olive Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Hi I am a member of the Omega Owners forum and it has helped me keep my 97 auto V6 Vauxhall Omega saloon running from our farm in deepest rural Spain. The forum recommend your outfit for your specialism. My question is having recently trashed the inside edges of a perfectly good pair of front tyres through what appears to be a geometry problem could you advise on what front wheel aligment settings I should take with me to the garage later in the week? The nearest one that does geometry is 20 miles from here. My local excellent village garage thoroughly checked the car for mechanical problems like track rod end, linkages, bearings and so on and said get the geometry checked. olive PS they do have Omegas in Spain but they are very, very few and far between and all seem to be diesels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Hello Olive welcome to wim.. The Omega has a particularly fluid front suspension that soon violates the suggested "stock camber positions". Since we are unable to see the current Geometry positions or the violence of the tyre wear all we can offer is "historic" camber/toe positions that have proved to resolve the tyre wear on a majority of vehicles. Front camber> -1 degree 10' per side Front toe> + 10' or 1mm per side All other angles remain stock.. But you do need to have a full fuel tank when the calibration is done. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olive Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Hello Olive welcome to wim.. The Omega has a particularly fluid front suspension that soon violates the suggested "stock camber positions". Since we are unable to see the current Geometry positions or the violence of the tyre wear all we can offer is "historic" camber/toe positions that have proved to resolve the tyre wear on a majority of vehicles. Front camber> -1 degree 10' per side Front toe> + 10' or 1mm per side All other angles remain stock.. But you do need to have a full fuel tank when the calibration is done. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olive Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Many thanks. olive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Many thanks. olive If you can when the Geometry is done let us know what the before camber positions were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olive Posted July 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Had the geometry checked today. The camber was a only a couple of extra minutes out so I decided that I would not have it adjusted. The toe in was 28 on one side( N/s with worst affected tyre) and 2 on the other side. It now seems to drive a lot better. That is a satisfactory result given that the car has to negotiate dirt tracks before reaching a tarmac road each day! thanks for the help. olive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Had the geometry checked today. The camber was a only a couple of extra minutes out so I decided that I would not have it adjusted. The toe in was 28 on one side( N/s with worst affected tyre) and 2 on the other side. It now seems to drive a lot better. That is a satisfactory result given that the car has to negotiate dirt tracks before reaching a tarmac road each day! thanks for the help. olive Good news, thanks for the update.... Nevertheless keep an eye on the front inners just to be safe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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