Spirited Drive -- Now rear Camber Negative

[RocketyMan]

Originally Posted by Fifty150hs

How much did you lower your truck with the lowering springs? I put coilovers on mine and lowered it 2". With that much drop I had to replace both control arms with adjustable ones to be able to get the alignment into spec.

The springs only dropped the rear 1" about. Maybe it's possible the springs are still settling in--but that's been since about over 10k miles ago.

I had an alignment soon after I changed the springs to H&R.

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by RocketyMan

The springs only dropped the rear 1" about. Maybe it's possible the springs are still settling in--but that's been since about over 10k miles ago.

I had an alignment soon after I changed the springs to H&R.

1" drop isn't enough to require adjustable control arms, but it's on the edge. Have you checked to see if your springs settled some more after having the hell beat out of them?

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by RocketyMan

The springs only dropped the rear 1" about. Maybe it's possible the springs are still settling in--but that's been since about over 10k miles ago.

I had an alignment soon after I changed the springs to H&R.

As mentioned in an earlier post I would take it to a shop to have it aligned. If something is wrong with the suspension a good shop will find it.

If the springs did any settling that would usually be in the first few miles after installation. That is, unless you have been way overloading the springs recently. I've had H&R springs for many years--no settling.

[nick325xit 5spd]

I would not expect the rear subframe bushings to cause a camber issue, but if you notice wear on them, I would not pay for an alignment without replacing them.

Did you inspect the springs for broken coils?

[crystalworks]

Under extreme circumstances #7 can tear through and your springs would be unassisted by the shocks. It would be noisy though and would have thought easy to notice. Pretty common on 3 series vehicles.

[andrewwynn]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

Under extreme circumstances #7 can tear through and your springs would be unassisted by the shocks. It would be noisy though and would have thought easy to notice. Pretty common on 3 series vehicles.

Very noisy as the shock slams around at every bump. I've done that repair.

[RocketyMan]

I can lift up the rear hatch and check the shock mount fairly easily I think.

[RocketyMan]

I checked underneath the car where the swingarm bushings are. That was my first check to see if they slipped perhaps. They are indeed well within the sub-frame dimples.

I'll go ahead and measure the wheel arch to bottom of rim with the car on the ground.
Won't this measurement be skewed a little bit when the camber is way off?

[andrewwynn]

What’s the current reading on your amount of camber. You can usually get a good estimate Using your smart phone but I can get a very accurate measurement if yousend a photo hi zoom from fire behind your car

[80stech]

Double check what oldskewel is showing you. There is an adjuster at the bottom rear of the lower control arm (a-frame) and one at the upper front control arm which you can't see with the tire on (which is why I think the picture he posted is taken upside down of the upper one,) One of those has slipped (or turned) on you.