eurotrashed Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 So here is the deal.., Put new tires on the wife's S40, front end man tells me that the right front camber is at -0.8 degrees. Out of spec, should be around -0.3 degrees like the left side. Also states that there is no way to adjust the camber on this car...sounds like Bullsh&t to me.. Is this true? Thanks, Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyCarIsRed Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 So here is the deal.., Put new tires on the wife's S40, front end man tells me that the right front camber is at -0.8 degrees. Out of spec, should be around -0.3 degrees like the left side. Also states that there is no way to adjust the camber on this car...sounds like Bullsh&t to me.. Is this true? Thanks, Stan Welcome to Volvo... no, it's nothing you can adjust in the normal manner, but it's something you can work with. You can buy kits to make it adjustable, but there is a TSB (#6007 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER - 10016415) regarding front end camber on the 2001-2004 s40s. Sorry, can't get the actual TSB, but that came up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurotrashed Posted June 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 Welcome to Volvo... no, it's nothing you can adjust in the normal manner, but it's something you can work with. You can buy kits to make it adjustable, but there is a TSB (#6007 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER - 10016415) regarding front end camber on the 2001-2004 s40s. Sorry, can't get the actual TSB, but that came up. Thanks for the reply. So, There is a technical service bulletin put out by the National highway traffic safety administration regarding front end camber on the 01-04 Volvo S40 model line... Thats reassuring! Thank you for finding out this information for me. I'll research it further. Do you know who makes the adjustable kits? IPD,FCP?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Betty Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 Lots of companies carry the bolts. Try local first like napa then try ipd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurotrashed Posted June 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 Lots of companies carry the bolts. Try local first like napa then try ipd BB, Thanks for the tip. So, my 850R also has no way to adjust the camber also? Thanks, Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Betty Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 BB, Thanks for the tip. So, my 850R also has no way to adjust the camber also? Thanks, Stan not from the factory. Camber bolts are a pretty common thing to need as cars age. They are just a little bit narrower and often have a contoured washer so that as you turn the bolts the angle between the strut and hub will change. I've had to do a few at work and tomorrow I'll have to do my alignment with bolts as well. If your really into modifying your car you can look into a set of camber/caster plates. they change how the strut attatches to the body and they let you move the struts forward/back ward for caster and left and right for camber. Although this option is more expensive and most don't go this far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurotrashed Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 not from the factory. Camber bolts are a pretty common thing to need as cars age. They are just a little bit narrower and often have a contoured washer so that as you turn the bolts the angle between the strut and hub will change. I've had to do a few at work and tomorrow I'll have to do my alignment with bolts as well. If your really into modifying your car you can look into a set of camber/caster plates. they change how the strut attatches to the body and they let you move the struts forward/back ward for caster and left and right for camber. Although this option is more expensive and most don't go this far I will probably leave this car pretty much stock as far as suspension goes..I've put Bilsteins on the rear and will do the front struts next, brakes have been upgraded by using power slot rotors and Akebono pads. (Its the wife's car) My 1997 850R will get H&R springs/Koni FSD shocks/struts,IPD Sway bars with HD links. I have already added the IPD shock tower brace (what a difference),and upgraded the brakes to 302mm with SS lines. It will also be converted into a manual transmission as I just bought a complete swap kit for it. I will probably remove a coil from the rear H&R springs so that the car will not sit so high in the rear. I will definitely need at least the camber bolts for this car. Thanks, Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest theforgottenone Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 K-sport coil over have built in caster adjustment but their quality is not as good compare to kw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Betty Posted June 15, 2010 Report Share Posted June 15, 2010 K-sport coil over have built in caster adjustment but their quality is not as good compare to kw camber or caster? caster should almost never be touched unless your seriously tracking the car. And then caster should still only be touched by people trained to give race spec alignments.... Camber I could see but caster? Either way camber bolts are about 20 bucks and such a common necessity that your local napa or advanced will have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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