What to do if one tire has negative camber and toe out?
09-27-09, 11:32 AM
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What to do if one tire has negative camber and toe out?
UPDATED: Resolved with alignment pics.
I've got an SC400 that i bought not too long ago and it seems as though the car had some sort of abrupt collision on the rear passenger side wheel.
All other wheels seem fine, but the issue here is the difference between both rear tires. Will a simple alignment suffice or what's the scenario?
Notice how I am looking directly at the wooden board, but I am not directly in front of the car.
You can see the front rim, but you CAN'T see the rear rims.
You may be able to see the negative camber here. It actually doesn't look negative here..., but it's negative.
It's pretty noticeable if you look closely. Thank you for your help...
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EDIT: Keep in mind that this is the right rear passenger tire only. All the other ones are fine.
I've got an SC400 that i bought not too long ago and it seems as though the car had some sort of abrupt collision on the rear passenger side wheel.
All other wheels seem fine, but the issue here is the difference between both rear tires. Will a simple alignment suffice or what's the scenario?
Notice how I am looking directly at the wooden board, but I am not directly in front of the car.
You can see the front rim, but you CAN'T see the rear rims.
You may be able to see the negative camber here. It actually doesn't look negative here..., but it's negative.
It's pretty noticeable if you look closely. Thank you for your help...
... ... EDIT: Keep in mind that this is the right rear passenger tire only. All the other ones are fine.
Last edited by MarcusMIA; 10-09-09 at 09:33 PM.
09-27-09, 08:18 PM
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Not yet. If all goes well, the alignment will be the solution and I can go ahead and continue to get the car into daily driving condition.
The toe out is too intense and would totally destroy my tire over a couple of months of daily driving. Hopefully this won't be a plague and I can just fix it with an alignment.
Front what I was told by my mechanic, this car has something in its independent wheel compartments that lets one adjust the toe. That's not the case for the camber though.
We will see. The car has no structural damage to the suspension, though...
The toe out is too intense and would totally destroy my tire over a couple of months of daily driving. Hopefully this won't be a plague and I can just fix it with an alignment.
Front what I was told by my mechanic, this car has something in its independent wheel compartments that lets one adjust the toe. That's not the case for the camber though.
We will see. The car has no structural damage to the suspension, though...
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09-30-09, 10:33 AM
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What are camber bolts? I also added pics, so this is just a bump.
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Have them check out what degrees your camber and toe are. Toe will kill your tires in a matter of days if it's real bad. I'm new to SC's, but from the above post it seems like you can just adjust the toe and camber under the chassis but you'll need the car in the air to do it. A good mechanic should know what he's doing.
10-01-09, 05:18 PM
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Camber bolts are bolts that have an oval shape to them in the middle that shift the associated arm to correct whatever alignment angle is being corrected. The guy doing the aligment should see these easily. I wouldn't touch them without something to measure it by.
Out of curiosity, is the steering wheel crooked?
Out of curiosity, is the steering wheel crooked?
10-01-09, 09:07 PM
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No the steering wheel is in its normal position when going straight.
I'm gonna have someone look at it. The reason I showed this to you guys was because my mechanic thought it was very weird and that a simple alignment would not suffice.
I'm gonna have someone look at it. The reason I showed this to you guys was because my mechanic thought it was very weird and that a simple alignment would not suffice.
10-07-09, 10:54 AM
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Camber bolts are bolts that have an oval shape to them in the middle that shift the associated arm to correct whatever alignment angle is being corrected. The guy doing the aligment should see these easily. I wouldn't touch them without something to measure it by.
Out of curiosity, is the steering wheel crooked?
Out of curiosity, is the steering wheel crooked?
10-09-09, 09:31 PM
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Alignment DONE
I got the alignment done, wasn't a bummer. Here are the specs.
These where my rear wheels before the alignment (disregard the funky colors. I think they were running out of ink.)
Here are all four wheels after the alignment.
Do you guys see any abnormalities? Is that the caster up on the after picture? I'm taking about 0.2 degree and 1.5 degree number on top of the page.
These where my rear wheels before the alignment (disregard the funky colors. I think they were running out of ink.)
Here are all four wheels after the alignment.
Do you guys see any abnormalities? Is that the caster up on the after picture? I'm taking about 0.2 degree and 1.5 degree number on top of the page.
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