Anyone know what the distance is supposed to be for the tyre to the front strut? Car is 2000 elite 3.0 with 235/45/17's. Mine is about 2 fag papers!

From memory mine is 10-15mm. Sounds like your camber adjuster might have slipped (are you getting inner shoulder wear)?

It does vary depending on the exact length of the wishbones fitted, of course, so there is no "correct" figure but obviously a decent clearance is required to prevent the tyre getting damaged.

Another thing that will influence it is the wheel/tyre size and offset. Are yours standard wheels?

Kevin

See the camber guide in maintenance.


Should be more than that though. Depends on tyre and rim size, but mine was something approaching 10 mil to the side wall and about 14 to the flat surface of the rim edge with same wheel size as yours.

I don't know what the clearance should be but two fag papers sounds a bit iffy.

The camber should be set at 1deg 10' .
I would suggest you get the geometry checked.

Do you have any abnormal wear on the tyres?

wheels are standard 17", tyre wear seems even. I'll get the geometry checked. thanks for the advice. 

I must admit that when I saw mine awhile ago I was amazed how little clearance there was maybe 3 or 4 fag papers!!

mickfoz wrote on 17. Jan 2011 at 11:23:

Anyone know what the distance is supposed to be for the tyre to the front strut? Car is 2000 elite 3.0 with 235/45/17's. Mine is about 2 fag papers!

That's very wrong, there must be an issue with the camber positions.

Where are you measuring from?

The wheels are vertically quite tight to the bottom of the 'spring mounting', but horizontally to the strut there should be a reasonable amount of space. :-/
I would struggle to get my little finger between the tread and the 'spring mount', but could probably put my thumb between the wheel rim and the strut.

Would even tyre wear not suggest all is in order?

Have found a garage in near my home that does full geometry check. I'll get back on how it goes.

mickfoz wrote on 18. Jan 2011 at 15:18:

Have found a garage in near my home that does full geometry check. I'll get back on how it goes.

Let's hope they know what they're doing. "in the green" or "as factory settings" is nowhere near accurate enough on the omega. Although by the sound of it they can only improve the current setting. Anything more aggressive than, what?  -1.50 could well see excessive shoulder ware and early tyre replacement.

Whats the factory setting for camber? Up to - 2.?? Something like? Iirc? Far too aggressive and will still show green.

Thanks, i'll tell them not to set it too aggressive.

Kneepad wrote on 17. Jan 2011 at 11:29:

I don't know what the clearance should be but two fag papers sounds a bit iffy. The camber should be set at 1deg 10' . I would suggest you get the geometry checked. Do you have any abnormal wear on the tyres?

What he said /\

Just to clarify, that is minus 1deg 10min.  :y