Front Geometry
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Front Geometry
Does anyone have some good fast road settings for the front? Is standard best, or would a touch more camber help?
I'm not running adjustable topmounts so nothing extreme.
Cheers.
I'm not running adjustable topmounts so nothing extreme.
Cheers.
Driver driver.
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Local Hero
Stock settings are approx 0.0-0.5° negative camber and 0.5-1.0° toe out. A decent setup might be 1-1.5° camber and 0.5-1.0° toe in.
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I assume that is 1-1.5 positive camber?
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Local Hero
No, negative. I don't think you'll achieve that much positive camber with the way its adjusted.
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Blimey, that was quick. I was just about to edit +ve for -ve, and you've already pointed out how stupid I was.
Thanks :mrgreen:
Thanks :mrgreen:
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Hi Guys.
I have recently fitted some Bilstein B6 on my Mk1 Gti, and was wondering how to go about setting the camber better?
I was wondering whether you guys would be able to help as you seem in the know? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Neil
I have recently fitted some Bilstein B6 on my Mk1 Gti, and was wondering how to go about setting the camber better?
I was wondering whether you guys would be able to help as you seem in the know? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Neil
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Local Hero
Camber is adjusted using the eccentric bolts and washers on the hub carrier-strut.
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Cheers for the super fast reply.
Is this set using a vernier protractor off the suspension leg to the hub?
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Neil
Is this set using a vernier protractor off the suspension leg to the hub?
Thanks
Neil
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It's a lot easier to pay £30 for a laser alignment. You will need to specify the settings though. The standard settings are a bit gay.
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Cheers Dude, love the terminology lol. What do u reckon as above?
Cheers
Noel
Cheers
Noel
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Yeah, not far off. Mine has a bit less than a degree of -ve each side as I didn't want to rip through the tires. It has made a world of difference. The standard settings for a GTi on the alignment machine had +ve camber!
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Old Timer
I'm not sure about all this, Autodata recommend 0.5 - 3.0 mm toe out with the optimum being 1.8mm. They don't specify camber. Haynes in both the Mk1 Golf and the Scirocco manual recommend a camber angle of 20' pos, + or - 20'. I've always followed this and the tyres have worn evenly, is this now wrong, if it is, what are the advantages of altering it?
There's a bit of info here -
http://www.ozebiz.com.au/racetech/theory/align.html
There's a bit of info here -
http://www.ozebiz.com.au/racetech/theory/align.html
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