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Old May 1, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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Camber question

Hey guys how can you tell your camber is out of wack? I have a drop but its not extreme, only 1.7 front and 1.5 in the rear.

What are the affects of having camber issues?

I need to isolate this damn low speed vibration thats gonna make me rip the steering wheel out lol

My control arm bushings are good, I changed my spindle, both axles are rebuilt and good. What the hell is it ughhhhhhhhhh.

Anyway a guy told me my camber is effed up just by looking at my wheels, I don't know how he could tell but what do you guys think?
Old May 1, 2007 | 05:24 PM
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With that drop I doubt its your camber. Did you get an alignment after your drop?
Usually if your tires are balding unevenly its a sign of the camber being messed up.
Old May 1, 2007 | 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted by WhiteA32
With that drop I doubt its your camber. Did you get an alignment after your drop?
Usually if your tires are balding unevenly its a sign of the camber being messed up.
Yeah I got an alignment after the drop at pepboys lol, maybe them fools didn't do it right.

The tires are pretty good.
Old May 1, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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ummm it not your camber if you got an alignment. be more specific about this low speed vibration...
Old May 1, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by maxima985spd
ummm it not your camber if you got an alignment. be more specific about this low speed vibration...
Ok

When I accelerate to about 20 mph the car is smooth, as soon as I hit the 25 - 30mph the sh##T vibrates, after I leave 30 mph and hit 40 and on the car is nice and smooth no vibrations or nothing. When I brake no vibrations so wraped rotors are eliminated.
Old May 1, 2007 | 06:19 PM
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Well? anyone can help a bro out lol
Old May 1, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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what about a wheel balance or tires
Old May 1, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by maxima985spd
what about a wheel balance or tires
I had it done 3 times already lol

Its something and I can't figure out for the life of me what it is.
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What struts are you using?
And did you wait like a week for the drop to settle before getting the alignment?
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Tie-rods, ball-joints, axles, wheel bearings. It's not the drop.
Old May 1, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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where do you feel the vibration from like the steering wheel, pedal or seat
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Originally Posted by WhiteA32
What struts are you using?
And did you wait like a week for the drop to settle before getting the alignment?

Nah did it the next day
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Originally Posted by Fr33way™
Tie-rods, ball-joints, axles, wheel bearings. It's not the drop.
Well the tie rods, ball-joints are originals. Axles are new, wheel bearings are originals so I'll have the original equipment checked out.
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Originally Posted by maxima985spd
where do you feel the vibration from like the steering wheel, pedal or seat
Its strictly in the steering wheel. Low speed vibration only at 25 to 30 mph. Before and after that smooth with no problems

Even when I'm rolling along in traffic at 25 and have my foot off the gas its fine but soon as I accelerate the vibration pops up basically until the car is out of 3rd gear
Old May 2, 2007 | 07:53 AM
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replace tie rods and ball joints
Old May 2, 2007 | 08:09 AM
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Park your car on a flat level surface with the steering wheel straight and look at your front tires from a distance to see if they are at right angles to the road. If it looks like your tires are tilted in or out then you have a camber issue. Did you get a printout of the wheel alignment that was done? If you didn't get a printout then take it as a lesson learned and if you ever get an alignment done make sure they will give you a printout with before and after measurements. Some places will "set the toe and let her go" which gives you a straight steering wheel and if the camber is out the same on both sides then the car will also go straight down the road. Don't replace parts that are fine, if your tie rods don't have any measurable play then a new tie rod will be the same as the one you replaced, if you want to throw away money you can throw some my way. Are the tires new? Rub you hand across the surface and see if there are any sharp edges, if yes you most likely have an alignment issue. Try rotating the wheels from front to rear. If the alignment is OK then it could be a bent wheel or hub? Did you strike a curb or big pot hole?
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