warr40

I went to get an alignment today and me and my buddy do it at bmw. the issue im having is my front camber. My Front right camber is about -1.5 and my front left is near 0(forgot the actual numbers). i dont get how the right side could be so out of wack. the car also pulls to the left.
Any ideas?

Spicy_McHaggiz

iTrader: (1)

Make sure all the bolts are correctly installed and completely tight. First place to look.

mystik

iTrader: (1)

did you ever get it aligned after you installed your coilovers? that could be the reason its so whack...-1.5 isnt even that bad...youre probably pulling left due to toe as well...your stock camber bolts should be able to fix everything

tc-guy

sounds like the right front corner is adjusted lower than the left. the more you lower your car the more negative camber there is gonna be. measure it with a tape measure and never just eyeball it. i would adjust the left side down a bit more to match the right side.

its pulling left because it has more positive camber (i.e. top of wheel is pointing out) on the left and negative on the right (i.e. top of wheel is pointing in.)

mrhat

iTrader: (4)

so making sure it is spot on is the key? Ive always pulled to the right after the install. Anything else I could do? I had it aligned and they said they couldn't really do anything to help it. It was 0 and 1.5 roughy also.

warr40

yeah ive put it on the alignment machine twice since the install.
you think if i loose the two bolts on the struts i can mayb pull the camber out?
im gonna get iit on the lift today and recheck everything and also remeasure all the heights.

tc-guy

loosening the both bolts while the car is jacked up and the wheels are hanging out will get you bout a .5 degree positive change but nothing drastic.if you want more you will need camber bolts. i'm pretty sure its because the springs are uneven. the higher the springs sit the more positive camber you will have, the lower you go then more negative.

thats why every car that is lowered on lowering springs or coilovers always have more negative camber. thats just the way the suspension is.

car will always pull to the more positive side for camber. so if your left side is dead center at 0 and your right is 1.5 degrees positive it's gonna pull right.

warr40

you said it will pull to the more positive side? so shouldnt my car pull to the left bc my FL is 0 and my FR is -1.5?
I still didnt get a chance to look over the spring heights i could have mad a mistake and mad the FR lower i gotta check.
and going to try and loosen the strut bolts and try n pull it towards a more positive camber

tc-guy

yeah i must have read your o.p. wrong. i thought you said it pulled right.

it does pull to the most positve side of camber. but as you lift or lower your car the toe angle changes also. you car will pull from toe being incorrect also.

also, did you change tires recently? i have run into situations where it was the tires causing the pull.