Opinions needed, 2014 Alignment issue's
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Racer
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From: Little Rock AR
Opinions needed, 2014 Alignment issue's
Recently, I had my 2014 Z51 A6 alignment done after hitting a pothole on the drivers side a couple weeks prior. Once I got the vehicle to the house, I realized they had increased the - camber to -1.7° +/- .02° on all 4 tires. This is not what I expected & was planning on taking the vette back once I replaced the brake pads that I had purchased.
After replacing the front pads, I took it off the lift & quickly realized the car was no longer aligned. The only thing that changed was the brake pads & upon reinstalling the wheels, there's an 80% chance they were not placed back in the same wheel lugs before they were removed.
Originally when I got the alignment, I asked the dealership to look for damage to the wheels & suspension, when I picked up the car, they said there was none. After all the issues with the alignment, I took my gopro stuck it in front of the rear wheel looking back & drive it around the neighborhood. You can see the rear wheel has a small but distinct wobble so I know there's damage. My question is regarding the front alignment going back out after removing & reinstalling the wheels, is this a problem with the spindles or the wheels themselves?
Thanks in advance for any advice...
Wormwood
After replacing the front pads, I took it off the lift & quickly realized the car was no longer aligned. The only thing that changed was the brake pads & upon reinstalling the wheels, there's an 80% chance they were not placed back in the same wheel lugs before they were removed.
Originally when I got the alignment, I asked the dealership to look for damage to the wheels & suspension, when I picked up the car, they said there was none. After all the issues with the alignment, I took my gopro stuck it in front of the rear wheel looking back & drive it around the neighborhood. You can see the rear wheel has a small but distinct wobble so I know there's damage. My question is regarding the front alignment going back out after removing & reinstalling the wheels, is this a problem with the spindles or the wheels themselves?
Thanks in advance for any advice...
Wormwood
Last edited by Wormwood; Dec 5, 2014 at 08:17 PM.
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Alignment
Recently, I had my 2014 Z51 A6 alignment done after hitting a pothole on the drivers side a couple weeks prior. Once I got the vehicle to the house, I realized they had increased the - camber to -1.7° +/- .02° on all 4 tires. This is not what I expected & was planning on taking the vette back once I replaced the brake pads that I had purchased.
After replacing the front pads, I took it off the lift & quickly realized the car was no longer aligned. The only thing that changed was the brake pads & upon reinstalling the wheels, there's an 80% chance they were not placed back in the same wheel lugs before they were removed.
Originally when I got the alignment, I asked the dealership to look for damage to the wheels & suspension, when I picked up the car, they said there was none. After all the issues with the alignment, I took my gopro stuck it in front of the rear wheel looking back & drive it around the neighborhood. You can see the rear wheel has a small but distinct wobble so I know there's damage. My question is regarding the front alignment going back out after removing & reinstalling the wheels, is this a problem with the spindles or the wheels themselves?
Thanks in advance for any advice...
Wormwood
After replacing the front pads, I took it off the lift & quickly realized the car was no longer aligned. The only thing that changed was the brake pads & upon reinstalling the wheels, there's an 80% chance they were not placed back in the same wheel lugs before they were removed.
Originally when I got the alignment, I asked the dealership to look for damage to the wheels & suspension, when I picked up the car, they said there was none. After all the issues with the alignment, I took my gopro stuck it in front of the rear wheel looking back & drive it around the neighborhood. You can see the rear wheel has a small but distinct wobble so I know there's damage. My question is regarding the front alignment going back out after removing & reinstalling the wheels, is this a problem with the spindles or the wheels themselves?
Thanks in advance for any advice...
Wormwood
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The Wheel COULD be bent. If the alignment was done with a bent wheel, it may not be correct. Jack the wheel and check the runout.
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Racer
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From: Little Rock AR
Im putting it on the lift again & rig up a dial ind. or something to measure TIR. I'll first label the wheels & tires to they're original position (LF, RF, etc...) but I suppose changing the wheels from left to right would tell me whether the damage is in wheels or suspension...
Wormwood
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When I 1st got my 2014 it pulled to the right horribly---I took it back to the dealer and the tech told me the alignment wasn't even close !!!!----In your case I agree you may have bent a spindle or a rim----But the alignment may have never been right from day 1--
