Excessive negative camber? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

MTeator · 06-15-2012, 07:38 PM

So we were putting in camber bolts today to adjust the front and threw it up on the alignment rack and found I have two degrees more negative camber on the front and rear wheels on the passenger side. The rear is of course not adjustable at all. Has anyone else had this problem? I'm taking the car in first thing Monday to see what Toyota will do about it :/ Anyone wanna buy an FRS?

uspspro · 06-15-2012, 07:55 PM

sounds like an error measuring maybe. That's not consistent with others.

MTeator · 06-15-2012, 07:59 PM

Definitely not an error in the measuring. You can see it from behind. Checked it at home with a framing square.

pyro530 · 06-15-2012, 08:02 PM

Someone else on here noticed that same thing when they put theirs on the rack. I'm sure you can find the thread if you search.

Cornerman · 06-21-2012, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTeator

So we were putting in camber bolts today to adjust the front and threw it up on the alignment rack and found I have two degrees more negative camber on the front and rear wheels on the passenger side. The rear is of course not adjustable at all. Has anyone else had this problem? I'm taking the car in first thing Monday to see what Toyota will do about it :/ Anyone wanna buy an FRS?

Very interested in this - did you ever find the cause for the disparity?

MTeator · 06-21-2012, 06:18 PM

It's slowly going away.

Bushings settling?

7thgear · 06-21-2012, 06:22 PM

was alignment done with you in the car?

uspspro · 06-21-2012, 07:47 PM

weird... is there anything loose?

Control arms, strut tops, etc...

MTeator · 06-21-2012, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7thgear

was alignment done with you in the car?

both ways.

MTeator · 06-21-2012, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uspspro

weird... is there anything loose?

Control arms, strut tops, etc...

Nope

Cornerman · 06-22-2012, 11:30 AM

I noticed that the shock seals seemed to have a lot of stiction when new. After 1200 miles with a lot of back road driving they are much more supple. I wonder if they were jacking the chassis slightly to the left?
Glad to hear it is getting better.

06-15-2012, 07:38 PM	#1
MTeator First 86 Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 303 Thanks: 14 Thanked 98 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Excessive negative camber? So we were putting in camber bolts today to adjust the front and threw it up on the alignment rack and found I have two degrees more negative camber on the front and rear wheels on the passenger side. The rear is of course not adjustable at all. Has anyone else had this problem? I'm taking the car in first thing Monday to see what Toyota will do about it :/ Anyone wanna buy an FRS? __________________ Scion First 86 in Lexington KY - Firestorm 6MT - Delivered May 17, 2012 Mods: Motegi 17x7 TrakLites, BFG Rivals, K&N 33-2300 Filter, Nameless Perf. Track Pipe, TRD springs & rear bar, Hotchkis front bar (eh), Kask trailer hitch

06-15-2012, 07:59 PM	#3
MTeator First 86 Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 303 Thanks: 14 Thanked 98 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Definitely not an error in the measuring. You can see it from behind. Checked it at home with a framing square. __________________ Scion First 86 in Lexington KY - Firestorm 6MT - Delivered May 17, 2012 Mods: Motegi 17x7 TrakLites, BFG Rivals, K&N 33-2300 Filter, Nameless Perf. Track Pipe, TRD springs & rear bar, Hotchkis front bar (eh), Kask trailer hitch

06-15-2012, 08:02 PM	#4
pyro530 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: Ultramarine FR-S 6MT Location: Chico, CA Posts: 303 Thanks: 175 Thanked 102 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Someone else on here noticed that same thing when they put theirs on the rack. I'm sure you can find the thread if you search. __________________ Current: FR-S Ultramarine 6MT - Took delivery 05/30/2012 - Now for sale here 1995 M3 Coupe MT - the "Bavarian Bumblebee" Past: 1994 Integra - Sold \| 2005 Dodge SRT-4 - Totaled by Hail \| 1997 Acura 2.2 CL slowmobile - Sold \| 1991 BMW E30 - Sold \| 1991 Acura Integra GS - Wrecked \| 1971 Chevy C-10 shortbed stepside - Sold \| 1973 Camaro Z-28 Clone - Stolen

06-21-2012, 06:18 PM	#6
MTeator First 86 Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 303 Thanks: 14 Thanked 98 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's slowly going away. Bushings settling? __________________ Scion First 86 in Lexington KY - Firestorm 6MT - Delivered May 17, 2012 Mods: Motegi 17x7 TrakLites, BFG Rivals, K&N 33-2300 Filter, Nameless Perf. Track Pipe, TRD springs & rear bar, Hotchkis front bar (eh), Kask trailer hitch

06-21-2012, 06:22 PM	#7
7thgear i'm sorry, what? Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Canada Location: I rock a beat harder than you can beat it with rocks Posts: 4,399 Thanks: 357 Thanked 2,508 Times in 1,268 Posts Mentioned: 40 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	was alignment done with you in the car? __________________ don't you think if I was wrong, I'd know it?

06-15-2012, 07:55 PM	#2
uspspro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: DGM BRZ, MR-S 3.5L V6 swap (sold) Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 602 Thanks: 28 Thanked 188 Times in 121 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	sounds like an error measuring maybe. That's not consistent with others.

06-21-2012, 07:47 PM	#8
uspspro Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: DGM BRZ, MR-S 3.5L V6 swap (sold) Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 602 Thanks: 28 Thanked 188 Times in 121 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	weird... is there anything loose? Control arms, strut tops, etc...

06-22-2012, 11:30 AM	#11
Cornerman Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 WRB BRZ Location: Bluegrass Posts: 36 Thanks: 15 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I noticed that the shock seals seemed to have a lot of stiction when new. After 1200 miles with a lot of back road driving they are much more supple. I wonder if they were jacking the chassis slightly to the left? Glad to hear it is getting better. __________________ The Beauty of Rear-Wheel Drive 2013 WRB BRZ Semi-automatic 2011 WRB WRX Sedan (sold)

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