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Old 11-21-2004, 05:01 PM
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My CRX has been lowered on springs and KYB's for about 2 years now, and its never had any unsightly camber. A small amount but nothing serious. Anyways today I noticed that one of my rear tires (passenger) has developed some ugly negative camber. Has something bent? I'm hoping I can correct this without having to buy a camber kit. I dont have any serious weight in the rear, just a red Optima battery. Any helpfull advise is appreciated, thanks.
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Old 11-21-2004, 05:11 PM
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Only one tire seems to have a problem? It's got the same miles the other tires do right? Thats odd...
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Old 11-21-2004, 05:14 PM
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yup same miles as the other one. What do tire miles have to do with it
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Old 11-21-2004, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by _46and2_
What do tire miles have to do with it
I just didn't know if for whatever reason the rear tires were worn/ "going bald" and the front's maybe newer and there could have been a problem all along but your just now starting to see it with the worn out tires. But thats not the case. A camber kit would be a good thing to look into, but I've had some pretty mean camber on my vehichles and driven them for quite a while without any signs of severe tire or alignment problems. I'm talking slammed with no camber kits
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Old 11-21-2004, 11:09 PM
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Sounds like something is messed up. If not though, you can usually adjust the rear camber with longer bolts and a spacer/washers.
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Old 11-21-2004, 11:47 PM
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yea, check out all the bushings, if they arn't the problem, do the old washer trick, then get an alignment, bad toe will make camber issues alot worse.
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Old 11-22-2004, 10:44 PM
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Check the coil spring they tend to break on hondas once they get old. Sounds like something broke did you check you rear strut bolt and bushing.
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