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Old Mar 10th, 2013, 07:34 PM
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DIY Wheel Alignment/Camber JCW

Hi,

I wonder if anyone can help?

I hit a pot hole in my 2011 jcw convertible and the wheel was damaged. I have just had the car back with new wheel and kds II wheel alignment check.

Does someone understand the data or could perhaps explain?

I have attached the report and the bit that confuses me are the front camber figs. The target data shows left 28 and right 25 but the actual figs show the left was 47' on initial measurement and 48' after alignment which does not look to be within the target data range?

The right was 25' and the final measurement there shows 28'.

Why would the left and right camber be different?

Is this normal or does this indicate something is bent?

Many thanks and apologies if I have posted this in the wrong area, but I'm new here.

The data is here>

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Regards
Dicky
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Old Mar 11th, 2013, 09:24 AM
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Camber can be different from one side to the other to fractions of a degree, the manufacturer give tolerances +/- to which it should fall between when they are setting it up.
If the readings are obviously very different each side then something is distorted or out of adjustment and it needs checking.
With steering adjusting one side can affect the other and some folk dont seem to realise this, one favourite with tracking is adjusting only one side to get the toe in/out correct and it then puts the steering wheel off centre when driving in a straight line.
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