alignment results (looking for feedback)

[houtan]

Just installed bilstein sports, swift spec r springs, front and rear m3 bits. Got a 4 wheel alignment today and was hoping to get some feedback on the results. Im really curious about the following:

1. Drivers side front camber is different from passenger side front camber. Is this normal? I was thinking it should be the same since the 1er camber isn't adjustable. Also, my strut alignment pins are still intact.

2. My steering wheel is slightly off center. Car drives perfectly straight though. My tires have a few thousand miles left before they need to be replaced and the fronts are not wearing evenly. The steering wheel was locked in the center position before the fronts were adjusted. Could the uneven wear of the front tires contribute to the off center steering wheel?

3. Shop said the least amount of rear camber they could get was about 2 degrees negative camber. Does that make sense?


Any other inputs would be appreciated.

[inline sex]

Small variations is ok, could be from a component being slightly more worn on one side or even weight distribution.

As for your steering wheel being off center make sure it's on a level road since road crown will give that effect and if it's still off take it back and have them adjust it...

[houtan]

Thanks for the reply. Anyone else?

[ShocknAwe]

Do you have one strut pushed in and the other pushed out at the strut tower?

[houtan]

I thought the guide pins in the strut top prevents any additional adjustments. So I just made sure they were lined up and tighten down the three nuts up top. Do you think there is some room for adjustment even when using the guide pins?

[ShocknAwe]

If you still have the pins in, no.

[houtan]

I am thinking I can knock the pin out of the drivers side to get the camber more similar to the passenger side. Would that make sense? Is the current difference in camber even an issue?

Anyone else that got an alignment have a similar experience with front camber being different?

[ShocknAwe]

mines off by 6 minutes left to right, but not 43. I do not know if that's acceptable or if it's due to a worn part

I'd want to fix the part if that's the cause rather than knock the pin out (though I'd do that anyways on both sides.

[houtan]

What did your camber end up being? We are both running swift spec r so im curious. I didn't expect more than 1 degree of camber.

[ShocknAwe]

I think 1*4' 1*10' L/R. I have 1/16 toe in the front. Bilstein/Swift w/ M3 arms and pulled alignment pins w/ struts pushed.

[houtan]

Thanks. So I'm thinking the passenger side seems to be the one that's off because about 1 degree of camber is what you would expect with the mods I have, but my passenger side is greater than 1.5 degrees camber. Really weird.

[Solo_M_Tech]

Take it back and have it realigned. The camber specs should be the same if not very close. Looks like they corrected the drivers side but not the passenger side. IF you have worn parts, replace them before you go back.

[worries]

Make sure the struts are properly sitting all the way in each knuckle. Happened to me during install, and my camber results after alignment looked just like yours. The thing is, alignment shops know that the front isn't adjustable on our cars so they wont even bother looking under.