rear camber issue / rear suspension rebuild

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  • ascendotuum
    Member
    • Jul 2013
    • 80

    #1

    rear camber issue / rear suspension rebuild

    The camber on the rear wheels is not even, and I'm almost positive it's not adjustable so that leads me to believe something is wrong. The left rear has more negative camber than the right rear by about 2 or 3 degrees. So it's visually noticeable and it's also causing the tire on that side to wear out prematurely (bald on the inside)

    What are possible causes of this?

    Also, while I have the rear suspension pulled apart I would like to go ahead and freshen up everything back there. I plan to do wheel bearings (one of them is going bad), subframe bushings, trailing arm bushings, and maybe SS brake lines.

    Is there anything else I should replace while I'm at it?
  • jlevie
    R3V OG
    • Nov 2006
    • 13530

    #2
    Worn trailing arm or subframe bushings can cause camber errors. If a refresh of those doesn't resolve the issue, one (or both) of the trailing arms are bent.
    The car makes it possible, but the driver makes it happen.
    Jim Levie, Huntsville, AL

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    • ascendotuum
      Member
      • Jul 2013
      • 80

      #3
      Cool thanks.

      Is there anything else I should replace while I've got everything apart back there?

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      • 603Racing
        Mod Crazy
        • Dec 2010
        • 612

        #4
        Since it made it much easier to do other things with the subframe and trailing arms out of the car, I did a bunch of stuff on mine.
        • cleaned, prepped, painted subframe (didn't have time to do trailing arms)
        • added adjustable toe/camber to subframe (my car was lowered so it was needed)
        • replaced subframe, trailing arm, diff mount bushings
        • replaced all rear brake lines (including hard lines)
        • replaced rear shocks, added rear shock reinforcement plate. Shocks are easy enough to do any time, but since I was there I did them.
        • Inspected sway bar links and mounts, found no need to replace.
        90 325i DD/Track
        03 Durango 5.9


        Originally posted by e30mpg
        It is recommended to get new gasket but this is R3v and we just copper spray that shit......slap biotch on and tighten to tq.

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