[s-cars] Front Camber Adjustment

[Theodore Chen]

i wouldn't mess with the front subframe just to get the camber the same on both
sides.  i think it's more important to make sure that the front wheels are
centered with respect to the rear wheels, so that the car goes in a straight
line.  you can check this by using plumb bobs from the control arm mounts,
and taking diagonal measurements.  measure the distance between LF and RR,
and compare this to the distance between RF and LR.  this will tell you if
your subframes are square and centered with respect to each other.  i
would shoot for a difference of no more than 1/8".

-teddy

--- "Martin, Gary G" <MartinGG at aetna.com> wrote:
> Your tires will wear on the inside edge. You can get correction plates from
> http://www.ecstuning.com/  or you can get it close to in spec by elongating
> the camber plate slots with a round file. That is the route I took and got
> very close to spec. I may still get a bit of inside tire wear, but based on
> the -1.5 I was running prior to slotting, I think it will be acceptable. I
> think by loosening and tweaking the subframe a bit, you could get the camber
> the same on both sides, but I really don't know too much about that. Only
> heard it mentioned on the list once.
>
> Gary
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K.C. Madsen [mailto:Kenneth_Madsen at alumni.nd.edu]
> Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 4:40 PM
> To: S-Car List
> Subject: [s-cars] Front Camber Adjustment
>
>
> Just before buying my car (about 2 weeks ago), the previous owner replaced
> the stock springs with H&R springs.  Today I finally had a four wheel
> alignment done.  The mechanic got both rear tires within spec.  However, he
> had some trouble with the camber on the front two wheels.
>
> He told me the spec range is -1.1 to -0.1
> The best he could do was -1.3 for the front left and -1.8 for the front
> right.
>
> Unfortunately, I don't have any specific information on exactly which
> springs are installed.  Is this far enough out of spec to worry about?  if
> so, any suggestions?
>
> Thanks!
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