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VRX^Chiq
19-07-2010, 10:14 AM
Ok so my wheel alignment is never perfect. I've been told i need my castor to be adjusted. Which when it was explained I knew the reason why. As the front left wheel needs to be slightly more forward then it currently is.
So anyway, now I've been reccomended that a camber kit would fix this???
Now this is what threw me out, I dont need more camber, I don't drive a track car lol
So any help with where I can get a castor adjustment??? Or if it could be something else.
You'll need a caster kit to fix your caster, not a camber kit :P - If it's just one wheel however, I would recommend taking it to somewhere that knows what they're doing, you don't want to put an adjustment kit in and have the two wheels with different caster to each other still, you want the same amount of caster on each side.
RPW sell a kit, but you can get that from anywhere that sells whiteline, just give them the part number and away you go.
http://www.rpw.com.au/shop/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage-ask.tpl&product_id=825&category_id=206&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
Boozer
19-07-2010, 12:30 PM
if you were in melb, i would have told you the exact place to go to.... but you are not, however when you are in melb and want it done, i'll pass on the details, they fixed my castor issue after pedders ****ed it
VRX^Chiq
19-07-2010, 12:37 PM
LOL gee thanks Irvin!
VRX^Chiq
20-07-2010, 08:21 AM
So can someone give me a price range of what I am to expect??
spud100
20-07-2010, 08:35 AM
Have a quick look on the RedRanger / Nolathane site.
They sell kits to adjust castor for the Magna.
There are 2 different bushes available for each side. one is standard castor, i.e. the hole is in the centre, the other is increased castor.
So one can independently push one wheel or the other forward.
There are 2 other alternatives.
1) is to slightly elongate the top mounting stud holes in the the top of the suspension tower.
2) is to fit adjustable top mount plates.
I had a similar problem. Fixed by moving to top of the LH strut back a couple of mm. Now the car tracks absolutely straight.
Gerry
murph03
20-07-2010, 06:35 PM
Did they try moving the front crossmember? There is a couple of mm movement there, it can be enough to fix your castor problem.
The reason for the camber kit is to work against the castor so that the car drives straight. More negative on the left than the right will push it back it the right direction. Unfortunately this doesn't help tyre wear.
If you need a good suspension shop to talk to in Sydney, I had an old Corolla given a real wheel alignment (castor, camber & toe) by the guys at East Coast Suspension (Kirawee I think) and they did a great job. It was a long time ago, but the shop was recommended by many people including someone in the racing industry. I'm pretty sure they are still around, but don't know if they are still as good as back then.
(they made the little 1.3L 1981 Corolla out handle AWD Turbos!)
alscall
21-07-2010, 03:56 PM
Did they try moving the front crossmember? There is a couple of mm movement there, it can be enough to fix your castor problem.
The reason for the camber kit is to work against the castor so that the car drives straight. More negative on the left than the right will push it back it the right direction. Unfortunately this doesn't help tyre wear.
Can you elaborate on this a bit please?
murph03
22-07-2010, 07:22 PM
Can you elaborate on this a bit please?
It's a fairly common thing for tyre shops to overlook, but where the front crossmember bolts in the holes for the bolts are a little larger than the bolts that go through them, so they can loosen the bolts and use a large bar to push the crossmember around.
If you imagine hitting a kerb hard on the left side would try to push the left side backwards, so why not try to push it back.
This is a common problem with vt commo's as most commo drivers can't drive and there is only 4 bolts holding it all there, whereas the magna has atlest 6 bolts (if I remember correctly)
The magna doesn't have a huge amount of movement there, but it may help.
megatron
29-07-2010, 01:06 PM
http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1286611#post1286611
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