Adjusting camber in the rear?

[Juben]

Is the circled (red) bolt the correct bolt to adjust the camber in the rear? To make a long story short, I was in a fender bender and the upper control arm got broken on the rear passenger side (hydroplaned into a curb trying to miss another car and the force of impact broke it). Once they replaced the components, my camber is almost at 0° while the passenger side is around -1° (or at least that's what I seem to remember it being at). The driver's side looks like it has the standard camber from factory while the passenger side appears to need to be adjusted and the difference is very discernible.

Now, here's why I'm asking my question. I don't want to fiddle with it myself, but I've tried having it aligned at two different dealerships and they tell me that there isn't a factory adjustment point for the camber on the rear and that "it's set from the factory". I know that's not the case, but I'm trying to find a competent shop to do a proper alignment and want to point out that it can indeed be adjusted. I've been told on Facebook that you could loosen a bolt and adjust it, but I want to clarify that I'm looking at the correct bolt/location.

Your input and/or help is appreciated!

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[Voodooo]

Your camber link adjust camber. It's the cast iron link that's on top. And yes you do have "some camber adjustment ". They alignment guys are wrong. The lower arm you have in red is for toe.

 

[Juben]

Your camber link adjust camber. It's the cast iron link that's on top. And yes you do have "some camber adjustment ". They alignment guys are wrong. The lower arm you have in red is for toe.

Does the cast iron link on top have a "notched" slider or something similar? I faintly remember someone speaking of notches when adjusting the camber, but again, couldn't remember what or where they were talking about.

Just to clarify, is this the correct bolt (circled in green)?

 

[Niz55]

Yes the green circle is the correct bolt. You have a good amount of camber adjustment on the rear with factory components.

 

[Voodooo]

Does the cast iron link on top have a "notched" slider or something similar? I faintly remember someone speaking of notches when adjusting the camber, but again, couldn't remember what or where they were talking about.

Just to clarify, is this the correct bolt (circled in green)?

Yes. The cradle has a slot at that bolt that once you loosen it the camber can be adjusted.

 

[Juben]

Awesome! Thanks for the help, guys!

 

[jbailer]

How hard is it to adjust to a measured point? The way my mechanic explained it is it's a crap shoot. You have to just guess how far to move it, put "it" back together and measure. If it isn't right, you have to do it all again. It sounded like whatever he had to do wasn't quick or easy.

 

[Voodooo]

How hard is it to adjust to a measured point? The way my mechanic explained it is it's a crap shoot. You have to just guess how far to move it, put "it" back together and measure. If it isn't right, you have to do it all again. It sounded like whatever he had to do wasn't quick or easy.

Once you loosen the camber link bolt, you can adjust the camber. You do not have to take the bolt out. Loosen it Just enough to make your adjustments. It's not that big of a deal as he's making it. Granted it doesn't have a eccentric bolt like the toe link but it's still not hard.

 

[Optimum Performance]

I'd find a new Ford Dealer LOL. Here is the FORD rear camber adjustment procedure.

 

[Optimum Performance]

REAR TOE ADJUSTMENT

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[Juben]

I'd find a new Ford Dealer LOL. Here is the FORD rear camber adjustment procedure.

I'm definitely going to take this with me! Thanks so much for posting it!

 

[Doctor Fishtail]

I have found that 95% of shops I have asked to adjust rear camber have told me that there is no adjustment.

 

[HappySquirrel]

I have found that 95% of shops I have asked to adjust rear camber have told me that there is no adjustment.

And even if you explain it to them, they probably won't make any adjustments unless it's out of spec and/or lopsided. I took mine to an alignment shop I trust after doing springs and told them about the rear camber adjustment, but they didn't adjust it because both wheels were symmetric and in spec (-2.0° each). Maybe I should have slipped them an extra $20 bill and asked them to pull them in a bit farther regardless.

 

[Optimum Performance]

And even if you explain it to them, they probably won't make any adjustments unless it's out of spec and/or lopsided. I took mine to an alignment shop I trust after doing springs and told them about the rear camber adjustment, but they didn't adjust it because both wheels were symmetric and in spec (-2.0° each). Maybe I should have slipped them an extra $20 bill and asked them to pull them in a bit farther regardless.

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[qtrracer]

The experience I had on my 01 Cobra was the so-called 4-wheel alignment was a joke. The car was lowered 1.5" and not once was there evidence they did adjustments to the rear. Frankly, most aren't all that great on the front beyond spec adjustment. At $60 - $90 each is why I bought the strings and CC gauge. Turns out it is really easy once you've gone through the process. And if you mark "street" and "track" on the adjusters, a quick change can occur (toe is affected by camber - so you can get a bit of toe-out with more aggressive camber without measuring each time).

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