Benje1990 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 hi guy's my car is almost 95% complete after a little collition with a shrew bush early this year, "doh" The rear drivers wheel took some impact hitting the curb!, enuf to bend the trailing arm and shear the balljoint off the track rod, these parts have been replaced but i can see the camber is about an inch out!, witch is alot, wouldnt even think about driving it to the garage to get wheel alignment done as i would ruin my tyre. what im asking is, what ajustment do i have? is it only the angled of set washer? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideexitsupra Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 is it only the angled off set washer? cheers Pretty sure this is the only adjustment. When mine was at WIM a couple of weeks ago this appeared to give quite a large range. I guess you will need to get it on a 4 wheel alignment machine to get it all set right anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benje1990 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 cheers hope i havent damaged else were then..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 You can adjust the toe and the camber on the rear wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benje1990 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 You can adjust the toe and the camber on the rear wheels what?, as in on the hub? can u explain a little to me, i not that knowledgeable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Both the lower arms on the rear have eccentric adjusters on them which allow you to adjust the camber and the toe of the wheel. Heres a couple of diagrams to help explain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Good luck turning those cams adjusting it. They are really stiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benje1990 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Both the lower arms on the rear have eccentric adjusters on them oh right well i replaced the trailing arm and were that attach's to the subframe i can see ajustment can be made there? is there another point? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benje1990 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 so looking at this I replaced "48780A" and "48710A" what parts effect my camber?, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 48730F Is the main lower arm where you adjust the camber 48710A Is where you adjust the toe 48780A Has no adjustment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 (edited) Im pretty sure you'll probably find that replacing either 48730F or 48710A will affect both camber and toe to some degree. I think these are probably adjusted together. I take it the hubs okay ? Edited July 4, 2011 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benje1990 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 i assume the hubs ok as the wheel runs true, and theres no sign of damage, i have just jacked her up and taken the wheel off to have a fiddle, now im just scratching my head:blink: because i have adjusted the main lower arm but still have a large amount of positive camber! and no sign of subframe damage or any other damage in this area!? proper stumped, going to take it to local 4x4 wheel alinement place and get them to check it out really fustrating lol thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 If it's sheared the ball joint it may well have bent the hub (upright). Even if it hasn't that sort of a blow to a casting / forging is enough to crack it I wouldn't want to knowingly drive it without fitting a new of good used upright. Toe and camber are interelated on the MKIV adjustment system. Change one and the other also changes a bit. The proper shop manual has the figures as to their inter relationship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benje1990 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 oh right thanks chris, going to take the car to a perforance garage up the road, put her on the ram. hopefuly its the hub rather than the subframe... cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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