# \-2 degrees camber on one front wheel **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mustang, ford\ **Created:** [February 2, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930 "2023-02-02T22:18:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/21 "2023-02-03T14:45:04Z")
> [@Cavell](#): > > If you had adjustable coil overs you could raise one side and that would change camber And screw up the handling balance on the car by biasing the weight differently side to side. Not a good solution to fixing camber angle. These cars have the spring off the strut. It is between the frame and lower control arm. There are coil-overs sold for this car but the OP did just say it had springs installed. ---
**Author:** ![Alexchavez21802\_183994](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Alexchavez21802\_183994](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Alexchavez21802_183994)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/22 "2023-02-03T14:50:20Z")
Yeah I just really need to find a alignment shop that I guess knows what they’re doing lmao. And the springs are separate from the shocks. Thank you guys for the info seriously. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/23 "2023-02-03T14:53:39Z")
> [@Alexchavez21802\_183994](#): > > I just really need to find a alignment shop that I guess knows what they’re doing In addition, I think it would be a good idea for a body shop to assess the type of accident damage that undoubtedly exists. I think it’s pretty clear that a previous owner had a front-end collision, and it deformed the chassis. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/24 "2023-02-03T15:23:41Z")
Got a pic of top of strut mount? ---
**Author:** ![Alexchavez21802\_183994](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Alexchavez21802\_183994](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Alexchavez21802_183994)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/25 "2023-02-03T18:40:18Z")
This is the paper they have me with the specs before and after the alignment ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/7/5/75db5a4f1de73473564f39438b0502716df82b9f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/26 "2023-02-03T19:32:31Z")
![IMG_1018](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/0/5/055040741c9d34964539f6e952cea8898bee9919.jpeg) look like this? Pic of strut being replaced. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 9:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/27 "2023-02-03T21:18:01Z")
I hope the top mount doesn’t look like than… it is missing the nut that holds it together! Looking at the alignment sheet shows me it is very likely shifting the subframe (crossmember) to the passenger side would likely even up the left and right camber. Would also make the thrust angle closer to zero. ---
**Author:** ![Alexchavez21802\_183994](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Alexchavez21802\_183994](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Alexchavez21802_183994)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 9:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/28 "2023-02-03T21:33:53Z")
So am I looking at a intensive job here going from what you described? ---
**Author:** ![Alexchavez21802\_183994](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8edcca/32.png) [@Alexchavez21802\_183994](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Alexchavez21802_183994)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 9:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/29 "2023-02-03T21:34:39Z")
But yeah mine has the bolt on-top holding the strut secure ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/30 "2023-02-03T21:41:45Z")
Not exactly… the bolt holes have lots of slop. Loosen the bolts and pry the crossmember over with a crowbar. If it moves a lot, that confirms it was shifted the wrong way for some reason. With a hoist, it is easier than it sounds. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/31 "2023-02-03T22:04:24Z")
how much leeway does the top mount have if you loosen the mounting bolts? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/32 "2023-02-03T22:36:14Z")
None. There is virtually no slop in the top mount bolts. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 2:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/33 "2023-02-04T02:45:27Z")
I get paid 1.5 hours for a wheel alignment, this includes shifting the sub frame if necessary. You might not get that service at a tire store. The toe setting was 95% of the problem on your car. For the toe to be off by more than one degree it would seem that someone replaced the struts and whatever other suspension parts and never performed an alignment. It is unusual to find the toe off by more than 0.50 degrees. My cars are 20 years old and I don’t obsess over the camber settings. I keep my camber settings private to avoid criticism. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/34 "2023-02-04T11:11:06Z")
For my own education: Once the cause is diagnosed and corrected. Would a strut/shock tower brace reduce chance of reoccurrence? ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/35 "2023-02-04T13:44:55Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > Would a strut/shock tower brace reduce chance of reoccurrence? Probably not. It would stiffen the strut towers which would push the energy elsewhere… bent knuckle maybe. The knuckles are somewhat weak, as I posted before. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/36 "2023-02-04T13:49:31Z")
Have you measured left/right ride height? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930/37 "2023-02-04T14:10:48Z")
On that alignment spec sheet you got front camber more negative on the left, and on the rear you got negative toe(out) on the left. That car should be seriously drifting to the right … THE WAY I LIKE IT! 😃 [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2-degrees-camber-on-one-front-wheel/188930.md?page=1)