Too Much Neg. Camber-Left Rear Wheel

Benesesso · 05-03-2014, 11:55 PM

My wife's 1990 Supra turbo has developed excessive neg. camber on the left rear wheel--it's quite visible when following her. A wheel alignment shop said they were unable to correct it-no meaningful reason given.

I am aware of the usual difficulties with Supra camber adjustments. When I was younger I solved this problem on a '69 Vette that ran out of adjustment by simply cutting the inboard eye/rubber bushing off and welding the steel bushing to the radius rod end. Yes, can be dangerous but I had a nuclear piping qualified welder do it (TIG) and never had a problem. Gained nearly 1/2" of adjustment and it worked great and I couldn't feel any more road noise/etc. I'm tempted to try this on the Supra. The wheels track straight, so no bent frame issues.

The car also pulls slightly to one side constantly. So, for all the suspension experts here, which side does the car pull to? I know camber isn't supposed to affect side-pulling too much, but let's see what you guys think.

05-03-2014, 11:55 PM	#1
Benesesso 3" Exhaust Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 145	Too Much Neg. Camber-Left Rear Wheel My wife's 1990 Supra turbo has developed excessive neg. camber on the left rear wheel--it's quite visible when following her. A wheel alignment shop said they were unable to correct it-no meaningful reason given. I am aware of the usual difficulties with Supra camber adjustments. When I was younger I solved this problem on a '69 Vette that ran out of adjustment by simply cutting the inboard eye/rubber bushing off and welding the steel bushing to the radius rod end. Yes, can be dangerous but I had a nuclear piping qualified welder do it (TIG) and never had a problem. Gained nearly 1/2" of adjustment and it worked great and I couldn't feel any more road noise/etc. I'm tempted to try this on the Supra. The wheels track straight, so no bent frame issues. The car also pulls slightly to one side constantly. So, for all the suspension experts here, which side does the car pull to? I know camber isn't supposed to affect side-pulling too much, but let's see what you guys think. __________________ "You see, wire telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? Radio operates the same way: You send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is there is no cat." A. Einstein 1988 and 1990 Turbo Supras Last edited by Benesesso; 05-04-2014 at 12:30 AM.