Positive camber on '90 TurboII?
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Positive camber on '90 TurboII?
I've got a '90 TurboII (it's currently got the engine out), and it's got a good amount of positive camber on the two front wheels (mostly on the front right), and apparently slight negative camber on the two rear wheels.
I already pulled the wheel and it doesn't LOOK like any suspension components are bent, but you never know.. you know? I already checked that the previous owner didn't put a camber plate or something in.. I just don't know what might be wrong, and where else to look to see if this is going to be a problem. The body DOES seem to be fairly higher up than normal (like there's about 3" of space or more) , but even if I sit on the shock tower (170 lbs) the camber really doesn't change.
Any ideas about what could be the problem?
I already pulled the wheel and it doesn't LOOK like any suspension components are bent, but you never know.. you know? I already checked that the previous owner didn't put a camber plate or something in.. I just don't know what might be wrong, and where else to look to see if this is going to be a problem. The body DOES seem to be fairly higher up than normal (like there's about 3" of space or more) , but even if I sit on the shock tower (170 lbs) the camber really doesn't change.
Any ideas about what could be the problem?
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that's what I was figuring on, but I wanted to be sure, because right now I'm just sitting here waiting for the engine, looking for something to do.
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Typical "problem" with these cars.  You might be able to induce 1/2° more of negative camber by rotating the struts.  You might be able to induce 1/2° to 1° is negative camber be taking advantage of the "slop" in the front suspension.  If you need more negative camber than that, I would recommend front camber plates.
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Re: Positive camber on '90 TurboII?
Originally posted by Barwick
but even if I sit on the shock tower (170 lbs) the camber really doesn't change.
but even if I sit on the shock tower (170 lbs) the camber really doesn't change.
I hope that helps.
- Matt
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yeah I get that problem.. whenever it gets jacked up it does that.. maybe I'll just buy all new suspension.. yeah.. yeah.. that's the ticket.
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