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Getting some negative camber out of my rear end, 355

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  1. Redlyne_mr2

    Redlyne_mr2 Formula Junior

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    #1 Redlyne_mr2, Mar 14, 2016
    Hi guys,
    Can anyone explain to me how to adjust my rear camber? My car is lowered on h&R coilovers with a very aggressive wheel offset. I hit a decent sized pothole and it threw my camber off on the passenger side, I'm low enough that if I hit any bumpers Im going to damage the rear 1/4 so I need to get this adjusted before I can properly move the car to get it to the dealer for an alignment.
    Car is a 98 355 gtb.

    thanks!
     
  2. Dave rocks

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    #2 Dave rocks, Mar 14, 2016
    All rear adjustments are done with shims. You may have bent something...
     
  3. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #3 Rifledriver, Mar 14, 2016
    Hitting a pothole will not throw off an alignment adjustment but it can bend parts with the same effect.
     
  4. WATSON

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    #4 WATSON, Mar 14, 2016
    Yup. If you managed to change the camber without taking anything apart, you bent something.

    Too many recent threads on here about cracked shock tower frames....did you look?
     
  5. Redlyne_mr2

    Redlyne_mr2 Formula Junior

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    #5 Redlyne_mr2, Mar 14, 2016
    **** I hope not, I didn't look. I did examine all the suspension parts and they seemed fine. I hate these shims, huge PITA, I was hoping it wasn't the shims in the back like the front but it is what it is.

    Thanks guys
     
  6. bobzdar

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    #6 bobzdar, Mar 14, 2016
    In the rear?
     
  7. driveitdaily

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    #7 driveitdaily, Mar 14, 2016
    blew a strut possibly ?cracked coil spring ? sitting down on one side would give the appearance of wacky camber.
     
  8. ernie

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    #8 ernie, Mar 14, 2016
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  9. cf355

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    #9 cf355, Mar 14, 2016
    as others have stated....from what you described it appears you bent something.....but not sure why your concerned with the rear camber suspension setup with shims ....you can easily pull/swap the shims in minutes. doesn't get much easier.
     
  10. Mitch Alsup

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    #10 Mitch Alsup, Mar 14, 2016
    Actually, these shims are close the the neatest thing since sliced bread.
    They are precise and repeatable.
    So if you have a track alignment and a street alignment,
    you can drive to the track on the street alignment,
    Unscrew a nut, add a known number of shims,
    tighten the bolts back up,
    run all day on the track,
    and undo it for the drive home,
    with precisely the same alignment you have before going to the track.
     

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