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Too much positive camber in 68 RR

Mebsuta

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Too much positive camber in 68 RR.

Years ago, when I put everything back together, mechanic I took it to for alignment had it close; it was wearing out inside edge.

Later, I took it to place that had old Bear alignment equipment to see if they could adjust that out. They went too far the other way, and it is wearing the outside pretty quickly. I can look at the car and see the positive camber (tires tilted, top out).

I want to try and correct this myself. I have a square level I can use across the rim, top to bottom. Which of the cams on the upper control arm adjusts camber, the front or the rear? Do you just loosen the nut, then turn the cam with a wrench, then tighten when you are satisfied? Thanks.
 
They both adjust caster and camber. Unless you have some way to measure caster, camber and toe, you will probably do more harm than good, because there is no way to tell where you are in the adjustment.
 
I need to learn how to do that myself somehow.

It's really not difficult at all. Actually, everything to do with a car's suspension is grammar school geometry. You certainly can buy manual gauges and do it yourself. There are some that actually pretty affordable. Search Summit. They sell manual alignment equipment. You don't have to have a computer.
 
If you have a POS rice rocket with no caster adjustment, that's great. But, nowhere does he address caster. You cannot adjust camber on our cars without affecting caster. You must have a caster gauge to get it right, or you're just guessing. I did like the tip he gave about leveling the car up. That was smart.
 
Thanks for the video.

I know there's gauges for measuring, but what is the procedure?

I found this on the other site:

"Start with the ride height, then set the front cam all the way out and the rear cam all the way in. Then bring the rear cam out until the camber is in spec. This is the maximum caster that you can get with this car. Then set the toe.

I do have a change to ride height that I like. The factory used a cumbersome method of measuring two places to the floor and taking the difference. I like about an inch between the LCA bumper and frame. I actually measure from the frame to the LCA (not the bumper) and make both sides equal."


That's a starting point, but what does he mean by set the front cam all the way out? Does that mean lobe facing out, or set so that control arm is moved all the way out? I should probly ask over there, but that's an old thread.

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=4732318
 
Thanks for the video.

I know there's gauges for measuring, but what is the procedure?

I found this on the other site:

"Start with the ride height, then set the front cam all the way out and the rear cam all the way in. Then bring the rear cam out until the camber is in spec. This is the maximum caster that you can get with this car. Then set the toe.

I do have a change to ride height that I like. The factory used a cumbersome method of measuring two places to the floor and taking the difference. I like about an inch between the LCA bumper and frame. I actually measure from the frame to the LCA (not the bumper) and make both sides equal."

That's a starting point, but what does he mean by set the front cam all the way out? Does that mean lobe facing out, or set so that control arm is moved all the way out? I should probly ask over there, but that's an old thread.

http://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=4732318
if he is saying cam out then he also means arm out.same diff.
 
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