Another question for Alex

[StewartG]

Alex how do we know the negative camber of the rear wheels, is the value stamped on the deDion ears and can you see it without taking it apart and what value should it be with 32r's

[Alex Wong1697456877]

You have to take the driver side half shaft off to see the number. Not that big a job - a couple of hours to take it off and put it back. You may find the diff leaks out some oil when the half shaft is out though, particularly when it's overfilled. On my car, if the diff is filled to the plug level and no more, it doesn't leak oil with a halfshaft out. Mine were 1.5 degrees negative before I changed to 0.25 for the ACB 10's. It's probably easier to just measure it with a camber gauge but you need a flat floor to get an accurate reading. My garage seems to be flat enough so a proper flat floor is probably only needed if you're a perfectionist. If your car came with radial tyres, it's likely that you have 1.5 degree rear ears which worked well with my car.

 

 

 

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Edited by - Alex Wong on 8 Jun 2000 18:33:58