Rear camber Issue?

[ltr]

Just had the 4 wheel allignment sorted. The machine also measures the camber which is - 2 degrees on 3 wheels but the drivers side rear is - 3.2 degrees. Is this a problem or not. If yes, HOW can it be adjusted by 1 degree to equal the others? Cheers.

[Darrenaf]

not an expert but i'm sure you can shim it to the desired angle. Or an adjustable rear beam

[SAGO]

Just had the 4 wheel allignment sorted. The machine also measures the camber which is - 2 degrees on 3 wheels but the drivers side rear is - 3.2 degrees. Is this a problem or not. If yes, HOW can it be adjusted by 1 degree to equal the others? Cheers.

Its too much & definitely will destroy the inner side of your tire soon. Also the geometry is affected now. You may have possibly one arm crooked a bit.

[Cochyn]

As above, may have taken a knock and bent the arm at some point. So easy to do. Otherwise look at the bushes, might be well worn and causing slight distortion. But like has been said, you need a 6 degree anyway. Best money you can spend on a Cossie.

[ltr]

Recently restored underneath and had powerflex bushes all round. The rear arms were blasted and powdercoated then refitted..... Can only go on one way so fitted correctly! Cant see how that would effect camber. The hubs also done with new bearings. The hubs fit in the arms snug.
Can you shim the top 2 bolts of the hubs to bring the top out?

[Sunnysidebb]

Usually hitting a curb when drifting will bend the trailing arm and produce positive camber.
I bent an early steel club man gp A rear arm on a rally as I drifted on to a rock. The rock won and I had visually pos camber. At service the lads adjusted the rose joints and got it back good enough to finish the rally.
I have seen shims behind the hub/bearing carrier to tilt the hub up to give more neg camber before.

[ltr]

I have too much negative camber so the top needs to come out 1 degree to match the rest of the car.

[Cochyn]

Recently restored underneath and had powerflex bushes all round. The rear arms were blasted and powdercoated then refitted..... Can only go on one way so fitted correctly! Cant see how that would effect camber. The hubs also done with new bearings. The hubs fit in the arms snug.
Can you shim the top 2 bolts of the hubs to bring the top out?

Bent arm then. Some breakers will let you purchase single arms without full beams, see if you can purchase one. Simply refurb and fit.

[Marc sierra]

If you had it aligned, what was the toe of the rear wheels? If anything is bent the toe must be out as well.

[ltr]

Car up on the four poster, took various measurements, seems the rear beam is slightly twisted, not the trailing arm. Cheers guys for response.

[Cochyn]

One or the other, if the beam is more twisted than the arm then it’s had a hard knock in it’s life and previous owner tried to cover it up with new arms. Easy fix though, new 6 degree beam lol

[RSyoyo]

When i bought my escort i have the same problem .
A suspension specialist made rear camber plate And everything is ok now.
You have this on ebay but the price.....
https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Ford-Sierra-...-/164250493539
for information i pay 150 euros for the 2 rear camber plate fitted on the rear and setting alignement on the front .
for me this is the best solution

[Joe-Tait]

Guessing with that price they don't have stock

Normally £15-£20 a pair

[ltr]

All sorted. Had shims made like ones on fleebay. Thanks again.