allignment probs.

[jcpegg]

How do I adjust the camber of the front tires on my 92 Accord? The right front suspension is bent so that the camber is WAY off (positive). You can tell by looking at the front of the car and it pulls HARD. I've replaced all of the suspension with junk yard parts, but it's still off. The guy at the shop says he's adjusted it as far as it can go, but there HAS to be a way to pass the factory adjusting limits? How can I adjust it to at least be closer to correct? I'm considering relocating the studs that come into the engine bay from the strut tower to fix it, but I want to avoid torching and welding if I can. This is where you can get creative! Ideas?

Jesse

[ebpda9]

a camber kit ? how come you got that positive camber ? i eneded up with my car having negative caster

[jcpegg]

A buddy of mine drove it into a ditch and bent the hell out of the front right suspension. The rear crossmember in the front was even bent a bit. I replaced everything that I thought would affect the allignment, but it's still bad.
Would a camber kit allow me to adjust the camber myself? I know that the kit would allow for adjusting to correct negative camber (the kind you would get from lowering your car), but would it allow adjustments to correct positive camber?
How would a mechanic adjust the allignment? Looking at it, I can't see how you would adjust it.

[darkdaedra]

Have you tried kicking it? That always works when my dog pulls to the right... ;)

[ebpda9]

Originally posted by darkdaedra
Have you tried kicking it? That always works when my dog pulls to the right... ;)

looking at my car it doesn't seem to work. that rear crossbone that holds the arms is a real biatch when it comes to kicking:paranoid:

[jcpegg]

Yeah, I've tried kicking. It only resulted it sore toes. I even replaced that rear crossmember up front because the old one was bent right where the arm bolted in.
What do you guys think about relocating the studs that come into the engine bay from the strut tower? I was thinking about torching the original holes to allow me to move the top of the tower inward, towards the center of the car, bringing the top of the tire in with it. Then I would weld some washers or something to the new location to mount those studs too. Does this sound like it could work? I'm affraid that the welds won't hold and that I'll end up not even being able to mount it in the original location. This is all that I know to do though.... other than pay $1,000 that I don't have to have all the suspension parts replaced... again.

Jesse

[ebpda9]

hmm, is your left wheel ok ? maybe the chassis went to the left ? anyway look if the lower arm is bent somehow. is it a manual or an automatic ? thos crossbones differ from one car to the other.

[jcpegg]

It's a 92 auto. two door.The left (driverside) wheel isn't visibly off, but the tire is wearing faster on the outside. I've been just attributing that to the pulling from the right side. I have to pull the wheel left just to keep straight. I replaced the lower arm on the right side (passenger side) with everything else. The only peice I did NOT replace was the strut tower (don't know what that's actually called) and the fork that's attached to the bottom of it (that wraps around the axle). I don't think that fork would cause allignment problems though. I can't tell by looking at the parts themselves if anything is bent. I can only see that the camber is off by looking straight at the front wheels from in front of the car.