Re: Alignment

["Doug Johnson" <ur-quattro@msn.com>]

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Cc: <quattro@audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 3:00 PM
Subject: Re: Alignment


>
> With regard to my Ur-Q, because the control arm is nearly horizontal at
its
> rest position and the upper mounting point is fixed at the upper strut
> bearing, the balljoint's *always* pulled inward regardless of the
direction
> in which the control arm moves.  When a driver gets in the car, their
weight
> causes the springs to compress and in turn, this causes the control arm to
> rotate and pull the balljoint *inward*, thus reducing the amount of static
> negative camber at the wheels.  If you measure it, you'll also find the
> camber of the rear wheels will have changed along with the toe settings on
> all four wheels.
>
Jeff,

I don't have the Ur here to look at.  Is "nearly horizontal" the typical
control arm position?

Thanks,

 - Doug