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Wheel alignment - what do I need to do?

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cotefarmboy:
Noticed today that the front wheels on the Disco are really angled in at the top as you look at it from straight in front
kind of like this /-o-\ (sorry for crap diagram).

Is this just tracking? I noticed that the tyres were totally scrubbed off on the inner edges when they were replaced yesterday which follows from the angle the wheels are at. I have just lifted it 2" so not sure if it needs some other form of correction too although the scrubbed tyres came off it pre-lift.

Any ideas?

Dr Neil:
with the wheels angled like that it wouldn't be the tracking.If i was you i would jackup the front and check for movement top to bottom,you may find that the swivel  bearings have collapsed or even the wheel bearings, though if it was the wheel bearing you would have heard it.

justa thought and hope this helps

Neil...

cotefarmboy:
It's not as drastic as the diagram by any means, that's meant as just a guide. It drives and handles well and there is no noise from the transmission at all but I'll check the wheel bearings etc tomorrow.

I guess I wondered if I needed some form of castor correction bushes etc after fitting the lift?

Range Rover Blues:
Castor is the angle of the steering axis viewed from the side, what you are descibing is camber and it may just be an optical illusion.  Easy to check with a plumb line or spirit level as the camber should be pretty much zero.

Remember that the tyres bulge out at the bottom so probably best to check the outside rim of the wheel itself.

mattyme:
tyre tread scrubbing on the inside edges of the tread pattern would indicate both front wheel toeing out and requires the wheel alignment to be attended to.
i use a 3d camera 4 wheel alignment computer at work.
it could be a symptom of a bent steering bar... again having the wheel alignment attended to would correct this.
as far as i know there is no camber adjustment on a disco and as rrb said above the camber should be nigh on vertical.
hope this helps

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