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Camber Is Adjustable with Shims...
Posted by K.Daehnke [Email] (more from K.Daehnke) on Mon, 6 Mar 2006 09:20:03
In Reply to: Re: Expensive Lesson -- ROTATE YOUR TIRES EVERY 3-5K!, ChuckH, Thu, 2 Mar 2006 11:57:36
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Virtually any shop using Hunter or other brand alignment equipment will rely on the specs provided by the alignment company who in turn rely on what they say is the information provided by the car manufacturer. I had the same cupping problem and every shop I went to said the same thing "rear camber not adjustable". Not so.... you just need a shop that specializes in Saab or is technically advanced to know the suspension is adjustable with thin metal shims inserted above or below the axle line at the wheel hub. These thin metal shims (0.3mm thickness each from Saab) will reduce camber from negative when stacked above the axle line. I swapped out my stock suspension on my 1999 9-5 for that of a 2001 Aero and had to get some of these shims to compensate for the increase in negative camber from the slight lowering of the car. Tire rotation notwithstanding, I still suspect that the Dunlops I have are prone to this cupping problem anyway. Another Saab enthusiast I have dealt with is of the opinion that the 9-5 is sufficiently heavy to tolerate setting of the rear camber to straight up 0 degrees if your driving style is less aggressive and you wish to maximize tire wear.
Best of Luck,
Kirk D.
posted by 169.253....
Posts in this Thread:
- Uneven Rear Tire Wear - Aero Sedan 02, Hugh, Wed, 1 Mar 2006 19:12:42
- Common issue on cars with sporty suspensions, AdamB
, Fri, 3 Mar 2006 10:39:02 - Re: Uneven Rear Tire Wear - Aero Sedan 02, Andy K, Thu, 2 Mar 2006 08:26:42
- One more time..., 8AA2YM, Thu, 2 Mar 2006 08:24:24
- Let me know if you find a fix, steve, Wed, 1 Mar 2006 20:06:14
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