Outside tire wear, rear
#1
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Outside tire wear, rear
A local shop told me that I was having a little positive camber on each of the rear tires. Sure enough, I looked at them now (about 10,000 miles later) and the wear is noticable on the outside of the rear tires. The shop showed the toe as zero.
Prior to installing my tires, I put on a pair of new shocks and moog mounts. So, nothing interesting and that shouldn't have caused any problems. I can't imagine that I did something wrong there. I took it all out tonight (the struts) to double check that I installed everything correctly. Other than the aftermarket shocks and mounts, everything else is totally stock.
Is there anything in particular that I should make sure I look out for?
I was going to use a pry bar to induce as much camber as possible as I snug everything up. (ie, have the top of the towers towards the inside of car and then the two bolts at the bottom, have them to maximize the camber). In other words, I won't just let everything just hang, but just push and pull enough to try to get some camber within the factory holes/geometry.
Prior to installing my tires, I put on a pair of new shocks and moog mounts. So, nothing interesting and that shouldn't have caused any problems. I can't imagine that I did something wrong there. I took it all out tonight (the struts) to double check that I installed everything correctly. Other than the aftermarket shocks and mounts, everything else is totally stock.
Is there anything in particular that I should make sure I look out for?
I was going to use a pry bar to induce as much camber as possible as I snug everything up. (ie, have the top of the towers towards the inside of car and then the two bolts at the bottom, have them to maximize the camber). In other words, I won't just let everything just hang, but just push and pull enough to try to get some camber within the factory holes/geometry.
#2
There is a simple way. Ask your alignment specialist to loosen the two lower bolts while the car sits on the slip plates of the alignment rack. If proper camber can not be achieved then simply install an eccentric camber bolt in place of the upper of the two lower bolts and adjust. Problem solved. I have done hundreds of camry's and es's this way. Spicer, Moog, and speciality products all make eccentric camber bolts for this, speciality being my favorite. If your alignment specialist can not do this then go to another shop or bring it to me in Missoula, I'll do it.
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There is a simple way. Ask your alignment specialist to loosen the two lower bolts while the car sits on the slip plates of the alignment rack. If proper camber can not be achieved then simply install an eccentric camber bolt in place of the upper of the two lower bolts and adjust. Problem solved. I have done hundreds of camry's and es's this way. Spicer, Moog, and speciality products all make eccentric camber bolts for this, speciality being my favorite. If your alignment specialist can not do this then go to another shop or bring it to me in Missoula, I'll do it.
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