My car's camber is becoming more and more negative. It is noticably causing the tires to wear on the inside edge more than the outside edge. I have heard that most front wheel drive cars do not have adjustable camber, I just want to know if my car is any different. If not, hopefully replacing the wheel bearings (which need replaced anyway) will fix my camber issues. Thanks for your help!
2006-10-14 06:29:02 · 7 answers · asked by bigmac85987 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Thanks for the answers so far, I just want to add that the car does slightly pull to the right.
2006-10-14 12:53:47 · update #1
The only way to set camber on those is to "wallow out" the 3 holes on the strut mounts. Unless the car has wrecked, this shouldn't be necessary.
If it doesn't pull to one side, look for bad front end parts. The bearings might fix it.
If your tires are lasting 50,000 or so before this uneven wear shows up it might be normal tire wear. FWD stuff can have more wear on the outsides of the tires up front. Rotating tires can get a few more miles out of them.
If your tires are wearing out faster than this, it's not normal: you have bad front end parts.
A note on one answer: ALL vehicles have adjustable tie rods, but tire rods affect toe in only: they have no effect on camber or caster.
Toe in IS the most important alignment angle as far as tire wear goes: 1/8 inch of excessive toe in is approximately equal to skidding your tire sideways 15 feet every mile!
Camber will wear out the inside (too much negative camber) or outside (too much positive camber) of the tire, but it will take at least 30,000 to 50,000 miles for you to notice it.
Caster has no effect on tire wear, just on handleing
Bearings, lower control arm bushings, and lower ball joints can all affect camber.
2006-10-14 06:58:58 · answer #1 · answered by econofix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The camber is adjustable through the tierods. The only way they couldn't adjust the camber is if the tierods are worn out or damaged. If they can not be adjusted, they must be replace with new ones which will be adjustable. If the wheel bearings are worn, they should be replaced, but I do not believe the wheel bearings have any effect on the camber. Bottom line, get the bearings replaced and have the tie rods adjusted to the proper camber and have the tires rotated, front 2 to the back and back 2 to the front. Hope this helps!
2006-10-14 06:39:51 · answer #2 · answered by gabriel3791 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Camber Honda
2016-12-31 08:03:31 · answer #3 · answered by holtslander 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honda Camber
2016-11-11 07:32:58 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they might sell a camber kit on eBay
2006-10-14 07:21:22 · answer #5 · answered by Stan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may have to put camber plates on it first :(
2006-10-14 06:31:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
have your tie rod ends checked, then get an alignment.
2006-10-14 06:38:29 · answer #7 · answered by Daryl C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋