How severly does wheel alignment...
affect fuel economy?? My car's front wheels are pointing slightly to the left, so i counter a few degrees when driving. cant seem to 'feel' any difference in handling and the car does stil turn equally left and right. should i get the alignment done again?
is it pulling to the left or is just your steering wheel isnt aligned properly?
SILVERFOX
The least of your worries is fuel economy! If your wheel alignment is out you'll scrub your tyres out. Have you had all your front end bushes replaced? If not and the car has done a lot of k's then no amount of wheel alignment is going to stop tyres scrubbing out. If it needs it, then replace all front end bushes and then get a wheel alignment. That's what I had to do anyway.
'Ah well, I suppose it had to come to this.'
F O R U M W A R R I O R
Your steering wheel needs to be centered.
Toe and camber will kill tyres, not the steering being off centre.
Silver Certified.
well, had it checked out. the front end bushings are all good to go. just the steering wheel was off center. weird...
Just Commodores NSW
well heres my alignment figures.. went from 14.3L/100km to 11.4L/100km
so saved on fuel and tyres...
Band
Your camber is pretty good man, you dont really need that much total toe, it would be more suited to have 1mm total toe (0.5 each side). 2mm would be more helpful if the cambers were 1.00 degree over, giving a little bit longer tyre life
F O R U M W A R R I O R
Those before and after figures would make ####all difference to fuel economy as well.
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Band
exactly, if there was a difference, it would be a little worser with the after figures. 0mm total toe would be the best for fuel economy, but not good for the camber wear on the tyres.Originally Posted by RiCeY
F O R U M W A R R I O R
Also interesting how rear camber changed when its not adjustable on VYs?
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Band
i think thats normal, for some reason i dont know, sometimes it goes from 0.59 degrees and skips to 1.00 degree, and the toe has been adjusted on the right side so the change is nothing really
Had my wheels aligned and balanced yesterday.
Had quite a bad wobble while driving over 60kms,And was going through alot more fuel than usual.
Its almost like driving a new car now.
Will hopefully notice the fuel consumption during the week.
Just Commodores NSW
Arent you supposed to be a 'Holden Technician'
Last edited by D3CID3R; 06-03-2011 at 09:51 AM.
Just Commodores NSW
apparently we are full of crap
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