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Old 10-08-2015, 04:34 PM   #23 (permalink)
HowGudAmI
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Originally Posted by vibrating_cake View Post
Yeah, it's false economy in a way.
If you park the car on a level surface and take a picture from the back of the car along the length of the side of the car so both rear wheels line up with the bottom of the picture you should be able to see if the camber is quite aggressive.
Odd shot to describe... I'll try find an example

You can actually see the rear wheel leaning in at the top, if you can see it clearly I wouldn't run overly high rear Tyre pressure as it'll just lean on the inside edge and use the first 1/4 of the tyre as it won't squash down enough to use the rest
Just a quick update, changed the oil and filter today and pumped the tires up to 40psi all around (max sidewall is 44). 2/3rds of the way through this tank though so expect benefits to show up in the next one.

Will check the camber when I get a chance vibrating_cake - though I don't think there is much/any. It certainly isn't as much as in your picture.

Does anyone know if wheel alignment is worth it FE wise?

Continuing to cruise at around 55-65mph on the motorway.

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