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[svt ricco]

hey guys, just wanna ask you a question... today, while i was having my muffler installed, i noticed that my left front tire is untucked (looks like there's a spacer). is this normal?

[Logic]

what do you mean untucked? spacer where? i m not sure what you are explaining here

[svt ricco]

the right tire sits flush inside while the left one is like a few mm's out. if i look at it from top of the fender, i can see the tire on the driver side while on the right, i don't see the tire

[NISMOPOWERED]

Dont all the AMG's have hand rolled fenders? Maybee one side is flared a bit more? Maybee one side is hanging lower, the wheels travel in an arch. Alingment issues?

[svt ricco]

no issues at all... hmmm...

[515]

prob it's the camber, since right hand side sits lower than left & then u get more camber on the right than on the left. that's why the left is a bit more out.
mine was like that before, until i correct both height using coilover then they both sit the same. ;)

[svt ricco]

see the difference?

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x84/rn_suavee/tire%20pix/problem004.jpg

http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x84/rn_suavee/tire%20pix/problem003.jpg

[c280nz]

man that is hard to tell the difference,
im glad you dont look at my car with that much detail cos youd probebly call it a write-off

[svt ricco]

Originally posted by c280nz
man that is hard to tell the difference,
im glad you dont look at my car with that much detail cos youd probebly call it a write-off if you look at the lower picture, you'll notice the tire is a bit outside the fender, in the first pic, the tire is slightly tucked into the fender

[Denlasoul]

Your alignment is most likely off.

[strictlyspeakin]

Wow that is spotting it closely.

If you want to really get technical though, you didn't quite have the same angle between the top and bottom shots.

In the top photo you can just barely make out the rear arch of the fender and also see the lower trim piece head on.

In the bottom you can't see any of the those two details.

Thus I would suspect that the driver side is out even more than the bottom photo shows if you got the same shot....ever so slightly. But still...

[hvmercy]

I can't tell the difference.

[allirroz]

If the your eyes can see a difference in the way the left and the right wheels are angled/standing, an alignment rack is the only tool that will confirm the discrepancies.

[Proven Guilty]

toe is .25% off. what do the rears look like? does your car seem to pull to the right when driving straight?

alignment should fix it up, but i think what you're also seeing is the difference in the way your bumper is seated. the driver's side is tucked more than the passenger side, further showing the difference in an exaggerated way.

[svt ricco]

thanks for the advice a guys! i'll have it checked on the weekend... will let you guys know what's up:)

[kyo216]

i just put on my brabus monoblock vi replicas and i found out i have the same problem! let me know what the issue is.

[Denlasoul]

Originally posted by Denlasoul
Your alignment is most likely off.


Originally posted by Proven Guilty
toe is .25% off. what do the rears look like? does your car seem to pull to the right when driving straight?

alignment should fix it up, but i think what you're also seeing is the difference in the way your bumper is seated. the driver's side is tucked more than the passenger side, further showing the difference in an exaggerated way.

[OzC36]

To my eye there is absolutely nothing wrong with your wheels!

Note that the tyres and front fender match perfectly.

The mismatch and visible difference below the fender is due to the deformation/fitment of your front bumper/airdam being different left to right. The front bumper is a flexible material and it is notoriously difficult to fit properly.

If you are worried, go to a good body shop and have the front bumper refitted.

Just my humble opinion of course!

Edit: Ah, I see Denlasoul has said much the same above.