2002C2

Call this don’t try this at home. Tried to make a subtle tweak to improve tire wear a little. Ended up with a crooked steering wheel, and psm and abs warning lights. After many many attempts, I finally got it back to normal. Now I just need to visit a professional to get it absolutely right. Below are the crude tools and some advanced geometry that actually worked to get it back to normal. The wood block was a key piece.

wdb

https://www.fcpeuro.com/blog/at-home...align-your-car

hardtailer

There is a google spread sheet document floating around on here, I believe, that calculates how many degrees each eccentric bolt must be turned to achieve the specified settings after filling out the spread sheet with the current values of toe, camber, track width etc.
It takes away the iterations normally inevitable to achieve the target values.

Unfortunately I cannot find it...
Found it!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J3rnpmtFgx0jZPqTDytrg_unx2dL7PFKhA0IRWtLjXA/edit?usp=drivesdk

2002C2

I saw that one too. Thanks. Didn’t have much success with it. It was trial and error with a mm ruler. I think I got lucky. Drove to work today with no issues. Very dumb on my part. Lesson learned.

2002C2

this is a good one. Don’t know how I missed it. I buy stuff there all the time. Thanks

hbdunn

This is also useful

Digital Angle Finder Magnetic...

circuit.heart

Don't think it really works like that, eccentric bolts by nature adjust a linear position by sin(theta) or cos(theta) depending on which direction you're looking at it. I've learned to just set the car up on level tire stands with the gauges and toe plates all connected, then get underneath and ask a friend to read out the numbers as I fiddle with the eccentric.

Then good luck tightening the nut back down without the eccentric moving, not sure why but my C2's rear subframe must be slippery or something.

De Jeeper

Its not your subframe...its a poor design and should not be used in a performance car.

2002C2

For me it was a good lesson :
1) don’t mess with it
2) if you mess with it, it can cause all sorts of weird results

if my abs and psm lights were on, rear camber would not be on top of the list to check.

Viper1000

lol I too am in the same boat at the moment :P(.

2002C2

surprisingly, the bush fix tools actually worked. That and a little luck I’m sure.

c didy

Good work getting it back together. Sounds confusing . How did adjusting rear camber give a crooked steering wheel?

hbdunn

It changes the rear toe.