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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 11:58 AM
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If you get behind my car and look at is you'll notice that the rear wheels are tilted the same way.
\ \ instead of / \. I jacked the car up and i honestly cant see anything bent. What could cause this. Any help would be appreciated.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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Well that means that your passenger wheel has negative camber and your driver wheel has positive camber. Check for unusual tire wear to see if your wheels have been positioned like this for a while. And also, something can be bent ever so slightly, and that'll throw everything off. Get an alignment.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 12:04 PM
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O, I would check your compensator arms.
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 12:26 PM
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well i bought the car like this. the owner told me the wheel was like that bcause it had a camber kit. well to my dismay there wasnt a camber kit. The eg rear suspension isnt camber adjustable is it, so would an allignment help? and also what is a compensator arm?
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Old Mar 28, 2005 | 12:32 PM
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Go to an alignment that has lifetime alignment and have them do it. Then keep going back to them.
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 12:14 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Luserkid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Go to an alignment that has lifetime alignment and have them do it. Then keep going back to them. </TD></TR></TABLE>I work at national tire and battery (NTB) lol we do that. What would that do though. If the rear isnt camber adjustable?
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 02:00 AM
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i suppose you could buy camber kits and have the guy that does the alignment adjust them, has the car ever been in an accident?
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 03:36 AM
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theyre should be a shop in your area that can align a dropped car- here in mpls area there is only one shop who will touch dropped cars- hoover offa washington avenue- they aligned it and straightened out my camber issue- i beleive all they do is throw some washers in there friend simple enough - as for it being adjustable any one who knows alignment should know tricks to the trade -
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Old Mar 29, 2005 | 03:49 AM
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since there is no camber kit, I'm pretty sure it's been powerslided into a curb.

no your body is not f*cked, but you might need a new wishbone
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Old Mar 30, 2005 | 09:02 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by b204dr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">theyre should be a shop in your area that can align a dropped car- here in mpls area there is only one shop who will touch dropped cars- hoover offa washington avenue- they aligned it and straightened out my camber issue- i beleive all they do is throw some washers in there friend simple enough - as for it being adjustable any one who knows alignment should know tricks to the trade - </TD></TR></TABLE>Civics are not camber adjustable in the rear, only tow. The washer trick will not work because the wheel is cambered the opposite way.
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