Hybrid G

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Hello,

I have been searching and cannot find much info in relation to my issue.

So the car has hit a curb and bent the rear rims, They have been replaced but my suspension is off with respect to the rear camber, I am -2 deg on the passenger side and -3 degrees on the drivers side.

Now we have been looking at the suspension in detail up on the hoist and we cannot see or find anything that looks visually bent.

So something is obviously tweaked, what should i be looking at and or replacing?

archaphil

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Ride height effects camber on these cars, as well as the little camber links, and main camber bar between body and subframe assembly. The little links look like little dog bones. the hubs could be bent, but If they were bent that much I imagine they would not spin freely.

FC_fan

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they have pbm upgraded components (mostly the bronze colored stuff) but that gives you a look at everything in the back. More then likely the camber arms/dog bones/whatever you want to call them. Thats my bet unless you're already stupid low ride height or you broke a strut so the back end is visually much lower then the front. check that little camber arms though and the center camber link too. I don't see what else it could be unless it is really really messed up where you ended up tweaking/ripping your actual control arms somehow but as has been said, wheels/axles would not spin freely and it you would see it if you have already inspected.

GrossPolluter

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What was your camber spec at before the accident?

Any of those camber links or the camber arm would give you more positive camber if bent. What was your toe at? If those arms are bent you would have toe out.

I would look at clearances where the hub meets the trailing arm, checking left and right

MrGoodnight

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When I hit a curb a few years ago my camber was off due to the toe link being bent. It looked like a banana rather than a straight link.
I would stick your head under your car and take a look at each side.
If one is bent you would be able to distinguish it relatively easy.

FC_fan

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the toe link can affect it that much the way its set up? well I suppose, didn't really think about that. he said he had it on a "hoist" (I assume lift or some other thing that raises the whole car) and they couldn't see anything visually bent. a bent toe link would be pretty obvious I would think which is why I suggested the camber links and arm as the are a little bit more inconspicuous in there.

MrGoodnight

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Just speaking from my experience it did.
I don't recall the exact measurements but when I had it on the alignment rack the undamaged side was around -3.5 of camber and the damaged side was like -2.2 or so. The toe was off by about 3-4 degrees as well.

Since he already had his car on a rack to inspect it then the toe link is probably fine.
If the camber dog bones don't look bent then I would think maybe the control arm might be tweeked?

Hybrid G

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Thanks for the responses you gave a running check list. I cannot recall what the camber was before but I had the car back up on the hoist and the lateral links are fine the sublink looks fine but I did notice when I look at he car from behind and i step backand look vways out the left camber link aka the control link looks twisted a bit

So i ordered a set of adjustable camber links.

Toe & caster are fine front an rear only rear camber is out.

Fingers crossed this is the issue

GrossPolluter

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what was your rear toe before, and what is it now? If your toe number is still good, there may be little or no damage
How even are your ride heights?
I've seen stock cars with as much as .5 degrees camber difference side to side. 1 degree is a little much but if your car is lowered uneven, it can vary. I do a lot of alignments on bmws, and if I max out rear camber on both rears, the number will not always be the same.

FC_fan

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Has this been sorted out yet? update if you figure it out. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, UPDATE FOR THE SEARCH ENGINE! haha