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Old 12-15-2009, 04:37 PM
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Is this normal??

The rear wheels of my car seem to be facing like they're in positive camber. This is stock suspension still.
 
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Old 12-15-2009, 04:52 PM
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show a pic...mine is right at stock settings right now and doesn't have a positive camber look. The rear tires look straight up and down. Had neg. camber before which i corrected with a SPC rear camber kit.
 
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Old 12-15-2009, 05:03 PM
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I think so. Mine does it. Stock height X, rear wheels have slight neg camber. No abnormal wear patterns.


I hate the look. Not a big fan of noticable camber


EDIT: wait a sec, do you mean the tops are leaning out? Or leaning in towards the car?
 
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Old 12-15-2009, 07:49 PM
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^^^ positive camber would be facing out...

OP, I'm sure its an illusion... its not likely that you actually have positive camber.

Get an alignment.
 
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Old 12-16-2009, 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by OCG35
^^^ positive camber would be facing out...

OP, I'm sure its an illusion... its not likely that you actually have positive camber.

Get an alignment.
Facing out would be toe out, like if you are looking at the car's tires from the bird's eye view, it would look like this \ /. Now if you look at the front or rear of the car neg camber would be / \ or positive camber \ /.

It could be just an illusion though as I'm not seeing any abnormal wear on my rear tires.
 
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Old 12-16-2009, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by bene
Facing out would be toe out, like if you are looking at the car's tires from the bird's eye view, it would look like this \ /. Now if you look at the front or rear of the car neg camber would be / \ or positive camber \ /.

It could be just an illusion though as I'm not seeing any abnormal wear on my rear tires.
I said facing out in response to the post above me that said top leaning out or towards the car... when describing positive "camber", "facing out" or "pointing out" or "leaning out" would be the way I'd describe it. and of course negative camber "leaning in"... most people would describe this way.... I don't believe anyone would think you are referring to "toe" if you said the wheels leaned or faced in or out...

If your toe was out of alignment, the car would pull and you would feel it.
 
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Old 12-16-2009, 03:54 PM
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Go have the alignment checked. Most shops will do a check for free.
 
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