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stevebfl · #12 06-05-2004, 04:42 PM

Front Camber
Left is -0 13 d Target is -0 29 +/- 0 22
Right is -0 42 d Target is -0 29 +/- 0 22

Front Caster
Left is 10 42 d Target is 10 32 +/- 0 30
Right is 10 04 d Target is 10 30 +/- 0 30

Front left camber - 13 minutes, spec is -29 minutes with a range from -7 to -51minutes. -13 is in that range so is -42, so they satisfy the basic spec easily, the secondary spec is the difference side to side and 30 minutes is acceptable as you are at 29 also acceptable. But none of this means anything without the Romess numbers. The most important thing is that it tracs properly because none of this matters a hoot if it performs properly. Just as having the numbers perfect is a lousy piece of work if it drifts one way or other.

I hate to tell you this but you need to find someone you trust and leave them alone, my job as a diagnostic alignment tech is to fix cars not due audits. The sum total of what hits the road is an endless management of mostly tire variations. MB used to be the class of the road because guys like me could make them stand on their heads and numbers are our guide but there is no exact answer it changes as the tires change. MBs used to have the widest compensation adjustments in the industry. Now there is no adjustment win the car except toe. It has to be rebuilt to change with the bolt kits added.

You can make those numbers straight and the car would probably do fine but other than a right hand caster bias I like the camber bias. I would place one bolt kit on the right front link to impress your numbers without screwing the drive. Since there is nothing wrong with the current situation as I see with the imperfect image given (no romess numbers), I would be hard pressed to see why they would do such a change under warrantee. As goodwill they will probably do whatever you want, try to be reasonable.

As I see it they need to straighten your steering wheel.