Camber Adjustment 04S

[rizzo]

Hello all.

Anyone here ever had the need for a camber adjustment on their Cayenne?

An alignment was done at the dealer five months ago. I never saw the specs of the before and after. Don't know if camber was adjusted to spec then or not.

Took the car to an INDY do a rotate, balance, and alignment check.

Camber was off according to readings and indicated an adjustment was needed.

Tech said it could not be adjusted without a camber kit and the values being displayed as out of spec should have been "grayed" out on the screen because camber on Cayenne's are "non-adjustable" alignment items without a camber kit being installed.

What is the experience of others in this forum?

If camber is out of spec and "non-adjustable" does this indicate other worn suspension items that need immediate replacement?

[CTTinTO]

I have an 06' CTT and camber is adjustable at the front and rear - I'm 99% certain the case is the same for a Cayenne S

Chances are the indy didn't know much about alignments or the Cayenne for that matter. Find a good alignment shop, preferably a shop that has "target" type alignment machine. ie: an alignment machine that is constantly taking pictures of the heads mounted on the wheels. Much more accurate than the old school laser types.

A good alignment shop will know what you are talking about when you ask.

[rizzo]

Where are the adjustment points?

I have an 06' CTT and camber is adjustable at the front and rear - I'm 99% certain the case is the same for a Cayenne S

Chances are the indy didn't know much about alignments or the Cayenne for that matter. Find a good alignment shop, preferably a shop that has "target" type alignment machine. ie: an alignment machine that is constantly taking pictures of the heads mounted on the wheels. Much more accurate than the old school laser types.

A good alignment shop will know what you are talking about when you ask.

[CTTinTO]

For the rear, both lower arms (on one side) have eccentric bolts. If you adjust both, you adjust camber. If you adjust one, you only affect your toe.

For the front, I found eccentric bolts at the upper arm to body connections.

Remember that you always adjust camber first and then toe. Camber change will majorly impact toe while a change in toe will minimally impact camber.

[Loren]

Front -- A is camber -- B is caster

Rear -- A is camber

[CTTinTO]

Front -- A is camber -- B is caster

Rear -- A is camber

awesome Loren - thanks for the clarification...

[rizzo]

Excellent!

Thank guys!

KR

Front -- A is camber -- B is caster

Rear -- A is camber

awesome Loren - thanks for the clarification...