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[Kevin Wood]

My MV6 suspension gives too much camber (almost 2.5 degrees IIRC) let alone anything lower!

You simply can't get away with lowering the rear end without seriously compromising the suspension geometry.

[Zippy2012]

Hi all,

Basicly as post says can you adjust the rear camber?? i know the omega loves eating rear tires anyway on inside edges!!!

iva had the rear toe adjusted smack on & front aligned perfect etc apart from 1 front struts caster is out on strut top..

anyway i know lowering an omega throws everything out camber wise fronts can be adjusted on struts perfect but rears even worse?? 1500/2000miles 3000 if im really lucky!! to a pair of rear tires is starting to get annoying & on 19s getting harder to get good 2nd hand 255 35 19s 0r 265 30 19s!!

My last pair were measured roughly from outer to inner 6.0mm 5.2mm 4.0mm 3.2mm 2mm 0.0mm wires!!!

yes both rear subframe bushes are knackered hoping to pay for the polly ones this week but is there any way of adjusting the rear camber apart from cutting/welding the rear wishbones level??? DRASTIC I KNOW!!!

please help!! i dont really want to raise it back up

Chris on outer edges umm ide say no not really running 255 35 19s  on the 5th dec rears had 4mm on inner edges i went 2 shipley in yorkshire & back & checked them today & both are down to 2.90mm so worn off 1.10mm in 310miles outer edge is still showing just on 6mm if you can PM me your email i send you a pic of both rears you could upload for me..??
So if Kevs MV6 is 2.5 deg out mine only another 1.3..

[feeutfo]

I should maybe have made it more explicit that it is camber, not toe which is causing this.

i knew what you mean, the toe & caster are set perfect toe is 0.02 0.04 but camber is now 3.80 3.20 they were 6.90 6.10 before i had it 4wheel tracked,
i will fit the rear pollys see if they help & poss fit new bushes in rear wishbones at same time & have her re tracked,

car is not as low as it was few months ago!! it was that low i could hit cats eyes with middle pipes when i booted it to overtake at least now ive got 4" of clearance!

Sorry 8 times that. Does it matter how much exactly? The camber is rediculously excessive due to lowering. There is almost zero suspension movement, and only half the tyre contact patch is on the road.
 You need to accept the simple fact, that the only way to stop the wear is to raise the ride height.

[feeutfo]

Replacing the rear donuts will not fix this either btw.

[TheBoy]

anything over 2 degrees will shag your tyres in no time

On the rear, it doesn't seem to - I get 10k from a set of Dunlop Sport Maxx TT 235/45/17, and I'm sure mine is around 2.5 degrees.

Wear is in middle (as if over inflated - but thats where the handling works).

Admittedly, mine isn't slammed. Can't see the point.

[Zippy2012]

mine isnt slammed just to see how low i can get it, if that was the case it would be even lower!
it could go another 45/50mm infact on rear & 20mm on front but thats just useless on our roads!!!

mine is lowered so the car sits level i dislike the way the estate sits so high on the back, i know its so you can carry a load etc & all the reasons why its designed like that,

i just prefer the sill line body moldings etc to sit horizontal & that huge gap above the rear tires gone,

all i wondered was if it could be adjusted in any way so answer is....

Yes if at standard height.
No if its been lowered.

Oh chris my rear bushes have actually pushed threw worse on N/S so metal to metal knocking atmo & rear steers abit now, ok so new polly bushes wont help the camber issue but should defo fix the other issue ive got on rear..