91 honda civic, having Camber problems

Discussion in 'Civic' started by comieredstar, Dec 12, 2006.

  1. comieredstar

    comieredstar Guest

    how do you fix a camber problem im getting mad wear in the inner
    wheel, how do you resolve this feethering problem?
     
    comieredstar, Dec 12, 2006
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  2. If the edge is getting worn, look at the toe rather than the camber. Camber
    produces ruler-straight wear across the tire, while toe misadjustment wears
    the very edges. If the inner edges are getting worn the wheels are toed out
    too much, while wear on the outer edges tells you the wheels are toed in too
    much.

    The best solution is a professional alignment, but I suspect you wouldn't be
    asking if you had the money available for that this Christmas season ;-)
    Here is the shadetree way of doing it. (Note - this isn't nearly as good as
    a real thrust alignment, but will control the wear.)

    Put strips of masking tape across the front tires from sidewall to sidewall
    and drive a mile or so on fairly straight road. Pull off and look at the
    wear pattern on the tape, replacing the tape for the next test. If the tape
    shows wear on the insides, loosen the jam nuts on the tie rods (where the
    linkage from the steering rack attaches to the wheels) and adjust each an
    equal number of turns - half a turn at a time is plenty for initial tries -
    in the direction that makes the front of the wheels point inward more.
    Remember, the edge that is getting the wear is being exposed to the oncoming
    road too much, so worn inside edges mean turn the wheels inward. Retighten
    the jam nuts and record your adjustment on paper so you can keep track of
    where you started in case you make it worse. Repeat until the wear is
    balanced between the inner and outer edges. If the steering wheel isn't
    straight, adjust one side in and the other side out equally (small amounts,
    start with 1/4 turn) to center the wheel.

    Have a real alignment done as soon as you can afford it.

    Mike
     
    Michael Pardee, Dec 12, 2006
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    jim beam Guest

    has it been lowered?
     
    jim beam, Dec 12, 2006
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    Speedy Pete Guest

    Most ALL front wheel drive cars will wear out the inner tread. Its the
    nature of the beast kind of thing.

    BUT your car can only be adjusted for toe-in, which may be a cause of
    accelerated wear.

    Its ALSO very common for the upper ball joints to go bad.

    Check your front end carefully.

    -Pete
     
    Speedy Pete, Dec 15, 2006
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  5. How did jim and I overlook that? Excellent point, Pete. If a ball joint is
    failing, the OP can end up like TeGGeR did, or worse:
    http://tegger.com/hondafaq/lowerballjoint/index.html

    Mike
     
    Michael Pardee, Dec 15, 2006
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