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Rear wheel camber on Monaro.

Discussion in 'VY Holden Commodore (2002 - 2004)' started by figjam, Jul 26, 2018.

  1. mpower

    mpower Well-Known Member

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    read the entire thread if you want to "contribute".
     
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    Good to see you answered my question.....



    You're the one that doesn't read things properly.....Just select what you wish to respond to...

    So don't bother responding to my question, because you're not worth answering
     
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    I will, especially when someone insults me in the open forum for no discernible reason.

    try being nice mate, goes a long way.
     
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    vc commodore Well-Known Member

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    Was being nice....Want nasty? On 2nd thoughts, you're not worth it, so time to move on
     
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    Thanks for that ^^ I've been looking online for ages to where an adjustors Sits... I have a 2 point kit for my vy monaro
     
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    But the Instructions weren't very clear to someone who isn't suspension talk savvy
     
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    vc commodore Well-Known Member

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    It is a shame....They are generally put in by people that are familiar with suspension components.....Hope it solves your problem
     
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    Job done. Last week I had a few things adjusted with a quick alignment of the rear wheels, the toe was out (dunno how much), so corrected that, and the guru’s advice was that a camber kit was not required, nor recommended. Apart from that adjustment, all bushes in the rear suspension were good.
    The front was a different story, radius/castor bushed were stuffed, again, despite them being ‘replaced’ 4 years and 15K ago. A bit disappointing, and I was left wondering if they were replaced or maybe fitted with some cheap rubbish. A few other bushes were tired, so I decided “Stuff the cost, replace the strut mounts, and everything else with Nolathane”.
    I had been reluctant to do this previously as I had read that such a replacement resulted in a harsher, noisier ride. Far from the truth …….. yesterday it was harsh, noisy and tramlining, today quiet, firm and direct. At the rate that I clock up kms in this vehicle, the new tyres may last longer than I will.
    Below is the final specs of the wheel alignment …..
    Rear
    Camber LHS -1*39’
    Camber RHS -1*19’
    Toe LHS +0.5 mm
    Toe RHS +1.5 mm

    Front
    Castor LHS +8*49’
    Castor RHS +9*04’
    Camber LHS -0*55’
    Camber RHS -0*45’
    Toe LHS +1.0 mm
    Toe RHS +0.9 mm
     
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    Good to hear you got it sorted. I have read the same thing about Nolathane being harsher and noisier so glad you're happy with them. Guess I will have to decide when mine need replacing.
     
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    Phew! that was a marathon headache inducing read, and im probably still not much the wiser. I lowered my
    VZ SS Ute 50ml and it has noticable neg camber.[which looks good] but it was refused safety insp. due to inside tyre wear on thr rear, fronts are fine. the r/h rear is worn more than left, inside edge worn as well as outer edge. the l/h is worn mostly on inner edge with good tread over the rest. maybe there is something to the toe in issue as one would think the camber would not have changed one wheel more than the other.
    I dont really want to spend large amount for camber kits, the expert said id prob need both [inner and outer ] to get enough change in camber. what im wondering as per Delco,s input is i put the new tyres on, get aligned and get toe set at ? 0? then check inflation regularly,..tyre wear should be ok? I just dont want to do the camber kit unless totally necessary.
    Question 2/ do the lowered Maloo,s have this issue or are they lowered from factory and have adjustable camber?.. If so ill move to Aussie and buy one! cheers
     
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    My question is,..is your crewman lowered or stock height? if lowered, how much by?
     
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    No independant rear ended commodore has a factory camber adjustment...From the VX series 2, they had a toe adjustment, but that was it
     
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    The camber questions, and saga were in regard to my (VY) Monaro series3. The neg camber is still noticeable to eyeballing, but within specs.
    The Crewman is old fashioned live axle and cart springs. And no, not lowered.
     
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    oh right,
    Ah, ok,..im pretty sure my tyre wear was normal until it was lowered, can anybody say what the toe should be on rear?
     
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    Are you sure VZ has rear toe adjustment? I was told there wasnt any and have to change toe with 2 camber kits?
     
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    Positive...VX series 2 onwards have it from the factory....

    If you have a VZ yourself, look underneath, from the back of the car...You will see an adjuster running from the lower control arm to the stub axle....This will confirm it in your own mind, rather than having some doubt what has been written on the internet.

    Here's a picture I found on the net, to help you identify the adjuster

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    It's the bar at the for front of the picture, with a tierod at the left of the picture and a nut and bolt holding it in a bracket on the right hand side of the picture
     
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    do you have any idea what the toe setting is for a VZ ute thats lowered 50ml? [i was told it was toe in needed?]
     
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    Not game to comment...I'll be shot down in flames
     
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    Nope, unfortunately the VZ UTE does not have this adjustment rod,..maybe the VZ cars do
     

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