If a MECH A NIC video helped you consider donating to my patreon account to help support the channel. It turns out that it was a combination of the ride height and excessive toe-in that made the wheels look like there was to much positive camber. Wheel Alignment Camber … Depending on the car that you have, manual vehicles will usually have a camber that is slightly negative, as the stability increases. For the front I went with camber bolts. I would highly recommend against replacing the sway bar on this car. Ball joints connect to the tie rods and ensure that your car steers correctly. Had my civic lowered a while back, had front camber kits installed (skunk2), but not rear ones. I've seen folks leave off the spring "pads" to shorten that distance a bit to get a "skosh" more neg. My first question is how did this happen when before the alignment was fine? Use the above image to determine if you have positive or negative camber. Hey guys aloha! I lowered the car on the Solo Werks coilovers and got an alignment a few months ago. These bolts can most easily be accessed from the engine compartment. Once the toe was set properly and we cut off the bottom ring of the coil spring, lowering the front end (approximately 1 ¾ inch) all the specs fell into place. If you put your car on the rack you'll see the rts don't have that much negative camber. Unequal Rear Camber Page 1 Suspension Brakes Pistonheads. During the first half of the 320 mile route I bent a stub axle and one wheel had about 3 degrees negative camber compared with about 1 degree on the other side. You need new control arms in the rear. The lowering springs WILL produce a lot of negative camber in the rear. You have to place the framing squares right next to the tyres and check from a distance. Hello So I noticed today that my 2000 van is starting to show negative camber (view from rear) on the rear suspension. 2,018 Posts #3 • Nov 7, 2015. If this is your first time to adjust camber on your Chevy truck, then the information below will surely be helpful. Toe is the last adjustment made during an alignment. First a sway bar is a band-aid. Starts working on a wheel and tyre made for 70 degrees of camber for ultimate silliness. You can have a perfect alignment for every purpose in racing, but for cornering and track use, a negative camber in front combine with caster is more ideal in my opinion. Both the wheels should have a uniform alignment for a proper camber. Some negative camber will help improve your handling of the road. A small variation can severely affect the way the car handles and the tires wear. The first shop you went to is correct, the camber cannot be adjusted, components must be replaced to rectify the excessive camber. I also know that one way to fix it will be by getting 3sx control arms. It must have been there before, just not as noticeable with the rear tires being so wide. I really didn't notice it at all when driving flat out on all sorts of roads. The front has a slight neg. Positive & Negative Camber. Looking to see if someone with experience might help me with my alignment issue that I have on my 2015 GTI. Basic design theory. I've tried replacing the front spring, replacing the spindles, replacing bushings. For best handling you could leave the front alone and adjust the rear to around -1.0°. To maximize tire wear, you would need to correct both front and rear to factory specs. Figure1: a simple parallelogram- in bump the tyre remains perpendicular to the road. 1,801 Posts . You don’t need to worry about anything at all because the steps on how to adjust camber on Chevy truck below are easy to follow. Its hard to tell if spindles are bent so how do you professionals tell which part or parts to replace to correct this issue. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 7 of 7 Posts. The camber of the vehicle determines how much the wheels are tilted either inside or out. When an auto mechanic talks about negative camber, he or she is referring to the top of the tire which will tuck inwards. In our case, we had 0.7 degrees of negative camber on the driver’s side and 0.6 degrees of negative camber on the passenger side. Straights are minimal. Click to expand... Of course I'm going to get an alignment after any type of lowering (or even raising the car). DOWNLOAD IMAGE. Tighten the bolts. The front was almost neutral but I wanted a little negative camber upfront for my aggressive driving style. Sorry I forgot to add the fix. If there is no negative camber the overall grip to the road is jeopardized. camber. If they are the stock control arms, check to make sure they are not bent. I just read online about a washer trick which is a cheap alternative to fixing rear camber. Negative camber: This occurs when the bottom portion of the heel are aligned outwards. To move the control arm inward (add negative camber), remove an equal number of and thickness of shims from both bolts. If the bottoms of the tires lean to the outside, you have negative camber which can cause excessive inner tire wear. On an MGF camber should be ±0.5 degree (±30 minutes). Here are the steps you should take to properly perform a camber adjustment on your vehicle. i know what i could do but i want other 240SX owner's opinions cuz i wanna do it right. Check the camber reading and adjust as necessary until the reading falls within specifications for your year truck. Camber shims alter the spindle angle slightly to adjust camber. camber, but the rear is much heavier. If you've lowered the car (shorter spring), as the lower a arm gets closer to the upper a arm, you get more negative camber. Use camber adjusting shims or camber adjusting upper ball joints. Tire alignment is done by adjusting the "camber" of the car which refers to how straight up and down your tires are when looking at them from the front. Ball Joints. DOWNLOAD IMAGE. Camber kits are available for both front and rear, though the rear requires only longer bolts and washers. Discussion Starter • #1 • Jan 24, 2004. Jordan says: at Usually 3.5 degrees of camber up front on … Not sure how being a "nancy" has to do with my question. After putting new (30 x 9.5 x 15) tires on, I noticed a heavy negative camber on the rear. Stop being a nancy and just get an alignment after the springs settle. Rear Wheel Alignment Camber Problem Spitfire Gt6 Forum. It wasnt a very big drop (1.8 inch), so the negative camber in the rear wheels is barely noticeable. 2.5 degrees negative camber is not within spec. Toe in can always be adjusted. Front camber is in the same league. I had almost 3 degrees in the rear which is WAY too much for a front wheel drive car. GeneralPurposeVehicl says: at Challenge accepted! I'd suggest you check the rear control arms to make sure they have not been replaced with adjustable racing control arms. The suspension is stock. Ensure that both wheels on the front and rear ends of the car have the same camber settings, even if they are negative camber settings as defined by the factory suspension specifications. How to Fix Negative Camber. Torque the control arm bolts to between 80 and 100 foot-pounds. These will set your camber back to the factory setting and reduce your tire wear on the inner edge. Before that you need to decide what you will do about the negative camber. I love to work on golf carts but I'm having a problem correcting Club Car Precedents that have excessive negative camber. I once won a major Endurance Championship rally in my Rover 214Si. In fact I've done this. I've got the fix. The clearance arms are adjustable.. trying to figure out if shortening or lengthening them will take some of the negative camber out. When I went to take it in for alignment they said that my passenger side was okay but the driver side had serious negative camber and they couldn't adjust it anymore because the torsion keys were close to maxed out. For negative camber adjustment, you simply clock the camber shim to the required setting but at the 6 o’clock position. So I just installed my torsion keys in front and shackles in the rear but after installation I’ve notice I have a slight negative camber on the drive side somewhat look like this. I am getting ready to install Eibach springs and I know that when I do I'll probably have negative camper issue. Negative Rear Wheel Camber Honda Odyssey Forum . Both of these were outside of the factory allowed ±0.5 degrees of camber on each side. Negative camber can be present on any S10 and can be adjusted either way, more or less camber. Match the camber settings of one wheel on the opposite side if uneven or excess tire wear is present. Agco Automotive Repair Service Baton Rouge La Detailed Auto. Well, im not sure to do that or buy actual rear camber kit. Step 1 - Drive Car on Flat Surface . Your tires will be fine. Negative camber is when the top of the wheel leans into the centre of the car. DOWNLOAD IMAGE. Ok my car has a negative camber in the front passenger side and i need to fix it. That much negative camber is not normal on M3's, even if they are lowered. DOWNLOAD IMAGE. Positive camber is when the top of the wheel leans out. Unless you have something bent, or have modded parts it should not be a problem for any shop. If they didn't do an alignment because of the camber issue, they didn't see fit to make any adjustment to toe. If your camber is off by a few degrees you have two options. But the alignment shop I went to can’t seem to fix my negative camber I … Rears go negative camber and toe in. This is because the camber permits the tire to respond better when turning around the corner. Noticed right off the bat the camber was pretty negative on that side. I have not seen many adjustable items there that shows this can be adjusted, so my next guess was I need to replace something. Last is the verticle link. Excessive camber in one side can indicate a worse problem like a bent axle tube. Listed below are some solutions to fix them: Check wheel alignment: You can do this by using a couple of framing squares or a straight edge. How To Fix Negative Camber Rear Wheels DOWNLOAD IMAGE. If you don't know the history of the car, don't rule out this component. I need some help in how to fix the negative camber in my 08 Silverado I have djm drop control arms and lowering springs and struts and lowering spindles .