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Driveline/Suspension
Camber on Rear wheel?
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<blockquote data-quote="Norm Peterson" data-source="post: 16175726" data-attributes="member: 193960"><p>Make sure you're on a flat surface (no low or high spots), otherwise at least the camber you see won't be what it would measure on a rack.</p><p></p><p>If you've got a digital angle finder, you can use that to determine whether the axle really is showing cambers that aren't zero. Non-zero axle cambers without causing driving issues are entirely possible, as long as they're about the same (both about the same amount negative here), and this can happen when the axle itself is bent.</p><p></p><p>A bent axle could also result in toe that's not zero either, though you should first check the LCAs to make sure they aren't the problem. Then check to see if the toes are both about the same amount 'in'. Or one 'in' and the other 'out', indicating that the axle isn't square to the chassis.</p><p></p><p>You can do all this checking yourself if you're patient, though getting a professional alignment check might be faster.</p><p></p><p>Got any pictures?</p><p></p><p>FWIW, one of my previous cars had axle cambers of about -0.5° and nearly as much toe-in. It was a salvage yard sourced axle, necessary because I was on the road when something expensive (but not a crash) happened. It drove just fine for more than 20 years on that axle.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Norm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Norm Peterson, post: 16175726, member: 193960"] Make sure you're on a flat surface (no low or high spots), otherwise at least the camber you see won't be what it would measure on a rack. If you've got a digital angle finder, you can use that to determine whether the axle really is showing cambers that aren't zero. Non-zero axle cambers without causing driving issues are entirely possible, as long as they're about the same (both about the same amount negative here), and this can happen when the axle itself is bent. A bent axle could also result in toe that's not zero either, though you should first check the LCAs to make sure they aren't the problem. Then check to see if the toes are both about the same amount 'in'. Or one 'in' and the other 'out', indicating that the axle isn't square to the chassis. You can do all this checking yourself if you're patient, though getting a professional alignment check might be faster. Got any pictures? FWIW, one of my previous cars had axle cambers of about -0.5° and nearly as much toe-in. It was a salvage yard sourced axle, necessary because I was on the road when something expensive (but not a crash) happened. It drove just fine for more than 20 years on that axle. Norm [/QUOTE]
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