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    Passenger Rear Wheel/tire tucked more than driver's?

    Hi all,
    i just noticed that my passenger wheel/tire appears to be slightly, albeit noticeably, tucked in more than my driver's side rear. I noticed this after putting spacers on. What could this indicate? Suspension slightly misaligned? More camber on the passenger side? Is tgere anything I can do to fix it?

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    Have an alignment shop look at it. That is the first step. I can tell you that on 2 of the 3 cars I have here that the front drivers side wheel sits out further than the passenger side by a nominal 3/16". Becomes quite noticeable rounding corners with the odd dip in them when you have spacers, are lowered slightly, and put a phat arse like mine in on the drivers side....
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    Yea, either alignment is off or what are the chances that the fender was banged in the past and repaired?
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    Thanks for the input. I've heard that the camber can't be adjusted on these cars. Is that true?

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    Rear camber is adjustable

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    Oh it is? Ok, good to know. Thanks

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    You can have a subframe alignment done at Audi.
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    A good alignment shop with knowledge will center the subframe and then align each side in conjunction with the fronts for a 4 wheel alignment.
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    Something as simple as worn out bushing can be the cause as well - then alignment...

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