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2011 V70 R-design D5 suspension angles

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Old Jan 5th, 2018, 18:54   #1
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Please can anyone confirm what the camber, caster and toe angles should be for a V70 R-design D5 (2011)?

I have had the angles done at a local specialist; their system uses the registration number to identify what make/model it is, but I have reservations as it seems to list my car as being 4WD, which it is not. The reason I am suspicious is that I have lots more rear tyre noise than I had before and the rear tyres are showing an unusual wear pattern, which I think is indicating sawtooth wear.

I may just take it to Volvo Poole and let them have a look, but the tyre specialists I always use (who been excellent for a number of years) have just rechecked the geometry and confirmed that all the angles are correct as far as they concerned.

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Old Jan 6th, 2018, 10:47   #2
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Volvo Poole are always very friendly and helpful and I'd approach them first, specifically mentioning that your reg number seems to generate the wrong vehicle profile. They would use the VIN rather than the reg and this might give the correct profile. Failing using Volvo, I always used Christchurch Tyres at Purewell for geometry checking and adjustment on my previous cars which were very sensitive to incorrect settings and they went out of their way to get the settings spot on. They use a Hunter geometry rig and I was most impressed by this very extensive and expensive piece of kit and the way they used it.

The only other worry I'd have is that if the DoT have incorrect info on the vehicle registration data, could the car registration be a clone or did the tyre people just make a mistake when entering the reg number!
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Old Jan 6th, 2018, 17:31   #3
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Many thanks.
Looking at "alignmycar" it would seem that Volvo Poole also use a Hunter wheel alignment system.
I will give the Volvo dealership a ring to see what they would charge to check everything and also see if they will tell me what rear toe-in should be set to for my car to determine whether it is necessary in the first place.
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Old Jan 7th, 2018, 10:42   #4
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It may be that the printouts that were provided list all the vehicles that the settings are appropriate for, i.e. That the alignment geometry is the same for a 4wd car as for a fwd one.

There is also the possibility that the front tyres are quieter than they were before and I am now hearing noises from the back that were previously hidden!
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