Steering/Tie Rod/Tie Rod End/Camber Issue

[Badger]

So a couple of weekends ago I was finally installing my drivers side front Brembo caliper, I was replacing the tie rod end and I ended up turning the tie rod multiple times trying to get the tie rod end undone (someone had used loctite ) once everything was back together I realised that the toe was out and the wheel had a lot more camber than before.

I've tried fixing the toe and its pretty close to being right but the steering feels different/weird/not right and theres a lot less thread on both drivers side and passenger side tie rods.

Heres some pics of how the front wheels sit/look.

Drivers Side:

Passenger Side:

What have I gone and cocked up now?

 

[Wiggles]

Looks like you may have over done it =(

Time for an alignment!

 

[AKKO]

Yeah could be that easy but wouldn't want to drive it far to find out either way...

 

[Badger]

Cool so a proper wheel alignment will sort it then?

 

[naughtika]

not much you can do on camber.. but toe in/out is something you can adjust...

if you want camber adjustment, you will need to ask TME_Steve for front camber stuff..

 

[Badger]

The camber was fine before I changed the hub carrier and tie rod end, so Im assuming that that has caused the drivers side wheel to have more camber

 

[battery]

Looks like you have a spacer on the passenger side..

 

[Badger]

Looks like you have a spacer on the passenger side..

Yeah it looks weird haha

 

[jungle]

Looks like you have a spacer on the passenger side..

My car is the same, the passenger side sits further out than driver.

 

[jungle]

not much you can do on camber.. but toe in/out is something you can adjust...

if you want camber adjustment, you will need to ask TME_Steve for front camber stuff..

Ha Ha if you can get @TME_Steve to get off his ass and get the bushes made

 

[naughtika]

wishful thinking

 

[Badger]

Thats what Im hoping, I know its definitely not from the teins as they were already in the car and the camber was fine lol

Im stumped

 

[Badger]

Wow I have too much lock (never thought I'd be saying that hahaha)

So the result of having not a lot of thread left on the tie rods is heaps of lock, which isnt good as the tyres rub on bits.

I plan to jack the car up and undo the tie rod ends/wind them to where they used to be to try fix it.

Will my plan work? lol

 

[AKKO]

wishful thinking

Christian, Are you still running adjustable upper ball joints?

 

[naughtika]

not anymore due to the balljoints hitting the top plate too much..

Steve's options is better..

 

[TME_Steve]

I'm making some more up shortly, I'm just waiting on the bushes to arrive

 

[craig]

Hmm that is weird, I can't think how that would happen, definitely check it for alignment. Btw Reece did you change LHS axles when you converted it to manual?

 

[Badger]

It was changed. The drivers side should be the same as the passengers side

 

[Kenneth]

One possible reason for different camber is that the "arm" on the carrier is bent. This is likely to happen in the event of an accident or a very big knock.

The steel that these are made from isn't overly brittle (and you wouldn't want it to be) so it bends when hit hard.

 

[Badger]

One possible reason for different camber is that the "arm" on the carrier is bent. This is likely to happen in the event of an accident or a very big knock.

The steel that these are made from isn't overly brittle (and you wouldn't want it to be) so it bends when hit hard.

Hmm I did think that this could be the case, since I dont know the history of the FL hub carriers I got off Carsten.

Bugger