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yo dudes....i remember reading a thread months ago about camber adjustment .........where you can alter + - camber ....the thread i saw showed pictures of a make shift tool using a lump a wood and a level....any ideas lads....im thinkin of having a look before bustypes.......and was convinced it was on the wiki but cant seem to find it............

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Hi Oldiguana,

I posted this some months back and just recently rotated my wheels...back to front kind of thing. After 9K happy to report no unusual wear patterns whatsoever.

Camber is actually set at zero. So bubble in spirit level will be central. Most garage floors are flat enough to do this fairly accurately. As mentioned in article getting it close to correct camber is far better than just leaving it unset. Otherwise tyres will go west in no time and braking capability will be dangerously limited.

One problem I had was with the eccentric washers. Make sure they are correctly aligned. After changing bushes a small mistake I made was the eccentric washers not staying aligned for the insertion of camber rod. A lot of wiggling about finally saw the rod push through. However, when I turn 14mm allen key to adjust camber the wheel was restricted and moved through a buckled motion and not a pivotting motion. This was caused by one eccentric washer being 180 degrees out from the other.

Good luck

Here is a little short video showing how the top camber adjustment actually moves.

great lil' vid owduck,made it a lot clearer.............cheerz

next question owducks is how do you level the van up...is it across the bumpers or on the floor in the back??????

Suspension could give false reading if a tad weak on one side or suffering from (westy?) lean.
Best done by the floor. Find a level floor or nearest dammit.

Don't get too worried about exact levels cos out on the big mean streets, most roads have built in cambers to push rain water to kerb anyway.

What you are trying to achieve is getting maximum rubber or biggest area making contact with road.

finally goin get a chance(hopefully)this week to have a look at the camber on the bus...one lil' question tho......can i leave the bus on the ground and adjust it or do i have to have the wheel off the ground for it to work?............

If your using my old home made effort then have front wheels on very level ( test with spirit level) ground. But as mentioned above nothing is gonna be exactly flat.
After setting camber, drive with care and keep constant check for excesive wear patterns on edges of tyres. If so adjust camber to conpensate. If they wear evenly then job's good as done.

ah duck........just wondered if i needed to jack the corner up im adjusting and remove the wheel or can i do it while the wheel is on the ground with full weight on it......would i be able to reach it from down the pit possibly?

oldiguana
Steering geometry is; the angles at which the wheels are pointing when the vehicle is driving.
There would be absolutely NO point in trying to set these angles with the weight off the wheels.
Correct camber is set on a perfectly flat surface with the wheels in a 'straight ahead' position.
Between adjustments you must roll the vehicle back and forth before re-measuring to settle the steering and suspension (otherwise you will get false readings)
Martin

cheerz owdlad!!!