Rear

Preliminary Inspection, Rear Axle




Read off the camber angle from the graph at the bottom of the page. Permitted tolerance between the measured value on the car and the value in the graph is ± 0.4°. The camber angle is affected by the car's curb height. The fender edge measurement (a measurement of the car's curb height, see below) can vary depending on the spring and shock absorber types on the car. The variation between left and right sides may not exceed 0.5°.




The measurement is made vertically (with the car seen from the side) down the center of the wheel, between the fender edge and the flare of the rim. The measurement seen from the front (or the rear) is measured at an incline as shown in the illustration because the fender edge projects over the rim. ("A" = steel wheel, "B" = aluminum wheel). The reading taken off the graph will depend on the type of wheel rim on the car. The curves for reading off the camber angle on the graph are for the following rims:
- 15" aluminum rim
- 15" steel rim
- 16" aluminum rim




Locate the fender edge measurement on the graph, read off the camber angle against the corresponding rim curve. Suppose that the car has 15" aluminum wheels and the fender edge measurement is 553 mm (21 49/64 inch). The camber angle according to the graph should be -0.7° + 0.4°. That is to say the camber angle measured on the car should be between -O.3° and -1.1°. If the car does not have 15" aluminum wheel rims, then the camber angle curve for the appropriate type of rim should be read off instead (15" steel rim or 16" aluminum rim as the case may be).