Negative camber on one Wheel!
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Negative camber on one Wheel!
Mk1 Focus 1.8. I recently noticed that my front drivers side wheel has really negative camber, its been like that since i bought the car (checked old pics) Since buying, its had new bottom arm, new suspension, new knuckle and hub. but its still negative. What else could it be?
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I did check but it wasnt. Maybe someone hit a kerb or something. Yea i was thinking to replace the subframe as u can pick them up cheap. Or i could get adjustable top mounts i suppose
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It's the shock absorber just above the knuckle (hub carrier) that's bent.
You won't easily see it until you remove it.
Compare how far the top inside edge of the tyre is from the shock absorber just under the spring, one side v the other.
You've probably got a bent track rod as well on the same side.
It won't be the subframe.
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You won't easily see it until you remove it.
Compare how far the top inside edge of the tyre is from the shock absorber just under the spring, one side v the other.
You've probably got a bent track rod as well on the same side.
It won't be the subframe.
.
Last edited by focusv8; 24-10-2010 at 06:10 PM.
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It's the shock absorber just above the knuckle (hub carrier) that's bent.
You won't easily see it until you remove it.
Compare how far the top inside edge of the tyre is from the shock absorber just under the spring, one side v the other.
You've probably got a bent track rod as well on the same side.
It won't be the subframe.
.
You won't easily see it until you remove it.
Compare how far the top inside edge of the tyre is from the shock absorber just under the spring, one side v the other.
You've probably got a bent track rod as well on the same side.
It won't be the subframe.
.
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i'm going with the "its been in a bump"
prob bent the chassis rail a bit pulling the top mount in slightly causing excessive negative camber.
oh and i doubt very much the subframe is bent, they're really beefy and the firthest forward point is the front bolt for the wishbone. a LOT of chassis damage would occur FAR before even touching the subframe!
prob bent the chassis rail a bit pulling the top mount in slightly causing excessive negative camber.
oh and i doubt very much the subframe is bent, they're really beefy and the firthest forward point is the front bolt for the wishbone. a LOT of chassis damage would occur FAR before even touching the subframe!
Last edited by phil_focus; 24-10-2010 at 06:37 PM.
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you could actually see the ball joint had twisted the bottom of the hub as it was torn out, the ball joint was still in there though as it had pulled itself out of the bottom of the arb, so if something similar has happened here it might be the fault
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On my mate's clio 172 we measured everything up due to the same problem and it worked out that the hub must have been incorrectly machined (or the bearing pressed in on the wonk, perhaps).
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