I've always thought toe in on the rear of my Mk 2 fab could not be adjusted.

 

But I've just been told by a member of staff at the local tyre fitting retailer I often use, that if I paid extra for the car to go back on the ramp again (they had just corrected the front alignment as I requested) they could adjust the rear providing, they said, the bolts aren't seized with rust which, they added, is very common.

 

Was that BS?

 

Thank you. I would appreciate your thoughts.

 

 

Yes, the rear isn't adjustable for toe, but they'll take your money anyway...

@Doily,  there is a chance that they could just be using simple terms to explain what they could do to/for your car, if you were interested in paying them more - or, maybe as said already, helping you lighten your wallet.

 

While the rear suspension is not adjustable as such, they could carry out more checks to make sure that it has not been damaged, and everything is still fit for use, like the mounting bushes, the front subframe can be moved around slightly to help align the front end to the fixed rear end.

 

I'm guessing that they do have a proper alignment jig/bench, but initially you like most other people have only asked for the toeing to be checked/corrected - and maybe they don't really know how to make full use of its other features.

I'll confess now to asking my local KwikFit to check/adjust the front toe of an Ibiza after I had replaced the track rods and ends, getting that done cost a lot more than I had expected (from the days when toeing check/adjust was just that), but I was given a full alignment printout or "before" and "after" - I gathered from that experience that no human input was involved when measuring the caster!

 

Maybe time for me to get that done on my wife's 2015 Polo now that I've done a "spring-damper" refresh and TCA rear bushes replacement, and see if they now know how to use that kit fully.