positive camber on the front :S

[andynorfolk]

ever since lowering my car on coilovers the fronts have had positive camber while the rear has had a bit of negative camber...

i can't for the life of me work out why the fronts have positive camber after lowering... any help much appreciated

[benvictors]

You can adjust the camber on the front with the two bolts that hold the strut to the hub, jack it up. take ya wheel off, loosen the bottom bolt slightly and the top bolt more, you can then pivot the hub slightly to adjust the camber 

[VeeDubGTI16v]

mcpherson strut suspension adds positive camber as the wheel rises basically

[andynorfolk]

how much camber can you actually get from just adjusting the the strut bolts then?

[benvictors]

Think its about 3-4 degrees each way from memory

[DOA]

mcpherson strut suspension adds positive camber as the wheel rises basically

Depends where in the stroke you are and the specific geometry but typically struts do not add positive camber on bump travel  . Perhaps your confusing bump with roll......

[Thom89]

Can of worms now officially open!

Thom

[scarr89]

You can adjust the camber on the front with the two bolts that hold the strut to the hub, jack it up. take ya wheel off, loosen the bottom bolt slightly and the top bolt more, you can then pivot the hub slightly to adjust the camber 

On a mk4 are there 4 bolts, underneath the hub, that bolt it to the wishbone right?

[Diamond Hell]

You can adjust the camber on the front with the two bolts that hold the strut to the hub, jack it up. take ya wheel off, loosen the bottom bolt slightly and the top bolt more, you can then pivot the hub slightly to adjust the camber 

This, but unless you understand how to set up geometry and have either a set of gauges, or know how to accurately set up your front suspension manually, take it to a Protyre branch or similar and get them to set it up.

Ten quid says you've done the idiotic thing of bolting up coilovers and not taking it to a garage to get it set up.  Check your tyres for uneven wear.  I'll wager whatever turd you've nailed the coilovers to pulls to one side or the other under acceleration. 

Get it set up properly.  It will make a massive difference and will stop your car eating tyres. For road use I'd recommend -0.5 - -1 degrees of negative camber, which will sharpen turn in and improve in-corner grip.

[mcgee9t2]

You can adjust the camber on the front with the two bolts that hold the strut to the hub, jack it up. take ya wheel off, loosen the bottom bolt slightly and the top bolt more, you can then pivot the hub slightly to adjust the camber 

This, but unless you understand how to set up geometry and have either a set of gauges, or know how to accurately set up your front suspension manually, take it to a Protyre branch or similar and get them to set it up.

Ten quid says you've done the idiotic thing of bolting up coilovers and not taking it to a garage to get it set up.  Check your tyres for uneven wear.  I'll wager whatever turd you've nailed the coilovers to pulls to one side or the other under acceleration. 

Get it set up properly.  It will make a massive difference and will stop your car eating tyres. For road use I'd recommend -0.5 - -1 degrees of negative camber, which will sharpen turn in and improve in-corner grip.

by "set up" do you just mean have the tracking ect checked/ adjusted?

just fitted my coilovers and was going to get the tracking checked out this weekend but is there more that needs to be checked out?