dodenhoff Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Anyone else come up with a part to be able to have alignment shop be able to adjust camber from -2 degrees stock (that prematurely wears out rear tires on the inside) to near zero degrees (somewhere around -5/8 degrees is perfect in my book)? If not, I think I might have just "invented" a solution! I put it on my recently acquired 2007 S80 and received glowing feedback from the alignment shop. They said I should sell it. They said they'd pay 140-150 dollars when they have S80 customers that want their rear alignment done rather than having to continue to give the answer, "sorry, it's a Volvo, probably can't align it (besides toe in/out) since they have fixed upper control arms".Let me know if you've found a solution and let's compare notes! P.S. I found that since my S80 has the FourC suspension, the front can't be aligned (besides toe in/out) either....but I found a way to do that as well, but it's not for the faint-hearted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran9690 Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 How many miles, springs might be worn. We don't have too many P3's that come in with camber issues in the rear. Most of the ones that do either have a bent knuckle or sub frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodenhoff Posted October 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 How many miles, springs might be worn. We don't have too many P3's that come in with camber issues in the rear. Most of the ones that do either have a bent knuckle or sub frame.120,000 miles, no bends or damage. The alignment shop says -2 degrees camber IS THE ISSUE and dealer says they are all -2 degrees! I took pictures of multiple S80s on their lot and confirmed. Dealer says they tell customers to rotate tires often, keep pressure up and don't buy cheap tires but Pirelli still wears out prematurely. Volvo decided -2 degrees was to severe for S40, V50, C30 for premature tread wear and offers a service solution replacement control arm to put camber angle at -1 degree. Seems like the S80 got overlooked in my opinion. I presume parts may get tired in the rear in many cars like rubber and springs, but an alignment adjustment should be able to counter inner tread wear if the ideal tread contact is near parallel to the pavement. If my new rear tires don't wear on the inside or cup in the next 10,000 miles now that I have good camber angle, would you say my springs are still good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fran9690 Posted October 3, 2015 Report Share Posted October 3, 2015 If the tires wear evenly and don't get choppy, I would leave it alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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