Just got new tires and a 4 wheel alignment. Tire shop says that the rear tires are out of camber adjustment. That it needs new camber bars installed to allow it to make specs. I spoke to a dealer and was told that there is no rear camber adjustment. only toe can be adjusted. The camber is set at he factory and can`t be changed. Anyone have any info on this?

Thanks

 

That's correct, no camber adjustment.
Do you have a printout of the final specs?

Car stock or lowered, and how many miles?

 

Car is stock. 40000 miles. I do have the spec sheet. It doe`s show that the camber is out of adjustment on one side and is right on the high limit on the other.

 

What is the rear toe reading?

 

did you buy the car used? It might have had some damage to the rear of the car since the limit is -.8 degrees of camber, which the factory suspension won't go out of that easily. You will need a camber kit to adjust it for the rear.

 

I was trying to get all the answers first, but if the car is an '08 with no modifications and still under the factory warranty, why wouldn't Acura be responsible as long as no rear damage as you suggested? They don't cover alignments after the first 12K, but if camber is really out, there is a defect with the suspension and should therefore be corrected under the warranty. At least that's my take.

 

The car is still under warranty. Car was bought new and never wrecked. Rear camber specs are Min -1.5 and Max -0.5. Left rear camber initial reading was -1.4, Rt rear was -1.8. Lt is at the end of its adjustment and shop left it at -1.4. Rt is also at its end of adjustment and remains at -1.8. I`m going to the the dealer next week with the alignment report. Looks like the camber can be adjusted but a kit is needed. The dealer has not always been very helpful. But I agree with you that it should still be covered under the warranty.

 

What's the toe setting? Also, did the tires you replaced show uneven wear? Originals replaced at 40,000?

 

Any chance I can resurrect this thread?

After 101,000 miles my rear camber shows almost the same numbers as obmkm2 (-1.5, -1.8). What did you do to correct? Any chance that tired shocks/springs caused the rear to sag a little, throwing the camber off?

I appreciate any help y'all can give.

 

your specs are fine where they are.

TOE is the important thing. make sure the TOE is set as close to ZERO as possible.

out of spec toe will kill your tires at a much faster rate than out of spec camber.

 

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you can go to heeltoe and purchase these ones
http://www.heeltoeauto.com/spc-adjus...090-67095.html

 

Could the issue be caused by old shocks or springs though? I'm just trying to figure out why it's so far off

 

Toe is -1/16" left and 1/16" right, total=0 (If I'm reading the printout correctly)

 

i had this installed,,,,, http://www.heeltoeauto.com/ingalls-r...ide-38725.html .... and suspension can be dialed in precisely to your liking and driving style. had mine set at exactly -1.00 camber on both sides and 0 toe. good luck.

 

I am also having issues with my rear tires cupping badly. Mine is also an 08 stock with 18 in A-specs, inside tire wear is very noticeable. Car has never been in an accident and rear shocks were fine according to the dealer. Alignment is good also just had it checked for the 4th time in last 30,000 miles. Any thoughts or help is greatly appreciated.

 

Same alignment shop for all 4 alignments? If so, go to another shop as their equipment is not calibrated properly or the tech isn't setting the toe properly, aim 0 at all 4 corners. If set properly there will be no uneven wear or feathered edges. Feathered edges, incorrect toe.

 

Same shop numbers are always back to 0 when completed. The last time I had it done (2 weeks ago) only the passenger side rear was out, but very small amount +.5 I believe. I am getting feathering on both rear tires fairly equally.

So this is toe and not camber? So messing with camber kits and the like will not help remedy the issue? Thanks for your response Turbonut its very appreciated!

 

Best just to post the final specs so we can analyze.

 

I will try to find them or maybe I will have them put it back on the rack & realign it. Thanks again for troubleshooting.

 

FEATHERING IS CAUSED BY TOE BEING OUT OF SPEC (more than 0)

Inside tire edge being worn is caused by NEGATIVE camber

Outside tire edge being worn is caused by POSITIVE camber