- 4.6 deg rear camber!!
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Recently dropped all the suspension on my 91, to replace ALL the stock bushes with Poly,s.
Now after doing this-took the car down to a specialist shop to get the alignment done, now had 1/2 tank of fuel and the drivers seat ballasted.
Even with the alignment bolt/cams fully adjusted i cant get the rear camber less than -4.6deg??, - i was aiming for -1.75 /-2 deg
Anyone any ideas, my ride height isnt excessively low either 12 1/4" at front, 12 5/8" at rear
Now after doing this-took the car down to a specialist shop to get the alignment done, now had 1/2 tank of fuel and the drivers seat ballasted.
Even with the alignment bolt/cams fully adjusted i cant get the rear camber less than -4.6deg??, - i was aiming for -1.75 /-2 deg
Anyone any ideas, my ride height isnt excessively low either 12 1/4" at front, 12 5/8" at rear
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oh i,m sure the bushings have been installed correctly, they were marked up where they went.
i guess i could buy a set of the FM adjustable bushes- i just wanted to now why the camber is currently so far out.
i guess i could buy a set of the FM adjustable bushes- i just wanted to now why the camber is currently so far out.
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Think ive got to the bottom off this- i tightened all the wishbone fixing points/bolts whilst it was up on the jacks.
Been suggested on another thread that i probably preloaded the suspenion and that i need to get it back up on the jack,slacken the bolts/fixtures and raise the the wheel back up to ride height and then re-tighten all the bolts.
I know nothing is bent
Been suggested on another thread that i probably preloaded the suspenion and that i need to get it back up on the jack,slacken the bolts/fixtures and raise the the wheel back up to ride height and then re-tighten all the bolts.
I know nothing is bent
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Front nearside adjustment bolt is maxed out
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There is still some adjustment on the bolts for the offside wishbones
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Not the best pic to show the angle, but you know i,m beginning to doubt the accuracy/calibration of the garages alighnment equipment.
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Theres no way n hell that can be -4.6*. Take it somewhere else.
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I'm at -2.7* looks much more than that!
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I do know if you are too low your situation can happen. I believe there are upper control arms to give you more angle to get less camber. But you don't look too low or too negative.
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I do know if you are too low your situation can happen. I believe there are upper control arms to give you more angle to get less camber. But you don't look too low or too negative.
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Another vote for a different shop. I've had some very bad experiences with alignment shops. For something that should be so common and simple, people really seem to screw it up. If there's a local car community or some autocross guys nearby try to talk to them and see where they go. I agree w/ the guys above, if you've got that much camber it'd be very obvious.
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Sure i,m ok about the setting , but its been a pain in the *** to find out-when the garage should have been getting it right from the start.
Dont gemme wrong - car drives fine, i just needed to know what my cambers were.
Dont gemme wrong - car drives fine, i just needed to know what my cambers were.