zanthrax

I mounted wider wheels last week and now the tires on the rear right is rubbing on the fender on speedbumps, I noticed that there is slightly more camber on the left so that's why only the right side is rubbing.
I know that the camber can be adjusted using the accentric bolt in the LCA but how do you actually adjust it? What tools are required?
I'll get an aligment soon but I need to fix this asap before it does serious damage to my tire or fender.

zanthrax

This is all I can find in the FSM

Just loosen the nut on one side of the arm and turn the bolt on the other side? Is that correct?

CheesePowder

Loosen the nut, turn the bolt. That's all it is really. Don't forget to tighten it after you're done . I don't even pay attention to the manual other than the torque spec. You can see where the bolt sits relative to 12 and 6 o clock. Thus once it is at exactly 3 o clock for the right wheel, you are at maximum camber in terms of adjustment. Ideally use some sort of camber gauge. I have a Longacre Digital. It's purdy.

For info on DIY home alignment including camber adjustment:

http://www.quadesl.com/miata_alignment.html


For your purposes though, why don't you first try just MIRRORING the adjustment bolt from the left side? Check where the tick mark is on the left side and MIRROR it on the right side. Then if it is still rubbing, keep adjusting it closer to 3 o clock.

zanthrax

That's exactly what I was planning to do. The left does'nt have that much camber but the right apppears to be at 0.
I just wanted to know how to do a camber adjustment without damaging anything.