Calling all Mk5 GTI drivers with Denvers

**maca** · 14-12-2009, 12:55 PM

When you bought your car, did it pull to the left?

As some of you may know, I swapped with a mate the other day with a mate and I now have Denvers on my MY08 Jetta. The other day when I got the new tyres they did the alignment and it now pulls to the left. I went back to the place today and they say that it's nothing they can do as it's the way the Castors are set up. I went on to explain that both with my stock Atlantas and my after market 18s I didn't have the problem but they didn't budge at the fact that it's "the way the car was made".

Any thoughts?

**team_v** · 14-12-2009, 12:59 PM

I believe the GTI was set up with a negative camber setting of half a degree so that may be causing your uneven pull.
Not 100% sure on this however, JMAC may be able to help with the issue.

Edit:
Just found this http://www.mkv-gti.net/wiki/index.php?title=Suspension
Second heading form the bottom outlines the camber, toe and caster specs for the MK5 GTI.

**maca** · 14-12-2009, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by team_v

I believe the GTI was set up with a negative camber setting of half a degree so that may be causing your uneven pull.
Not 100% sure on this however, JMAC may be able to help with the issue.

Edit:
Just found this http://www.mkv-gti.net/wiki/index.php?title=Suspension
Second heading form the bottom outlines the camber, toe and caster specs for the MK5 GTI.

Ok thanks, I'll check it out and if I need to I'll call Jimmy.

Just find it hard to believe that I never had a problem with my Atlantas or 18 Lavinhards, then all of a sudden I got this problem.

Would the specs be the same even though I have a Jetta?

**maca** · 14-12-2009, 01:15 PM

Sorry I may have worded it wrong - if I let the wheel go it doesn't actually pull to the left, if the steering wheel is physically straight the wheel point to the left a little..

**team_v** · 14-12-2009, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by maca

Sorry I may have worded it wrong - if I let the wheel go it doesn't actually pull to the left, if the steering wheel is physically straight the wheel point to the left a little..

If they are OEM wheels then they would probably be designed for the GTI setup.
Since the Jetta shouldn't have the same setup as the GTI, it could explain why the wheels are "pointing to the left"
It could also explain why you didn't have a problem with the other aftermarke twheels as they wouldn't be setup for specifically for the GTI.

You could probably resolve the issue by getting replica Denver's.

**SoVeReIgN** · 14-12-2009, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by maca

Sorry I may have worded it wrong - if I let the wheel go it doesn't actually pull to the left, if the steering wheel is physically straight the wheel point to the left a little..

lol.

This is adjustable, they must have ****ed it up when they did the alignment. Happened to me once. Wheel was WAY out. Wheels have nothing to do with it.

**Maverick** · 14-12-2009, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by team_v

If they are OEM wheels then they would probably be designed for the GTI setup.
Since the Jetta shouldn't have the same setup as the GTI, it could explain why the wheels are "pointing to the left"
It could also explain why you didn't have a problem with the other aftermarke twheels as they wouldn't be setup for specifically for the GTI.

You could probably resolve the issue by getting replica Denver's.

The wheels will work fine on the Jetta sounds more like the alignment has been screwed up.

Buying cheap replicas isn't going to fix the problem.

**tinto** · 14-12-2009, 02:16 PM

go to another alignment place.
what a joke.

**KWICKS** · 14-12-2009, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by SoVeReIgN

lol.

This is adjustable, they must have ****ed it up when they did the alignment. Happened to me once. Wheel was WAY out. Wheels have nothing to do with it.

+1, take it back to the aligners - or someone decent form a change (but will cost you extra) - and get it fixed by them gratis.