Rear Camber

[mr 32]

i just fitted a whiteline rear camber kit i was sent kca347is. and we cant get the rear camber right. on the left we can get -1.7 camber but on the right side the best we can do is 0.5+ camber. any ideas ?

Edited October 3, 2006 by mr 32

[djr81]

Sometimes you need two kits to bring the things back into alignment. Also, make sure your ride height is correct as the back end camber is particularly sensitive to changes in height.

[Beer Baron]

0.5+ positive sounds weird... what's the ride height of your thing? What was the camber before the kit was installed? If it your car is lowered from standard height, and there was positive camber before the kit was installed I'd be looking towards maybe something a little bent. on mine with a reasonably low ride height neg camber was around 2 degrees and that's with the adjusters at their max positive position.

[mr 32]

0.5+ positive sounds weird... what's the ride height of your thing? What was the camber before the kit was installed? If it your car is lowered from standard height, and there was positive camber before the kit was installed I'd be looking towards maybe something a little bent. on mine with a reasonably low ride height neg camber was around 2 degrees and that's with the adjusters at their max positive position.

the ride hieght is 340mm from the centre of the wheel to the top of the rear gaurd

before when we put the hicas lock bar in we where able to set it to -2.0 each side

so now once the kit went in the left can go all the way -1.7 but the right the closet to a negative is +0.5

but the strange thing is on the ground it looks like it has around -1.5 to -2 camber (right side looks same as left?)

im getting all the measurement today of all the rear suspesion parts from bolt centre to bolt centre.

[Beer Baron]

well, if you could get -2.0 before fitting lock bar. but now have had a camber change of 2.5 deg (from -2.0 to +0.5) then something has happend! I can't really see how the lock bar could stuff the camber though. toe yes. camber? not so sure.

[mr 32]

well, if you could get -2.0 before fitting lock bar. but now have had a camber change of 2.5 deg (from -2.0 to +0.5) then something has happend! I can't really see how the lock bar could stuff the camber though. toe yes. camber? not so sure.

my bad i ment after we fit the hicas bar we did an alignment and was able to get -2.

once the pineapple bushes and whitline camber kit went in it changed

Edited October 6, 2006 by mr 32

[Beer Baron]

so with the WL camber kit camber has done to -2.0 to +0.5? and unable to get any more neg. hmm. has the ride height changed between the -2.0 allignment and the new +0.5 one? is it possible whoever is adjusting the WL kit is doing it the wrong way? it's a tough one.

[mr 32]

so with the WL camber kit camber has done to -2.0 to +0.5? and unable to get any more neg. hmm. has the ride height changed between the -2.0 allignment and the new +0.5 one? is it possible whoever is adjusting the WL kit is doing it the wrong way? it's a tough one.

ride hieght is the same. have tried the WLC kit in both the 3 o colck on the left and 9 o clock on the right for more positve and the other way round for more neg but the right side setting are maxing out .

i think i will have to get those measurements to see if anything is bent. pedders did press in the bushes

[Beer Baron]

hmm, maybe they fuxored something in the process of installing the bushes. it's possible if they used the press improperly that they bent something, doesn't take much change in effective arm length to go from -2.0 to +0.5.

[mr 32]

hmm, maybe they fuxored something in the process of installing the bushes. it's possible if they used the press improperly that they bent something, doesn't take much change in effective arm length to go from -2.0 to +0.5.

yeh.

everything will be measured on monday otherwise i have no idea. might have to go for fully adjustable arms

[mr 32]

was talking to a guy at work this arvo told me it might have a stuffed bush in the rear end or they pressed one in wrong and stuffed it. do you think it could be possible