Negative Camber on the Right Front

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Feb 10, 2008 | 10:53 AM

HeavyWeight

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Negative Camber on the Right Front

My car still has a -1.4 camber on the right front after being aligned, what could possibly need to be replaced it order to make it correct.

Feb 10, 2008 | 11:07 AM

staringback05

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did they actually adjust the camber?...usually a tech wont do it and a mechanic will have to...techs who do it usually will just adjust the toe, which eats the tires...and has your car been lower?..and what do you tie rods looks like?

Feb 10, 2008 | 01:03 PM

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Yea my car has been lowered, and I dont believe they adjusted it because its the same on before print out as it is on the after print out

Feb 10, 2008 | 04:55 PM

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where did you take it to get aligned. Alot of alignment places won't align the car because they dont have the caster and camber tool. I have mine done at a gm dealership

Feb 10, 2008 | 11:16 PM

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As said a sepcial tool is required to change camber and caster on these cars. A lot of places dont have the tool. It's a pain in the *** sometimes to get the camber/caster settings to stay put when you are tightening the bolts on the control arms. If the car is lowered sometimes you physically cant adjust it anymore as they have moved tha max amount in their slot.

Feb 11, 2008 | 08:01 AM

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So if they have been adjusted to the max what has to be done to fix it to make it correct cause the -1.4 degree camber on the right front is KILLING tires

Feb 11, 2008 | 07:43 PM

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I couldnt get the camber to go in on my car as well, like -1.7 was the best I could get. Stock ride height, finally I figured out that the spindle was bent. I replaced it and aligned it with no problems.