How do I adjust my steering camber?
Small metal shims are needed to do any camber adjustment. Loosen the upper control arm where it meets the shock tower. Place a 1/32 inch shim for every 1/2 degree of camber that is needed. Tighten the upper control arm and replace the tire.
Can you adjust camber angle?
There are several methods to adjust camber, depending on the vehicle and its suspension. Stock suspensions may feature cam bolts, eccentric washer bolts, turn-buckle joints, or shim adjustments.
Should camber be the same on both sides?
Unless you’re tuning a suspension for a specific race track that demands a unique individual wheel camber setting, generally the camber angle will be close to identical side-to-side.
How do you fix camber?
How to Fix Negative Camber Problems
- Have an auto repair shop perform an alignment on your car, which will reset the camber of the wheels in both the front and rear of the suspension.
- Examine the control arms and trailing arms in your suspension, and try to identify any worn bushings or loose components.
What should camber be set at?
For a normal car you typically want to maintain a slight amount of negative camber (0.5 – 1°) to have a good balance of cornering grip, braking grip, and tire wear. On most vehicles it’s common to have slightly more negative camber (0.8 – 1.3°) in the rear to reduce the chances of oversteer (loss of grip in rear).
Do alignment shops adjust control arms?
Caster can be adjusted via adjustable control arms (if your lift kit included them). Toe in and steering center are the only things adjustable on all Wranglers. If you don’t have adjustable arms, taking your Jeep to an alignment shop may be a waste of time and money.
How do you adjust camber and caster?
Adjustment of caster and camber is carried out by adding or subtracting shims between the upper control arm shaft and the frame bracket. Camber is adjusted by adding or subtracting shims from both the front and rear of the shaft. Adding shims decreases positive camber.
Can I adjust the camber on the front?
Yes the factory service manual states that you can adjust front camber by moving the FUCA mounts around. But it’s barely anything. Local alignment shop told me it’s “not even worth mentioning.” Same thing goes for other miscellaneous suspension components – it basically amounts to the play between miscellaneous components and fasteners.
Can rear camber be adjusted?
There is no factory adjustment for camber in the rear. The rear is a multi-link setup. You have the rear sub frame which has two lower lateral links and one upper lateral link that all connect to the trailing arm.
Are camber bolts adjustable?
Technical, chamber bolts are use to hold the upper control arm to the knuckle assembly on wheel. Adjustable camber bolt has more flexibility to align the wheel to the right angle and position. Below image is the adjustable camber bolt: Below is the location where the adjustable camber bolt is installed: