Hi all,
I need some help with my 99 plate 1.4 focus (some would say I need help in other areas too but hey ho!).
I had a rear trailing arm bush fail and whilst attempting to replace it I noticed a few of the other bushes on other arms were well past their best - so I decided to replace the whole lot! I dropped the whole rear subframe from the car, removed the old arms, gave the subframe a lick of paint to help protect it and proceeded to replace all suspension arms for both sides. Ended up getting new springs, shocks and brake lines aswell as I was already so far down the rebuild road it seemed a shame to put old parts back on a virtually new rear end. Anyway, the car is all back together, put the road wheels back on, lowered the car back to the ground and now I have negative camber on the offside wheel but positive camber on the nearside wheel! I have tried to adjust the bolt that holds the lower spring arm to the subframe but this only seems to adjust toe not camber. Can anyone give me any idea of what schoolboy error I have made please? (Apart from thinking I could do this job myself and save some money!)
Thanks in advance, I hope to load some pics as soon as I can figure out how to do it!

 

The rear wheels have to tracked, so you will be best off letting a garage do it for you, for this reason most places now offer four wheel laser alignment.

Remember the Focus 'Control blade' is technologically advanced, part of the reason for there famed handling.

Also there is what is known as 'Design height', that needs setting when you dismantle the rear.

Martin

 

In other words, don't fuck with it