Rear Camber/Alignment Question - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

anewprelusion · 09-26-2013, 12:10 AM

I'm totally noob when it comes to Suspension/Camber/Alignment.

So my friend told me after looking at my car for maybe 5 minutes that my brand new BRZ needs alignment. He said my driver side rear wheel has negative camber and my passenger side rear wheel has positive camber. Sounds crazy right!?!?! Anyways, is there any truth behind this? I "thought" I might have seen the same thing as him, but it could just be the power of suggestion?

Can anyone chime in on this statement? Fact or fiction? Unless it came that way from the factory, I don't think I drove it hard enough to damage the suspension. Less that 200 miles on it. Either way I'm going to get it checked out by my friend the shop owner. Just wanted to see what others thought. Thanks!

shiumai · 09-26-2013, 12:39 AM

take a square piece of cardboard or something else and hold it against the wheels on a flat surface for a quick and dirty check. see what the difference is between the left and right. the cardboard should be tall enough to span the entire rim. for stock wheels, you'll be looking at the tire as it sticks out further than the rim. i know that there was a difference between the left and right rear camber on my BRZ straight from the factory.

09-26-2013, 12:10 AM	#1
anewprelusion Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited Location: California Posts: 148 Thanks: 51 Thanked 86 Times in 46 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Rear Camber/Alignment Question I'm totally noob when it comes to Suspension/Camber/Alignment. So my friend told me after looking at my car for maybe 5 minutes that my brand new BRZ needs alignment. He said my driver side rear wheel has negative camber and my passenger side rear wheel has positive camber. Sounds crazy right!?!?! Anyways, is there any truth behind this? I "thought" I might have seen the same thing as him, but it could just be the power of suggestion? Can anyone chime in on this statement? Fact or fiction? Unless it came that way from the factory, I don't think I drove it hard enough to damage the suspension. Less that 200 miles on it. Either way I'm going to get it checked out by my friend the shop owner. Just wanted to see what others thought. Thanks!

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09-26-2013, 12:39 AM	#2
shiumai Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 DGM BRZ, 2020 C8 Corvette Location: USofA! Posts: 1,763 Thanks: 963 Thanked 1,896 Times in 789 Posts Mentioned: 41 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	take a square piece of cardboard or something else and hold it against the wheels on a flat surface for a quick and dirty check. see what the difference is between the left and right. the cardboard should be tall enough to span the entire rim. for stock wheels, you'll be looking at the tire as it sticks out further than the rim. i know that there was a difference between the left and right rear camber on my BRZ straight from the factory.

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