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04-21-2017, 07:46 PM
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 Drives: 2015 2ss Join Date: Jul 2015
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Front tire tilted in at top please help
I have a 2015 ss convertible and lowered it 1 inch with BMR springs (had the dealership do it all) aligned goes straight down the road. I have 21 inch GM Camaro rims with 275/35/21 on the front. When I put 15 mm hub centric spacers to bring the wheels to the edge of the fender what I thought earlier it became obvious that the right front tire was tilted in at the top. The right side is perfectly flush? the dealer put it back on the rack and the settings were the same as initially which is negative .8 degrees camber both sides. I purchased the car new never been in a wreck, how is this and what would you do about it? Have switched tires to other side to see if a rim issue same result. Thanks.
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04-21-2017, 08:25 PM
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Drives: 2011 Synenergy Green 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2011
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Sounds like the alignment is off.
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04-21-2017, 08:45 PM
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Drives: 2011 Silver Ice Metallic 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Jan 2011
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Front tire tilted in at top please help
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Yep. It's an odd dilemma. It could be the strut is bad. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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04-21-2017, 10:56 PM
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     Drives: 2015 1LS Red V6 Join Date: Aug 2015
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So it happened when you put the spacer on?
Take the spacer off and see if it goes away. Then you know.
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04-21-2017, 11:00 PM
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Drives: 2015 2ss Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: fonddulac wisconsin
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Take the spacer off, change front tire from side to side and the results are the same, top of right tire visibly tilted in and the left is flush with fender and appears straight, alignment machine says they are both negative .8 degrees? makes no sense. The spring install was verified to be correct as was the strut placement.
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04-21-2017, 11:58 PM
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Drives: 2011 Silver Ice Metallic 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Jan 2011
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It's got to be a saggy strut/weak strut. You did drive it around the block or something then checked again?
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04-22-2017, 12:17 AM
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Drives: 2015 2ss Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: fonddulac wisconsin
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the car sits square on the ground meaning the splitter is the same distance from the road on both sides?
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04-22-2017, 10:50 AM
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Drives: 2015 2ss Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: fonddulac wisconsin
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update, discovered the right side is 3/8 inch lower than left. is it common to have such a difference after settling? should I put a spring spacer in the right and call it or is there a better solution? I will communicate with bmr on Monday and see what they say
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04-22-2017, 01:55 PM
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Factory variances. Did you actually measure before or only after? Pretty much every car is different like that.
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04-22-2017, 04:09 PM
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Drives: 2015 2ss Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: fonddulac wisconsin
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I din't which was a mistake in hindsight but every picture I look at plus I pay close attention to the car it was never off this much if at all, thinking I have a weak spring, don't suppose the tech compared them before he installed them.
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04-23-2017, 06:49 PM
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 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Ma
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make sure the springs are seated in the upper and lower isolators the same way, if they arent fully seated you could end up with a height difference.
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04-26-2017, 04:03 PM
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Drives: 2015 2ss Join Date: Jul 2015
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Mike G you are the winner that was the problem!
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04-26-2017, 07:01 PM
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