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72 280sel rear tires look like \ / after lowering
hello,
i just changed my fuel filter and lowered the car back down, now the top of my tires point out, is this going to level itself out eventually? Should I drive like this? I know its a swing axle, not sure if this is normal. thanks, newbie
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drive forward about 10 ft and see what happens. Mine would do the same, I would lower it gently so that it settles itself back down.
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It should settle after driving.
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ok, i'll try driving it, thanks guys.
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Reason being:
Camber on swings changes with load...so, when you jack the car, you are unloading the suspension, causing positive camber .. [ if you watch the tire as you jack, you will see the bottom of the tire pulling inwards with each jack stroke just before the tire leaves the ground] When you lower the car, the tires hit the ground before the camber can get back to normal loaded condition [ tires holding positive camber] , so you have to roll the car for the suspension to reload to normal conditions. If the tires were on a slippery surface that would allow them to side-slip, they would return to normal camber , but the ground friction holds the tire from doing so..but rolling the tire [ in either direction] allows for the wheels to find the proper camber/load condition. There are several suspension repairs that require this rolling for the suspension to find itself before tightening suspension components, including driveshaft repairs. Common practice........
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same thing happens with a volkswagen bug. (i know, the engineering is a bit less refined. on the other hand, they are both german)
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