Rear Wheel Camber Issue
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Rear Wheel Camber Issue
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Tried running a search to no avail... I took my 2004 in for an alignment cause I had noticed some uneven wear on the inside of the front driver's side tire. Took it to Sears, who changed the toe and the caster on the front right and left to fix the problem. But on the rear left wheel (driver's side) they noted that the camber was at 0 degrees when the recommended manf. range is -1.7 to -1.3 degrees. They told me that they could not adjust the camber on the rear wheels on my vehicle, said it was not possible. Is this true?
Question two: I have noticed on some larger bumps and divots in the road hit at higher speed, cause that same rear tire to rub against the wheel well making a brief "zzzip" sound, is this because there is not enough neg. camber on that wheel?
What are some of your recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
AB
Tried running a search to no avail... I took my 2004 in for an alignment cause I had noticed some uneven wear on the inside of the front driver's side tire. Took it to Sears, who changed the toe and the caster on the front right and left to fix the problem. But on the rear left wheel (driver's side) they noted that the camber was at 0 degrees when the recommended manf. range is -1.7 to -1.3 degrees. They told me that they could not adjust the camber on the rear wheels on my vehicle, said it was not possible. Is this true?
Question two: I have noticed on some larger bumps and divots in the road hit at higher speed, cause that same rear tire to rub against the wheel well making a brief "zzzip" sound, is this because there is not enough neg. camber on that wheel?
What are some of your recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
AB
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1) The Sears tech is wrong, camber is easily adjustable in both front and rear of the S2000.
2) Camber is not nearly as important as toe when it comes to uneven wear.
3) It is strange for your camber to be set at 0 degrees. I'd be surprised if this is accurate.
If I were you, I'd take my car somewhere else - to an alignment shop that knows more about doing precision alignments. Even better, go to a shop that is known for doing good work on S2000s.
2) Camber is not nearly as important as toe when it comes to uneven wear.
3) It is strange for your camber to be set at 0 degrees. I'd be surprised if this is accurate.
If I were you, I'd take my car somewhere else - to an alignment shop that knows more about doing precision alignments. Even better, go to a shop that is known for doing good work on S2000s.
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The OEM on the 2004 is a 17" and the clearance is so close that I have a feeling that if the camber is 0 degrees it could rub on the top left of the wheel.
I'd rather not take it to another shop, (save $70), perhaps I'll take it to another Sears and tell them that the other guys are wrong. I knew camber had to be adjustable, I took it in at night time, shop wasn't well lit, maybe they didn't see it.
Thanks,
Arun
I'd rather not take it to another shop, (save $70), perhaps I'll take it to another Sears and tell them that the other guys are wrong. I knew camber had to be adjustable, I took it in at night time, shop wasn't well lit, maybe they didn't see it.
Thanks,
Arun
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Originally Posted by balakris,Dec 22 2005, 08:34 AM
I'd rather not take it to another shop, (save $70), perhaps I'll take it to another Sears and tell them that the other guys are wrong.
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Taking my car to another Sears that says that they know what's going on, if they can't at that point I'm gonna get my money back.
Hopefully this takes car of the bottom-out issue too!
Hopefully this takes car of the bottom-out issue too!
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Can I ask why you don't just take it to your Honda dealer? MY04, it's most likely under warranty. If you haven't been in an accident there is no reason why your alignment should be so off. If the wheel is rubbing something is definitely out of whack.
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Originally Posted by turbo_pwr,Dec 22 2005, 04:56 PM
Can I ask why you don't just take it to your Honda dealer? MY04, it's most likely under warranty. If you haven't been in an accident there is no reason why your alignment should be so off. If the wheel is rubbing something is definitely out of whack.
I agree with CoralDoc - take your car to a reputable alignment shop. Not all dealers are created (or become) equal.