Hi all,
I have a 2000 A4 Quattro 1.8t - when I got the car, I noticed the tires were wearing really badly on the inside, and found out the upper control arms were bad (bought cheapo arms off ebay). Got it all replaced, put some used tires on it, and about 6k or 7k miles later, the insides on the front ones were very worn. I rotated the tires, and about 300 miles later, the rear tires that I put on the front were worn down to the belt as well.

So, I purchased new lower control arms from FCPEuro and installed those. However, the front tires are still lying out about 0.4-0.5 inch. I just got new tires installed today and really don't want them to wear out. Any idea on what is wrong? Could the uppers be bad? I checked for ball joint play/looseness on the uppers and they seem tight.

Any help is MUCH appreciated.

Thanks!!

 

Alignment?

 

yeah if you get an alignment they will tell you they cant align it and why they cant align it.... or they will be able to and it will be fixed

 

You mean toe-in alignment or subframe alignment?

 

Camber adjustment, turn the bolt with the offset cam on the bottom control arm so that you pull the bottom of the tire in towards the center of the car. Is the car lowered, if it is you may need some other modification to get the camber back in spec?

 

Toe in alignment

 

just bring it to a reputable shop and get a full alignment... they can see everything that is off and tell you why it is.