camber settings?

[sharki786]

hi, sum1 told me on ere the reason why my car puls to the left is that the camber is out he said that he had sme prob as mine, trackin n balacing is bang on, so how is this done? can i do it myself? or where is the best place to go 2get this done? n wa am i lookin at (£££) im in birgimgham (5mins away from city centre)

thanks you ppls

 

[Gambit]

what car is it?

if its a mk2 then just take it along to the alignment place and tell them you want it tracked straight ahead with 1.5degree negative camber on each front wheel

[sharki786]

oh sorry DUH blonde moment. its a golf gti mk3 anniversary 8v (P Reg)

sorry

shaf

[sharki786]

ne help?? 

[Mrpug]

 1989 mk2 1.8 16v,, Is tracklng alignment,? is that the same as a 4 wheel alignment. Could a magnetic degree finder work? I put new front struts in.

[Diamond Hell]

Camber is adjusted in the same way as a Golf2.

You will need to take it somewhere like Protyre to get the front wheels properly aligned.

Personally I think 1.5 degrees negative camber would be a bit much for day to day use - it'll hunt on tramlines more than you might like and it you spend a lot of time on motorways it'll wear the insides of the tyres down too fast.  -0.5 degrees would probably be happier in day to day motoring.

[Mrpug]

cool, I went to get a alignment, the mechanic, said that there is too much play rear wheel bearings and it won't align. Is this possible or was he scared  to do a mk2 gti? I'm thinkin, since it's not a honda civic The poor lad.

[rubjonny]

well there aint anything you can do to align the rear (well, nothing an average spanner monkey at an alignment place can do anyway)
All you can do is get them checked, and make sure nothing is bent.

[Diamond Hell]

cool, I went to get a alignment, the mechanic, said that there is too much play rear wheel bearings and it won't align.

If you nip the hub up a touch tighter you might get the play out of it.

Make sure the bearings aren't binding though.

[Roverdose]

what car is it?

if its a mk2 then just take it along to the alignment place and tell them you want it tracked straight ahead with 1.5degree negative camber on each front wheel

can you tell me if this aplies to corrado 1.8 16v aswell please?