it to a garage were they did 4wheel alinement on it and its spot on now.

Craig