In the workshop manuals, it states that the camber for the P6/P6B is not adjustable, and is set at 0 degrees plus/minus 1 degree.
Many owners remark that their cars suffer from uneven front tyre wear, usually the outsides exhibiting more tread wear then the insides.
My Rover was displaying the same problem, and in 1988 I took the car to a truck steering specialist. The gent there was only too happy to help. He had a close look and said that the "toe in" needed adjusting and the camber was out. The "toe in" was adjusted via the track rod, but to my knowledge made no further changes.
The tyre wear issue remained and in 1990 I took the car to another steering specialsit, this time one that specifically worked with cars. Before continuing with what was to happen, I shall digress and return in the next paragraph. I remember discussing the tyre wear issue with some fellow Rover owners, one of which was the Service Manager at the Range Rover business that I used. The soultion I was told was to "shim" the top link.
So to return to the steering specialist. When I spoke to the gent on the phone to make the appointment, I told him of the car and what was happening. He obviously was familiar with the model of car, because he then said...can you please remove the glove boxes, as we will possibly need to put some shims in.
Upon arrival, I stayed and watched what he did. The car was driven onto a ramp, where the front wheels would sit on movable pads. He loosened the 4 nyloc nuts that secure the top links and then with the handbrake applied and the front suspension free to move slightly on the moveable pads, he placed shims in behind the top link, top and bottom on the outside closest to the guard.
Both side were treated the same. He checked the "toe in" which needed no adjustment.
So did it solve the tyre wear problem? New tyres were fitted, and 18 years later and numerous sets of tyres having been gone through, the tyre wear issue has never returned.
My front tyres always wear evenly right across the width of the tyre, with no pronounced uneven wear. When standing in front of the car, the wheels do appear to splay more, and the handling is excellent.
Ron.
Many owners remark that their cars suffer from uneven front tyre wear, usually the outsides exhibiting more tread wear then the insides.
My Rover was displaying the same problem, and in 1988 I took the car to a truck steering specialist. The gent there was only too happy to help. He had a close look and said that the "toe in" needed adjusting and the camber was out. The "toe in" was adjusted via the track rod, but to my knowledge made no further changes.
The tyre wear issue remained and in 1990 I took the car to another steering specialsit, this time one that specifically worked with cars. Before continuing with what was to happen, I shall digress and return in the next paragraph. I remember discussing the tyre wear issue with some fellow Rover owners, one of which was the Service Manager at the Range Rover business that I used. The soultion I was told was to "shim" the top link.
So to return to the steering specialist. When I spoke to the gent on the phone to make the appointment, I told him of the car and what was happening. He obviously was familiar with the model of car, because he then said...can you please remove the glove boxes, as we will possibly need to put some shims in.
Upon arrival, I stayed and watched what he did. The car was driven onto a ramp, where the front wheels would sit on movable pads. He loosened the 4 nyloc nuts that secure the top links and then with the handbrake applied and the front suspension free to move slightly on the moveable pads, he placed shims in behind the top link, top and bottom on the outside closest to the guard.
Both side were treated the same. He checked the "toe in" which needed no adjustment.
So did it solve the tyre wear problem? New tyres were fitted, and 18 years later and numerous sets of tyres having been gone through, the tyre wear issue has never returned.
My front tyres always wear evenly right across the width of the tyre, with no pronounced uneven wear. When standing in front of the car, the wheels do appear to splay more, and the handling is excellent.
Ron.