Originally Posted by tatarik

driver side front tire wears abnormally fast on inside. i don't see where camber can be adjusted during alignment. any alignment tech here that has experienced correcting this problem? thank you.

Originally Posted by AldisCurt

While the prior posters are correct, your rear end is out of alignment, you CANNOT take it to an alignment shop for a fix. The rear suspension on MKIV VWs is NOT adjustable by conventional means. Really the only thing you can look to do is to either find a new rear axle tube, $495 at the dealer, find a used axle tube and end up with the same thing you have now, or you can buy some shims designed specifically for fixing "x" amount of camber and/or toe.

I chose to go with option 3, the shims, on my '01 Golf, it too was wearing out the insides of tires (about 15k miles per set). Basically I went into Sears, had them do an alignment CHECK, which is $15 (a full alignment is $70 around here, which isn't a bad idea if it's been a while since your front end has been checked) and just gives you a readout of where you are, ordered shims from JCWhitney, took the rear end apart, installed the shims, and now everything is at least pretty close to correct. My right rear toe is still out a fair amount, but the camber is nearly within spec (was out 3* before) and the tire wear seemed to have ceased.