12-23-2022, 01:35 PM | #23 |
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When I took my car to a performance shop to get an alignment done they told me that the rear camber is not adjustable. Could this be bc my car is too low for any adjustments to be made to camber with stock suspension setup (except springs)? Or the guy doing the alignment didn't know what he was doing?
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12-23-2022, 10:46 PM | #25 | |
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The funny part is, the standard chassis is actually slightly harder to adjust because you need an E-Torx set to do it right. Camber, though, is very easy to adjust but it needs a big wrench or ratchet 21mm or 24mm on the larger vehicles and a lot of torque to ensure it's clamping properly. It also changes toe when you change camber and vise versa so most shops don't like messing it, especially if they're using old school methods. As a side note, I've had many lowered and slammed BMWs in for alignment that come back into spec using the factory camber adjuster. |
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12-25-2022, 07:49 AM | #26 | |
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Sounds like I need to take it to another shop who is more capable and experienced with BMWs. |
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12-28-2022, 11:50 PM | #27 |
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Is it normal to have different camber in the front left and front right side? I’m on lowering springs and otherwise stock suspension. In this case, camber isn’t adjustable right? Font driver is -1.60 and front passanger is -1.90. Will the imbalance have a negative effect on handling or tire wear?
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12-31-2022, 01:33 PM | #28 | |
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Short version of the story, it's fairly normal to have cross camber even if both front corners are the same height. Though it isn't ideal, there isn't an easy way to adjust it on modern BMWs. If you're lucky, you can loosen the in-board lower control bushing bolt on the side with LESS negative camber (with the weight of the car at 1G) and gain some negative camber by allowing the control arm to move further out-board now that it isn't clamped. It's only worth .1-.2 on most cars but it can help correct the problem. |
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01-04-2023, 07:14 PM | #29 |
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So I am dropped on KWV3's, Front 592, Rear 597, with 10mm spacers all around.
About -1.4 degrees camber up front, but I am still hitting the right fender on dips at 45+mph. Before I resort to removing the spacers, I'm hoping to get away by getting up to -1.9 degrees camber (without camber plates). What height should I be at to get to around -1.9 camber?
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01-05-2023, 12:05 AM | #30 | |
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If you want to help with the rubbing you have three options: 1) Raise the car to reduce the amount of time the cars spends in the range of the suspension travel that rubs 2) Remove the spacers to physically move the wheel in further 2.5) Get narrower/shorter front tires 3) Add camber plates to adjust the angle of the whole suspension to change where the wheel is in the range of travel Other than that, trim and hope. |
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