Camber?

[SarahD]

FINALLY found somwhere that could track my car, on this fancy digital machine.... and they showed me that my camber is out... ive got a negative camber on one side and a positive camber on the other....

how can i rectify this

and dont say " dont lower your car" 

[kingsmk2]

sass its only on the front as u cant camber the rear due 2 it being solid beam... the bottom of the susp strut has  2 bolts which need to be undone then move the wheel gradually till u alter the camber.

i wouldnt do this unless u have a laser track or similar its got to be correct

[Horney]

There are 2 bolts on the bottom of the strut where it bolts to the hub. Slacken these off and then fiddle with it on the tracker until you have the corect camber settings (Not sure waht these should be tho).

Nick

[...joe]

err get the camber adjusted? couldn't the place you took it to do it? there is an amount of adjustment in your set up which should be enough. when mine was out they corrected it on the spot. or if its miles out you can buy camber adjusters. can't think of where to get them but they sit in/on your top mounts and have a floating part which gets adjusted then tightened up.

[SarahD]

they said they cant do it but gave me somwhere else that can, i think ill take it there....

so its not a massive job then?

ive got a split CV boot too, which i knew about, how long before itll completely give up on me, is it safe for the time being cos im skint 

[tobz.]

You do need to find a specialist garage that has the equipment to carry out camber adjustment. Not many kwik-fit type places are equiped for it. Having your camber setup correctly can make a hell of a difference to the handling and stop tyres getting scrubbed out in a few thousand miles. If you car has been lowered the camber needs to be setup again afterwards.

[...joe]

^^ yeah you'll be amazed at the difference it can make. cv boot should be replaced a.s.a.p as moisture can get in and grease can fling out. get it sorted love!

[Gambit]

as for the CV boot, well eventually the joint will run dry and wil more than likely require a new joint

a new boot kit is only about £15 tops and can be fitted easily within an hour - which i reckon is the amount of labour a garage would charge

[SarahD]

will get CV kit then mate can fit it for freee... theyre nice like that 

and if i can find someone to do the camber im sorted

doesnt sound as hard as i thought it would be 

[Golfgal]

errr yeah might wanna check that out coz I thought it would be cheap then nearly passed out when i had to pay 100 notes