Four wheel alignment.
Had my turbo aligned today due to some pulling to the left. Tech adjusted front and rear NS toe and said that’s all car needed - he advised camber was out slightly on the front drivers side, but seemingly that’s not adjustable.. here’s the angles, everything seem good?
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Pulling to the left can obviously be road camber related on UK roads so you need to be careful of that. If it is really pulling (i.e. drives straight when held straight) then that is usually rear toe. Yours was adjusted slightly but not much. Is it better?
The other thing is the wear on the tyres, if there is a few mm difference between the tread on the inside and outside, that can produce a bigger effect than alignment.
The other thing is the wear on the tyres, if there is a few mm difference between the tread on the inside and outside, that can produce a bigger effect than alignment.
Macan GTS: PH1UFLL8
It does seem to pull less but hard to say till I go on a extended test drive on the motorway etc... the adjustments did seem minor, thought it may have required more but I was told everything was in spec.
The tyres are worn more on the outside so I’ll give it a few hundred miles and go back for a check / re adjustment
The tyres are worn more on the outside so I’ll give it a few hundred miles and go back for a check / re adjustment
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Do you know the history of the car? Steering wheel not centred can be due to poor attention to detail when adjusting steering alignment, ie only adjusting one track rod instead of both equally. It can also result from poor workmanship when repairing severe kerbing or crash damage.
Nick
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Defender 90 V8
991.2 C2 GTS
Macan Turbo - sold
BMW K1300S, BMW R1250 GSA
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I was going to suggest a couple of specialist places but I live in the south so they would be a bit far for you!
Macan GTS: PH1UFLL8
I know a general history of the car but not in great detail. It was an OPC car back in March 2019 then purchased by a 60 something year old, then me. I’m going to give some time for the tyres to wear in then go back for a re adjustment etc, to my guess the tyres have been wearing unevenly for at least 4K plus miles..
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