Camber Adjustment Nightmare

seanr · Jun 1, 2014

I have a 3.0tdi 2008 Quattro Le Mans..

I have recently lowered the car on coilovers and I'm now suffering with severe inner edge front tyre wear.

Can any of you recommend any solutions for adjusting the camber for the front wheels. Why Audi decided not to offer camber adjustment on the front of this and other models I will never understand!!!

I am based in the UK and we have nothing over here that seems to help but a couple of A4 owner friends have used the SPC Adjustable control arm kit.. Model 81350 purchased from GMP Performance in the US. Unfortunately they don't list a set for my model..

Any help / suggestions will be most appreciated guys .

thanks guys

Gazwould · Jun 2, 2014

Negative camber is always mistaken as the inner edge wear monster because it's the value that is most visible after lowering.

More negative camber on front wheels is welcome as it helps turn in.

TOE is the monster and a much more sensitive setting.

As a car is lowered it gains visible negative camber but also not obvious toe out.

Toe out makes the inside edge wear as it makes it the leading edge, just a tiny amount of too much toe out and it's scrub city.

fishyfish · Jun 2, 2014

The only thing I have ever come across for doing front camber on our model (C6) is these K-MAC Suspension Camber and Caster adjuster kits to suit Audi

Sadly, there seems to be pretty mixed feedback about them (AudiWorld forums in the States), and much anecdotal evidence that they lose their alignment settings easily and/or wear out fast

I decided to just live with a bit of extra wear on the inside edge of my tyres, do front-to-rear swap at service time to try and eke out a bit more life from a set, and just live with the fact I get to fit lovely sexy new rubber all round every 2 years

EDIT: BTW, I agree that it is sad that Audi did not even give the C6 RS6 proper adjustment/range for front camber, but what it is truly odd is that no aftermarket companies Stern, Febi, etc ever bother to do an arm kit for said beast!

seanr · Jun 2, 2014

I was speaking to a company in Brum who race prepare cars and they agree with you mate.. they advised me to re check the toe again now that the suspension has fully settled and make sure it has not gone out..

cheers for the reply

Gazwould said:
Negative camber is always mistaken as the inner edge wear monster because it's the value that is most visible after lowering.

More negative camber on front wheels is welcome as it helps turn in.

TOE is the monster and a much more sensitive setting.

As a car is lowered it gains visible negative camber but also not obvious toe out.

Toe out makes the inside edge wear as it makes it the leading edge, just a tiny amount of too much toe out and it's scrub city.

seanr · Jun 2, 2014

Cheers Fishy, i was actually told by Eibach recently that they did have a pro alignment kit that fitted. i ordered the kit stripped the front down to replace the arms and realised that they pin on the ball joint was approx 16 mm and the locator hole in my hub was 18 mm, i was not pleased.

Fair play, Eibach accepted responsibility but you cant get the time back spent on labour !!!

there is a bush kit by Whiteline which is good but it only offers + / - 0.5 degree so not worth the labour..

i think i'm with you on the tyres until someone comes up with a dam alignment kit !!!!

Cheers for the reply

fishyfish said:
The only thing I have ever come across for doing front camber on our model (C6) is these K-MAC Suspension Camber and Caster adjuster kits to suit Audi

Sadly, there seems to be pretty mixed feedback about them (AudiWorld forums in the States), and much anecdotal evidence that they lose their alignment settings easily and/or wear out fast

I decided to just live with a bit of extra wear on the inside edge of my tyres, do front-to-rear swap at service time to try and eke out a bit more life from a set, and just live with the fact I get to fit lovely sexy new rubber all round every 2 years

EDIT: BTW, I agree that it is sad that Audi did not even give the C6 RS6 proper adjustment/range for front camber, but what it is truly odd is that no aftermarket companies Stern, Febi, etc ever bother to do an arm kit for said beast!

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