Why are my rear wheels leaning in? Please Help!!
06-09-2009, 05:36 PM
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Why are my rear wheels leaning in? Please Help!! Alright the rear wheels on my friends car are leaning in at the top causing the tires to wear on the inside. It has ebaich springs, bilstein shocks, after market control arms, bmr control arm relocation brackets, and a stock torque arm with a stock ten bolt. the rims are not bent the axles are good cause they are brand new. It also has an after market ajb pan hard bar. Has anyone else had this problem?
06-09-2009, 07:04 PM
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you say phr, but not what kind of car. Doesn't make sense to have the ability to lean if you're running solid axle f-body with 10-bolt. . . .unless your 10-bolt is seriously tweaked. . .
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pics.
06-09-2009, 08:26 PM
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maybe the tube is bent where the tube meets the center section. I know it isnt a fully welded joint, might have started to kinda dip in the center... just a thought..
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Alright the rear wheels on my friends car are leaning in at the top causing the tires to wear on the inside. It has ebaich springs, bilstein shocks, after market control arms, bmr control arm relocation brackets, and a stock torque arm with a stock ten bolt. the rims are not bent the axles are good cause they are brand new. It also has an after market ajb pan hard bar. Has anyone else had this problem?
...I would have a hard time believing that the tires are leaning in on the solid rear axle without a pic ....
Check tire pressures ..... were the tires rotated recently?
06-10-2009, 08:40 AM
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have you tried getting a 4 wheel alignment done? the rear wheels can be out of alignment causing a problem like that. that's the first thing i would have checked.
i will mention that when i did my wheel trade, the guy i got the wheels from had the same problem, the rear tires were worn completely bald just on the inside ridge of each one. he was telling me it was because the shocks were bad, and that he replaced them and it cured his problem.
i would lean more towards alignment myself
i will mention that when i did my wheel trade, the guy i got the wheels from had the same problem, the rear tires were worn completely bald just on the inside ridge of each one. he was telling me it was because the shocks were bad, and that he replaced them and it cured his problem.
i would lean more towards alignment myself
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06-10-2009, 10:44 AM
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have you tried getting a 4 wheel alignment done? the rear wheels can be out of alignment causing a problem like that. that's the first thing i would have checked.
i will mention that when i did my wheel trade, the guy i got the wheels from had the same problem, the rear tires were worn completely bald just on the inside ridge of each one. he was telling me it was because the shocks were bad, and that he replaced them and it cured his problem.
i would lean more towards alignment myself
i will mention that when i did my wheel trade, the guy i got the wheels from had the same problem, the rear tires were worn completely bald just on the inside ridge of each one. he was telling me it was because the shocks were bad, and that he replaced them and it cured his problem.
i would lean more towards alignment myself
How exactly do you get a 4 wheel alignment on a solid axle rear end car with non adjustable suspension?
06-10-2009, 11:11 AM
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Only 2 things are going to cause a visual problem like that. Either you were Dukes of Hazarding the car jumpin Uncle Jesse's pond and landed so hard that it pressed the axle tubes up or your wheels are about to fall off because the lug nuts are not tightened.
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.... but that wouldn't make the tires lean in at the top...
06-10-2009, 01:48 PM
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The only alignment on a solid axle vehicle (that I know of) is caster and pinion angle - Not camber.
If the camber is off then either someone installed IRS in the night or you have serious problems.
If the camber is off then either someone installed IRS in the night or you have serious problems.
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have you tried getting a 4 wheel alignment done? the rear wheels can be out of alignment causing a problem like that. that's the first thing i would have checked.
i will mention that when i did my wheel trade, the guy i got the wheels from had the same problem, the rear tires were worn completely bald just on the inside ridge of each one. he was telling me it was because the shocks were bad, and that he replaced them and it cured his problem.
i would lean more towards alignment myself
i will mention that when i did my wheel trade, the guy i got the wheels from had the same problem, the rear tires were worn completely bald just on the inside ridge of each one. he was telling me it was because the shocks were bad, and that he replaced them and it cured his problem.
i would lean more towards alignment myself
lol thats the car im talking about. But im trying to explain to him that the shocks and springs are NOT going to make the wheels lean in or out. LOL Also he got the rear end out of a junk yard so the axle tubes are prolly bent
Also the car is an 01 camaro. I tried to tell him that the susp wont make the wheels lean but he wont listen
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lol thats the car im talking about. But im trying to explain to him that the shocks and springs are NOT going to make the wheels lean in or out. LOL Also he got the rear end out of a junk yard so the axle tubes are prolly bent
Also the car is an 01 camaro. I tried to tell him that the susp wont make the wheels lean but he wont listen
Also the car is an 01 camaro. I tried to tell him that the susp wont make the wheels lean but he wont listen
i didn't want to say anything, and he was telling me that it fixed the problem, so i was like ok cool, never heard of that before. sucks to hear he's still having the problem, hope he gets it fixed. i already had those rear tires that were on the back wheels replaced with some good Mickey Thompson rubber
06-11-2009, 01:33 AM
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I knew you had to be talking about Steven, did it do it with my 12 bolt in the car? If not then it is that junky *** 10 bolt that i put in there, and I have NEVER had so much hell replacing a axle in the passenger sode of a f body in my life, the junk yard rear has been thru hell man.
