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GLoBaLReBeL, any good alignment shop will set f+r toe and REAR camber back to stock.
They are not able to 'set front camber back to stock' for two reasons:
- there's no camber adjustment (worth speaking of) possible on front
- there's no need to adjust camber, as front camber does not increase with lowering that much ...
... as it does on rear.
Don't worry about front camber. It's uncertain enough if the actual shop is getting rear
camber and toe in right. Many shops are too lazy even touching the rear at all. Some
don't even know that the Mk.VII rear axle is fully adjustable, some settle for values 'still
within factory spec', when all values 'are green', even if they're still far from being ideal.
I'd highly (and repeatedly) recommend retaining factory toe in settings and setting rear
camber to -1°30' (-1.5°), which is on the lower side of the factory recommended range.
Yes, it's a range. To be more precise the nominal value is -1°45' (-1.75° as laymans say)
but allowing between -1°15' and -2°15' (-1.25° and -2.25°). Therefore -2°15' (which is
what you may get after lowering) is still within factory spec and your alignment shop is
not seeing any reason to adjust this increased rear camber back to stock. The point is
though, it'll still cause some increase in tire wear.
They are not able to 'set front camber back to stock' for two reasons:
- there's no camber adjustment (worth speaking of) possible on front
- there's no need to adjust camber, as front camber does not increase with lowering that much ...
... as it does on rear.
Don't worry about front camber. It's uncertain enough if the actual shop is getting rear
camber and toe in right. Many shops are too lazy even touching the rear at all. Some
don't even know that the Mk.VII rear axle is fully adjustable, some settle for values 'still
within factory spec', when all values 'are green', even if they're still far from being ideal.
I'd highly (and repeatedly) recommend retaining factory toe in settings and setting rear
camber to -1°30' (-1.5°), which is on the lower side of the factory recommended range.
Yes, it's a range. To be more precise the nominal value is -1°45' (-1.75° as laymans say)
but allowing between -1°15' and -2°15' (-1.25° and -2.25°). Therefore -2°15' (which is
what you may get after lowering) is still within factory spec and your alignment shop is
not seeing any reason to adjust this increased rear camber back to stock. The point is
though, it'll still cause some increase in tire wear.