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Re: [T3] Wheel alignment


On 23 Jan 2004 at 16:30, B wrote:

> I took my notchback in today to have the wheels aligned after lowering
> it, and the shop said they couldn't do it.  They say its too low, and
> the sensors they attach to the wheels can't read each other.  I don't
> think the car is that low, some are a lot  lower. 

Sounds pretty odd to me. I thought most alignment jigs used optical sensor 
which were read from the front. You might want to just try another shop which 
might have a different setup.

OTOH, it's possible that the change in ride height will have pushed some of the 
alignment angles completely out of range, so that it still can't be brought 
back to factory specs. I would expect camber and toe to be fully adjustable, 
but I think the caster will be way wrong. The good news is that caster is 
probably the least important angle.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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