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Alignment Spec for 89 300CE
I just had my car aligned after changing my tired shocks and struts with Bilstein sports. I have H&R springs that were in the car when I got it 2 years ago. Last year, an alignmnet was done without any problems noted. Today however, it appears I have a lot of negative camber on my front and rear wheels. Here are the readings:
Front Left: Front Right: -1.6 Camber -1.1 10.9 Caster 11.0 Rear Left: Rear Right -3.1 Camber -2.9 The fronts failed per alignment spec, and the weird part was there was no alignment spec range for the rear camber.... what gives? I did a search but could not find anything regarding the factory recommended specs. Regardless, would the current alignment settings be okay or should I get a camber correction kit?
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MB alignments are height dependant! That is why "most" alignment shops don't have specs for rear camber.
There are specs but they are different for different ride heights & must be programmed into alignment depending on measured ride height. The readings you have are for a VERY lowered car! Less than -2 deg of camber won't cause excessive tire wear, but the -3 deg in the rear will cause tire wear.
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Thanks, Doc. That being the case, it appears I still have too much neg. camber for the rear tires. What can I do now, install a camber kit? Is there even one for the rear?
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