Help, Excessive negative camber...
 

I am trying to identify the source of excessive negative camber on the rear drivers side of my '69 911. Using alignment methods in the Tech articles, I found I am unable to reduce negative camber less than 2 deg.(about .5" from vertical on 15" rim.) I can adjust camber from 3.5 deg to 2 deg. but that's it ! Am I looking at a damaged control arm ? Will new torsion arm bushings(radius arm) solve the problem ? There is no observable damage in the area other than worn original radius arm bushings.

Any help is greatly appreciated !
First 911 you know...
-Dave

This one, I would take to an alignment specialist...they could diagnose better than any of us on the board could. Maybe another post, asking for good shops in your area?

Did you have 911 on perfectly level floor or under tires shimmed to perfect level? Did you have 3/4 tank of fuel? Did you have weight of driver in driver seat? Is height/rake of 911 in logical adjustment for alignment? What happened on front alignment?

Sounds like a bent control arm to me ... dealers have test jigs that can find deviations that can't be seen with the eye. You should have enough adjustability to get to at least -0.5° ... so -2° is a bit 'out' for production variations!

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Warren Hall
1973 911S Targa
1992 Dodge Dakota 5.2 4X4 parts hauler

[This message has been edited by Early_S_Man (edited 10-07-2001).]

Has the car been lowered recently?

If it has, then minus 2 degrees may be the best you can do, given the fact that lowering limits your adjustment capabilities.

Joe