Front wheels not totally vertical.

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Doug G
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Front wheels not totally vertical.

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The front wheels not perfectly vertical.

What do I have to adjust?
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You make it sound like just one of them. Is this correct or do you mean both of them?
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The only adjustment available on a stock mini is toe and castor. Camber is only adjustable if you changed the lower arms to ones that you can adjust.
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Nigel(no top)Sykes wrote: Tue Sep 21, 2021 16:56 You make it sound like just one of them. Is this correct or do you mean both of them?
Both. But one looks like it leans a little bit more than the other.

Will have access tonight as all the wheels will be removed to have [EDIT] the tires replaced. See separate thread. :lol:
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Like Willie says.
Although there is one possibility…..if the suspension is too high this will cause the wheels to lean outwards at the top, you usually only get this when you’ve gone overboard with the adjustment on the hi-lo’s though.

And……theatres ?!!!
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They are leaning inwards at the top. IE negative camber. :evil:
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Willie_B wrote: Tue Sep 21, 2021 18:33 The only adjustment available on a stock mini is toe and castor. Camber is only adjustable if you changed the lower arms to ones that you can adjust.
Darn it. :|
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A little bit of negative camber is normal and a good thing for better handling too.
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This is worth a watch.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJIkKH_dnI
Its Edd China, fixing the front suspension in his Outspan Orange. I used to think he was a tosser when I watched that show he was in, but he's pretty good in this. Its sort of split across two episodes (this is the second one) but he goes through how the Mini suspension works and shows how to fit adjustable suspension and then adjust it.

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