Hey guys:

I just had an alignment done on my 2004 R53. Unfortunately my rear does not allow for camber adjustment. My right rear is currently at -1.3 and my left rear is at -1.1. Will sitting in a this mini on the drivers side add or take away from that -1.3. Does the same apply for the front? I am currently at -2.0 left and right.

Thank you!

 

I think you are missing some - signs or something. as you have it typed your rear wheels look like this

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And front like this

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Thats no good, Positive camber reduces cornering traction on the outside wheel.

The compression of the suspension adds Negative camber.

 

When a MINI dealership does an alignment, they are supposed to add weights in the car to simulate you in it. I don't think many other places do this. In either case, you'd have to be pretty seriously overweight to significantly affect your camber, and an amazingly sensitive driver to notice any difference.

If your above numbers are all negatives, those look pretty good to me.

 

Correction made. I was alittle sick yesterday.

 

Yes, MINI and BMW do a simulated full load of people. I recall the amount of weight being about 400+ lb (not a full full load) in the MINI when the do an alignment. My service department advised me that this is the best way to do it and get a consistent and expected alignment.

 

Yes you are suppose to align with weight in the car. But I disagree with this idea. Unless you drive around all the time with the same amout of weight they align the car with, your alignment will be off if you align the car with weight in it. I always recommend aligning the car setup the way you drive most of the time. Same kind of theory we use when setting up the race car. Driver weight, and race amount of fuel.