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Author Subject: Caster And Camber problem
Panos S16

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Post #1
Hello
I have a problem with car geometry
(S16 1995)

Front camber L -0,16’ R -0,19’
(Instead of -0,50’)

Caster L +2,10’ R 2,01’
(instead of +3,15’)

Does anyone know what affect caster ?

New Top mounts(PAS)
P-bushes changed
Subframe not bended

Maybe Hubs need change ?
Wrong balljoints? (Shorter)

I know that i have different hubs but looks that the left one is from an earlier model (ph1) and the right one is from Ph2-3

What should i check?

Thanks
Posted 22nd Sep 2024 at 17:53
Panos S16

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Post #2
Also forgot to mention that car at highway pulls to right like crazy!
Posted 22nd Sep 2024 at 18:22
Joep

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Post #3
Panos S16 wrote:
Also forgot to mention that car at highway pulls to right like crazy!


Is your subframe still fixed properly?

I was once missing one bolt and car pulled to the right on acceleration and to the left on braking.

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Posted 23rd Sep 2024 at 10:27
Panos S16

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Post #4
Subframe’s bolts are in position and tighened , yesterday i change both hubs and balljoints but nothing improved dramaticly,
Caster from 2’10” improved to 2’35”
Also both p-Bushes(silentblocks) at wishbones are ok

Any other thoughts?

What else should i try?


Posted 1st Oct 2024 at 23:06
Joep

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Post #5
Can it be you accidentally swapped the left and right shock?

Suspension can be very weird. I had wheelhubs refurbed and fitted to my GTI. Changed the OEM shocks for Bilstein B8 with Eibach lowering springs, and the lower wishbones while we were at it.

We did not change anything of the steering rack… and after fitting the new parts, the car had massive toe-out!

A simple alignment and everything was fine again. But we still do not know how this happened…

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'96 Sigma Blue XSi6
'98 Diablo Red GTi6
'99 Onyx Black S16

All RFS powered!

Plus various other Peugeots
Posted 5th Oct 2024 at 06:24
Joep

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Post #6
You should use similar hubs left and right. There quite a few variations between the 306 models.

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'96 Sigma Blue XSi6
'98 Diablo Red GTi6
'99 Onyx Black S16

All RFS powered!

Plus various other Peugeots
Posted 5th Oct 2024 at 06:26
Panos S16

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Post #7
I think that thats impossible(to fit wrong sides the struts,also now the hubs and balljoints are 100% the same and correct
Also the toe was adjusted(wheel aligment done)

The topmounts seems to be PAS but a little bit flat and different shape,nevertheless they sit backwards

Is subframe a little bit movable? to give me that 1 degree of caster


Also i dont think that something is bent,
If something was bent or wrong,the problem will be from one side and not from both sides,for example if the right wishbone was bent,right caster angle will be wrong and left side caster will be fine, so i think that is something else,

but what?


Posted 6th Oct 2024 at 21:43

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