Really bad camber

[MadOnVaux!]

A mate of mine has a Calibra 16v 2wd (XE) and it has really bad camber problems, and has asked me to ask on here if anyone can help as he isnt a member.

It is lowered 40mm on just springs but his camber is really excessive, its like the wheels are almost at 45degrees and its scrubbing the inside edges of the tyres off at a very quick rate, but its almost taking half the sidewall with it, as if its taking a corner slice off the tyre...

He says its had new springs all round, new top mounts, track rods, wishbones etc, and is stumped to how this is happening....as he previously had a Cavalier GSi 2wd that was dropped 60mm and that didnt have anywhere near a problem with its camber.

Anyone shed any light on this please?

Thanks in advance.

[Callyman]

Expensively He's going to need something like this.
http://www.regal-shop.co.uk/acatalog/co ... _Kits.html

[Fraz]

mines and indeed a good few are dropped 40mm, though I do get the inner edge wearing down ...its not as bad you describe, and its the rear tyres only

has he fitted new tyres after doing all this? as once the damage is done even when its corrected the tyres will still wear at the same point

and from what your saying he has replaced I presume your on about the front tyres? that kit in link above is for the rears

[Stupink]

The cavalier is a different rear setup, lowering them does not effect camber.
The calibra has a better independant rear setup, but as a result cannot be lowered without effecting camber. and ajustable bushes as above are required.
The fronts which i agree with fraz from your writing you seem to be suggesting are also problematic, should be no different. as long as the tracking is correct you can pretty much lower it what you want without any problem. so i would suggest a good laser alighment on the fronts.

[coxy]

I thought the GSI 4x4 had the same as the cally

Gray

[Stupink]

it does, but is that what he had? i assuemd it was a std model, i dont know cav's and it didnt say GSI on the post lol

[MadOnVaux!]

Expensively He's going to need something like this.
http://www.regal-shop.co.uk/acatalog/co ... _Kits.html

I said that, but he says the GSi didnt have a camber kit fitted and that was dopped 60mm and waas pretty much fine.

[MadOnVaux!]

mines and indeed a good few are dropped 40mm, though I do get the inner edge wearing down ...its not as bad you describe, and its the rear tyres only

has he fitted new tyres after doing all this? as once the damage is done even when its corrected the tyres will still wear at the same point

and from what your saying he has replaced I presume your on about the front tyres? that kit in link above is for the rears

Its the rears i think mainly...and he says he fitted new tyres too, going through a pair or set every two months i think he said.

[MadOnVaux!]

The cavalier is a different rear setup, lowering them does not effect camber.
The calibra has a better independant rear setup, but as a result cannot be lowered without effecting camber. and ajustable bushes as above are required.

The Cavalier GSi 2wd and 4wd are the same IRS set-up as the Calibra and does effect rear camber when lowering!

[MadOnVaux!]

I thought the GSI 4x4 had the same as the cally

Gray

It does and the 2wd also.

[MadOnVaux!]

it didnt say GSI on the post lol

Yes it did!

[Stupink]

it didnt say GSI on the post lol

Yes it did!

only if you read *ALL* the words

[MadOnVaux!]

I'll try and get one....although like i said, its a mates car, and not mine.

[Johnny A]

Before I fixed the camber issues (only really present on the rear suspension - even on a 60mm drop) I never had huge problems with the inners getting destroyed.

By the sounds of it your fronts are the ones causing issues?

Check your tracking is aligned firstly.

[C411BRAnut]

Irmscher recommend the use of a camber correction kit with lowered suspension (as fitted to the Turbo LE) - I'm sure there's been a thread on here about this already.