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Old Oct 12, 2003 | 12:41 PM
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Camber bolts question

Thought I'd throw out a question for some of you with experience with camber bolts.

If I were to adjust the aftermarket bolts at the bottom of the strut -- where it attaches to the knuckle -- would that throw off the toe alignment? I remember that when I had the upper mount camber plates, adjusting them also changed the toe angle. For example, adjusting the upper camber plate to a more positive value caused the tires to toe-out and vise versa. Does the same effect exist with the lower mount camber bolts?

The shop that recently installed my new bump stops doesn't have an alignment rack. My front right tire visually appears to have more negative camber than before. The steering is also pulling a little bit too. I forgot to ask them to eyeball the camber adjustment as best they could until I could get an appointment for an alignment.

Its all mostly a moot point if I take the car to the dealer or another shop to get an alignment. But I'd like to satisfy my curiosity on this one.

Thanks.
Old Oct 12, 2003 | 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by chris j vurnis
Thought I'd throw out a question for some of you with experience with camber bolts.

If I were to adjust the aftermarket bolts at the bottom of the strut -- where it attaches to the knuckle -- would that throw off the toe alignment?
Yes!

When you adjust camber on our cars the toe goes way off.
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