Tracking

Am about to switch from Michelin Primacy to Michelin CrossClimate all round.

ATS have said that they think tracking can be adjusted both front and rear, is this so ?

My rear tyres are wearing unevenly on the tread edges.

For everyday driving with 2 people and boot half loaded, what tyre pressures do you use please ?

2010, 5.1, 180BHP.

BerndRos said:

Am about to switch from Michelin Primacy to Michelin CrossClimate all round.

ATS have said that they think tracking can be adjusted both front and rear, is this so ?

My rear tyres are wearing unevenly on the tread edges.

For everyday driving with 2 people and boot half loaded, what tyre pressures do you use please ?

2010, 5.1, 180BHP.

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44psi all round on my 4Motion. Equal wear F to R and R to L..
If the Rear tyres are wearing on the outer edges of both sides of the tyre more then this normally indicates too low a pressure

Yes, you can get both front and back wheels tracked on a Transporter/Cali but it has to be on a decent computer-based system. This will check the setting (toe and camber) on each wheel individually and give you a before and after printout.

Once this is done and the pressure is correct, the wear will be even across the whole tread. This is in addition to getting the wheels balanced of course.

Alan

AlanC said:

Yes, you can get both front and back wheels tracked on a Transporter/Cali but it has to be on a decent computer-based system. This will check the setting (toe and camber) on each wheel individually and give you a before and after printout.

Once this is done and the pressure is correct, the wear will be even across the whole tread. This is in addition to getting the wheels balanced of course.

Alan

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Hmmm you sure about that?
The rear trailing arm may have eccentric bushes to allow camber/toe adjustment but there is no track rod to allow true tracking as per front, unless 4x4 perhaps.

sidepod said:

Hmmm you sure about that?
The rear trailing arm may have eccentric bushes to allow camber/toe adjustment but there is no track rod to allow true tracking as per front, unless 4x4 perhaps.

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You are right about the track rod, but my rear wheels were adjusted when I had the van done. The laser mirrors were clamped to all four wheels. Admittedly only a small adjustment was performed on the rear as compared to the front.

Alan

sidepod said:

Hmmm you sure about that?
The rear trailing arm may have eccentric bushes to allow camber/toe adjustment but there is no track rod to allow true tracking as per front, unless 4x4 perhaps.

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Rear toe angles are adjustable. Camber needs adjustable bushes to be fitted as an upgrade, worth doing on lowered Cali's especially if 18" or above rims fitted with 255>275 width tyres also.
Front camber and caster can also be adjusted by fitting adjustable bushes.

Ultimately all down to the Guy doing the tracking as some just check if in or close to tolerances. Needs to be set to as close to perfect as possible for a neutral handling drive.