Alignment Pros's can you check out my diagram?

[Vanimal]

I recently had my new summer tires mounted & balanced. Also figured better check the alignment & rather be safe than sorry Being I also had H&R OE springs put on about a week & a half ago.

Before measurements show a few things were out of wack. I had no odd wear on my old Michelin tires & car felt like it drove fine. The control arms were moved when he H&R OE's were installed. So I'm sure that factored in on things out of spec. He was able to adjust & fix most expect for its slightly out front camber wise. I'm not sure they could do this adjustment there, it was at a local Sears Auto which I trust over most of the kid filled auto shops around me.

Is this slight front camber "ok" with the H&R OE springs? Should I get it adjusted somewhere else? Btw he adjusted it for free and did it completely free of charge. I'd think I would need to go to someone like Audi to get the front camber perfect. He showed a diagram what needs to be done, something with involved shifting the whole system. He said it's only off by a tiny bit. Figured I'd ask you guys here and become more knowledgeable on this subject. Pretty sweet they did the adjustment they did free of charge. I ask so assume tire rotation every couple thousand miles will also help.




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[4RingRook]

That front camber is fine. Audi could shift the subframe but you would probably land at -1.8. Thats pretty good without adjustable arms to pull to OEM spec.

The toe numbers seems a bit high to me so if I were to adjust anything it would be to pull those as close to zero as possible.

[Vanimal]

Ok I see what you mean, I could do better with adjustable arms. Makes sense. Just wanted to make sure.

As for the toe, I could take it somewhere else. They did this for free can't complain there. I'll have to see who's reputable in my area. Should I absolutely take it somewhere else to fix the toe or? What's the consequence tire wear wise not getting it close to 0?

I really thank you Rook for answering all my questions . Just trying to become more knowledgable on this stuff on top of researching it.



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[4RingRook]

All good. Happy to help where I can. As for toe, I'm not sure on the range of good versus bad. I just know a good rule of thumb is to get all toe numbers as close to 0 as you can.

Mine are .10 per corner at last align (year+ ago) but I am going to have it redone shortly for a refresh.

[Vanimal]

Thanks!

[4RingRook]

^theyre 19x9.5 +45. @vanimal

I run the H&R DRA Trak+ spacers that bolt to the hub and use OEM length bolts. I've had various 5/10/15/20/25/30mm over the years. Very happy with H&Rs.

I'm +15 on the rear which puts the wheel flush, poked out 1-2mm.

I would shoot for 19x9.5+20f,+15r or 20x10+19f,+18r buying a set today personally.

[Vanimal]

Makes sense, crazy to think the S5 can get down to a ET15 in the rear. That is one hell of a wheel well on a coupe

[Sgibb16]

Here's my chart, no noticeable uneven tire wear yet.