HSGR Alignment

[Lozzle]

(So glad I was directed to this forum!)

Has anyone found their RVR pulls to the extreme left a bit? I have had a couple of aligments done on the car since importing it (2 and a bit years ago)

Admittedly, I've probably bumped a kerb or two in my time, hence the alignments, but the car is again pulling left and there's no decent reason why it should've started acting this way.

Any ideas?


-Lauren

 

[MattL]

Yep, Had mine done recently too and it leans left too. It drove straighter when it was "un-aligned" and crab-walking recently.

I knew it crabbed slightly, but it went in a straight line

 

[tborvr]

yeah mine crab-walks alot also but drives straight :huh:

 

[MattL]

I think a majority of it has to do with the back-end of the car more-so than the front.

We have very limited control of camber and toe-in/out on the back meaning we can't do too much. Surely we can do something though..

 

[Astron Boy]

Meanwhile, I have negative camber rear, positive camber front.

Don't believe it pulls left, but I just drive the car now, so overlook the problems :rolls:

 

[Lozzle]

Interesting, I knew I wasn't going crazy.

Plan of attack will be to book in for an alignment somewhere and tell them to make it straight. Might get some interesting figures to post up hehe

 

[Rockabilly]

Rear can only be lowered 25mm to prevent the negative camber.
Front lowered 40mm keeps the control arms decent for roll centre.
I'm going to trim the rear left control arm bush by 5mm & add a
5mm spacer to offset the left wheel forward for left wheel castor only.
Cheers !

 

[Astron Boy]

Shows how saggy my suspension is given mines not lowered :S

stupid question.
constantly seen the fact you can get offset rubbers to change the left side castor, but never advised to get the right,
Why is it generally you would do left castor, and not worry about right?
Is it simply to do with the fact we are on the left side of the road?

 

[Rockabilly]

constantly seen the fact you can get offset rubbers to change the left side castor, but never advised to get the right,
Why is it generally you would do left castor, and not worry about right?
Is it simply to do with the fact we are on the left side of the road?

Yes it's for that reason.
Cheers !

 

[howc]

sorry to revive a old topic but has anyone solve the problem to this issue?

My car was veering to the left so i went for an alignment but it was worst after that..

kindly advice! thanks!

 

[Rockabilly]

sorry to revive a old topic but has anyone solve the problem to this issue?

My car was veering to the left so i went for an alignment but it was worst after that..

kindly advice! thanks!

Castor is needed on the front left wheel. Needs an offset bush.
You can run a max of 4lb less air pres in your front right to counteract local roads camber.
Run a max of 2lb less in front right if you go on a trip & use mostly freeways.
Cheers !

 

[howc]

thank for the tips!

i just lower the air pressure at the front right. maybe ard 25kPa or so

seems to work but i will monitor for a period before i can say for sure.