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Either camber or toe or both. Have had the same issue in the back with my rears getting worn...
Posted by: islingtonaudi (455) on 2016-02-10 23:53:31 In Reply to: If the inside of my tire is eaten up, should I be mad at the people who did the alignment? Or was it posted by bobmusick on 2016-02-10 23:44:45	Share \| Report

down to the wires in short order (a few k miles). Too much toe in especially on the rear rt., side.

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If the inside of my tire is eaten up, should I be mad at the people who did the alignment? Or was it - bobmusick 2016-02-10 23:44:45 (334 views)
- To all who replied: Thank you and the only thing I could think of is I did the IPP arms so level - bobmusick 2016-02-11 11:17:43 (330 views)
  - toe changes DRAMATICALLY between levels. If you did alignment on L2, your toe is VERY - julex 2016-02-11 11:21:27 (305 views)
    - Ohhh okay okay thank you. So if I get it aligned on level 1, will the upper levels be weird? - bobmusick 2016-02-11 13:23:34 (238 views)
      - That's the trade off. In order to allow for adjustable suspension, stuff must move. Since rack  -  julex  2016-02-11 13:40:45 (257 views)
        
        Oy! Why'd I get this thing again?? :) okay so if I align it at 2, it's factory-ish... But I rip my  -  bobmusick  2016-02-11 14:55:45 (220 views)
        
        if you align at L2, then drive at L2 not lowered L1...  -  julex  2016-02-11 15:49:34 (237 views)
        
        BUT.....remember that alignment shops are using specs from the database that are probably using....   -  islingtonaudi  2016-02-11 19:30:54 (311 views)
        
        you go to a shop parked at L1 and TAPE over controls to air supension with a note on it:  -  julex  2016-02-12 08:52:58 (250 views)
        
        Gotcha. So basically I can't use the ride height adjustment unless I want my tires destroyed?   -  bobmusick  2016-02-11 16:08:31 (207 views)
        
        This wasn't sarcastic or anything, I'm just genuinely concerned since the whole point of bags is  -  bobmusick  2016-02-12 10:44:18 (211 views)
        
        simple question is: what is mileage wise the level you drive on the most?  -  julex  2016-02-12 11:23:53 (227 views)
        
        Okay. Thank you so much. I'll definitely want to play with aligning myself now, but this was super  -  bobmusick  2016-02-12 15:22:08 (211 views)
        
        I can assure you that it is possible to have your car slammed at least up front and not have....  -  islingtonaudi  2016-02-12 11:01:33 (227 views)
        
        Awesome thank you so much. :)   -  bobmusick  2016-02-12 15:23:26 (196 views)
- On the alignment subject... - allroadadi 2016-02-11 00:15:22 (350 views)
  - mason wire from back to front and look for about 1/8" toe out MAX on each wheel. - julex 2016-02-11 09:06:16 (240 views)
    - I found my measurements: it was (is) 2.5 mm toe out for the front wheels on level 2. - allroadadi 2016-02-12 00:15:22 (224 views)
      - 2deg would be a LOT, no, that's far far less. I forget what the distance between front  -  julex  2016-02-12 09:13:22 (225 views)
        
        2 mm, not degrees, that out be 0.0984252 inches between the back and front measurements of  -  allroadadi  2016-02-12 09:38:12 (211 views)
        
        regarldess, since we are doing mason line anyway, the gap should be very very small so  -  julex  2016-02-12 09:54:17 (188 views)
    - 1/8" is 2 degrees correct? I forget but good info., to know and pass on to the alignment shop. - islingtonaudi 2016-02-11 22:45:12 (211 views)
    - That's about what my allroad has IIRC... - allroadadi 2016-02-11 10:07:03 (255 views)
- Either camber or toe or both. Have had the same issue in the back with my rears getting worn... - islingtonaudi 2016-02-10 23:53:31 (316 views)
  - ^ This^, my S6 shows camber wear on the 265 wide tires, have thought about adjustable uppers to... - SteelyS6 2016-02-11 00:00:50 (270 views)
- Are you lowered at all? Did they give you a printout of the alignment specs? - SteelyS6 2016-02-10 23:50:53 (238 views)
- Yes, you should be mad. However, - FrenchToast 2016-02-10 23:49:20 (294 views)

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