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Rear Camber Alignment- Shim Install
Posted by A Roper [Email] (more from A Roper) on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:29:26
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I told someone here I'd report how the shim install on the rear hubs changed the camber alignment. Rear camber was -2.4 with bad inside tire wear. Dealer suggested changing rear springs and struts which would raise the car and bring it into alignment. Measuring car height before and after springs/struts showed height only rose 1/8 - 1/4 inch. Wheel stance looked the same.
Next, installed .6mm shim from genuinesaab - now alignment is -1.6, which is .2 degrees too far positive according to aero spec. That's great with me for tire wear, plus parts may settle, plus carrying a load would push it negative. (0.80 degree change was combination of spring/strut and shims)
For install I removed the big bolt to move the upper transverse link to access the hub bolts. Hub bolts are difficult to access but not impossible with deep sockets. Remove a brake bracket to access 2 more hub bolts. With hub loose slide in the shim and retorque everything.
A. Roper
00' 9-5 aero wagon 5 spd
80'Fiat Spyder
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