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front camber question

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I have a 85 wagon with an AA 4" lift. Is there a way to get the front camber adjusted so the outside of the tires are not wearing out? any photos or links would help. I read a little about shimming the strut towers but dont really understand....also, does anyone know how to fix the clock, what resister to use? Thanks, Jeff

the clock problem is usally a solder joint problem, take the back cover off the clock and wiggle the wires looking for a loose solder joint, and resolder it. works most of the time , ive never seen bad camber problems with aa lift kits, can you take pics of the installation. somthing must be wrong ??

get some impreza camber plates.

any time you lift without correction you'll get positive camber.

 

 

 

you'll need to make the stud hole in the strut tower larger.

these strut lift towers are cut at 15 degrees right ? , my homemade 6 Inch strut tower blocks are at 15 degree angles, no camber problems

^ exactly.

 

A cam plate would be kinda silly at this point since you have to drop below the stock mounting anyways. Plus I wouldn't want to modify that solid unibody mounting point on a car with the stress of a lift on it.

 

You just need to be sure that the new upper mounting point of the strut is directly inboard from the stock mounting point at a 15* angle. If the strut towers supplied are incorrect in their angles, that is your problem. I've seen a few cars that required different angles, so 15* is just kinda the average "magic number". You may need to go a hair more, depending on your car.

 

EDIT:

 

You may also want to check if you have the adjustable front struts. If you do, and they are adjusted all the way up; you can probably get your camber back to acceptable by adjusting the strut lift nuts back down. Or set something really heavy on the hood. :grin:

Edited by 3eyedwagon

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