parthiban Posted January 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 The geo report was one of the one's lost when my hard drive died but the invoice says we fitted on camber bolt. No worries, if I remember I'll see if I can find the report this evening. Either way I'm not concerned, I know WIM can sort it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 What happens if there isn't enough adjustment left on the bolt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 If it's both side then the suspension is shot, if it's one side then we need to find the bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted January 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Got this all sorted today down at WIM, always a pleasure to visit. Massive thank you to Tony, on the drive back the car feels fantastic, actually better than I can remember for a long time. For quite a while the front end has felt very vague, but now it's really sharp and pointy which is amazing - the Merc's always been more of a cruiser but now it feels a lot more chuckable if that makes any sense Also great to meet voicey who was having his 360 looked at - thanks for the advice and letting me have a nose around the car, I have some serious thinking to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Some intresting geometric math with your car?..... NSF camber to deep, NSF castor to low ( for the UK ) and the OSF camber deep but with an adjuster bolt already installed..... What to do? On your car the "pick up points" lower ball joint, track rod end and compliance arm are very close to the center of the wheel meaning i could adjust one angle and influence others, in your case an increase in the NSF castor indirectly reduced the NSF camber and by raising the sprung chassis this also reduced the OSF camber without direct adjustment, happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 I know you explained this but I've forgotten most of it, so increasing caster effectively moves the wheel "back" in the arch? Either way the car really does feel great now, the steering feels so direct now - plus the wheel is finally sitting straight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 The castor is effectively how far forward the lower ball joint is compared to the upper pivotal point or in your case the strut top mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedi Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 With that amount of damage to the tyre, would not feel that something was wrong with just driving the car? I can tell how many stones I have stuck in the tread on my tyres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 No you wouldn't?........ The problem with to much camber is it's position is slow and progressive and it actually adds to performance, so the driver is unaware there's a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted February 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 With that amount of damage to the tyre, would not feel that something was wrong with just driving the car? I can tell how many stones I have stuck in the tread on my tyres Unfortunately no, other than the slight pull to the left, the car felt absolutely fine. I was genuinely surprised when I saw how far gone the tyre was - I suppose part of it is that cars like this insulate from the outside world quite well but also there didn't seem to be any indicator there was something wrong. It's a lifesaver that the tyre pressure indicator went off when it did, if anything those should be standard fit on every car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Most new cars have them now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted February 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Most new cars have them now. Even on cheap ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Yeah........ Reason being is most new cars don't come with a spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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