Ross sdi 2004 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Hi .I’m having real problems getting to the bottom of why the camber has changed so much when Ive replaced front suspension arms.I’ve had the tracking done which was a nightmare to find the camber is still off.my mechanic says he can’t understand it as the old arms are the same as new arms.please can someone help.thanks Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Bushes wear and soften - this starts pushing out the bottom of the hub/bearing carrier. Over time wheel alignments adjusts for this wear, but when new bushes are added it will pull the hubs inwards and be out of adjustment. Also top mount bush/bearings and or ball joints could be goosed adding more camber/caster than expected Lupo suspension isn't complex - I'm not sure if your mechanic is up to snuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross sdi 2004 Posted November 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Thanks for the reply LR5V .The bottom of the wheel on both sides are sitting inwards now so where do I go with parts etc to replace to get this little lupo back on the road .I’d appreciate any pointers on this.thanks Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Sounds like you are talking about toe in - Does adjusting the tracking not change this? And there is also the 2 clamping nuts and bolt that connect the hub to the shock absorber - they can be slackened and change the angle of the wheel camber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross sdi 2004 Posted November 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 When the new arms were fitted at first the mechanic said he couldn’t even get a reading on the chart for alignment,then he told me he disconnected track rod ends and straightened wheels on eye then connected track rod ends .this did improve the wheel position but it’s still toe in.my brother is a hgv mechanic and he also can’t understand what’s wrong,my brother hasn’t seen the car in the state it’s in just what I’ve told him.would a damaged track rod end cause toe in?as this would be my next part to replace.the cars tracking and camber was perfect before the arms were replaced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 https://forums.clublupo.co.uk/index.php?/topic/101571-how-to-set-up-the-right-camber-angle-non-gti/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR5V Posted November 16, 2020 Report Share Posted November 16, 2020 23 hours ago, Ross sdi 2004 said: he told me he disconnected track rod ends and straightened wheels on eye then connected track rod ends Why not just adjust them attached? - just take it to someone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObjectiveAway Posted November 17, 2020 Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 There isn't really much to adjust. Look at the picture, No 6 and 5 arent adjustable. No 3 and no 32 can adjust camber, to change toe just adjust tie rods, which are connected at No 23 in this picture. Caster can be adjusted by moving whole subframe. As long as I understand you might want to get right alignment without adjusting tie rods, but thats silly if you have wheel alignment machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross sdi 2004 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2020 15 hours ago, LR5V said: Why not just adjust them attached? - just take it to someone else When the track rods were attached he couldn’t get a reading I was told .now he has a reading but the camber is toe in.it’s really frustrating as it was fine before new arms were fitted.we actually thought the arms were the wrong ones at first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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