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--Help--Bad negative Camber w/ stock suspension

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Old 04-03-08 | 04:33 PM
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Default --Help--Bad negative Camber w/ stock suspension

Ok heres my situation my as of now, the car has all stock suspension and 20" Rims.

and i just had to get my rear tires flipped do to excessive where on the inside of the tires.

the fronts have the same issue but not as bad. but prob. do to my slightly aggressive is the reason the rears where so bad.

So my question is what worn out bushings could be causing this situation?
or is it something totally different causing this.

keep in mind i want to lower the car about 2" soon so this really needs to be addressed.

any help would be greatly appreciated .
Old 04-03-08 | 06:17 PM
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Get an Alignment check and do an Alignment if needed. Get the specs as close as you can with the 20 inch wheels you have on the car, by having bigger wheels you are altering the geometry that the factory has set for the factory wheels. Basically, with the bigger wheel the wheel is sitting at a slightly different postition, and if you have too much negative camber from the get go from what you have just said....the bigger and wider wheels aren't helping at all.

Get an Alignment done, see what the numbers are and get them as close to factory specs as possible.

After you lower it, get another alignment done. If I were you I would lower it and do the alignment at once so you don't have to spend the money twice.
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If you are concerned about bushings get the car jacked up and check the bushings with a flashlight and flat screw driver. The car needed an alignment right after you put the rims on regardless.
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could be bad wheel bearings also
Old 04-04-08 | 04:09 AM
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Worn bushings will definitely affect camber. Get the upper ball joint inspected too. The wheels themselves shouldn't really affect camber that much. The suspension doesn't really know what size wheels you're riding on.
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