Hi Aaron, In my limited experience, any suspension work like this does "settle down" after a few days/weeks or few hundred miles. Same with changes to springs and/or dampers. As the ride height drops, you'll get more negative camber. I'd leave it alone for a while and monitor the ride height. When it seems to have settled, or appears that it's NOT going to settle, then take it in for the final alignment at the dealership. I assume you'll have the tie rod changed at that time? Also, did you change the bushing at the bottom of the hub/carrier where the outer spring link attaches? Any plans for a K-Mac kit?
Oh yeah - any photos? Would love to see that aluminium arm installed! :-) -- Dave M. Boise, ID 1994 E500 - 95kmi (Q-ship) 1987 300D - 261kmi (Sportline) > ------------------------------ > Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:41:30 -0800 > From: Aaron Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [MBZ] Rear suspension link replacement - update > > Hello all, > > I recently replaced the camber strut, thrust arm, and torque strut > links on my 1987 300D. The old torque strut bushings were OK, but the > thrust arm was pretty shot. The camber struts looked like they still > had some life left - ie, no cracks in the bushings. Prior to replacing > the links, I had some slight (but visible) negative camber in the rear > but tire wear wasn't uneven. With the new links, there is no > noticeable negative camber (and as a result I get slight tire rubbing > on the rear fenders, which I didn't have before, doh!) and the rear > sits about an inch higher than it did before. Of course, I torqued all > the fasteners down only after raising the rear axle such that the > distance from the center of the hub to the top of the fender was the > same as when the car was sitting on the wheels. > > My question is this: Do these cars "settle down" or experience camber > changes after a bit of driving, when the rear links are replaced? I > didn't touch the rear tie rod yet, and as I understand it, this is the > only piece on the rear suspension that affects alignment values. > Thanks for any input, > > -Aaron > 1987 300D > 1987 300TD
