How To Adjust Camber On a Car Using Camber Bolts
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- How to adjust your camber, negative or positive using camber bolts and a camber gauge.
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Does it matter if im on a flat surface or not or can the car be on an incline? Also what if my driveway is uneven?
@@johnny99211 👍🏽
But he's going to go and do a proper alignment after right? Because it's caster/camber, then toe.
Right on, great video and made it simple to follow, thank you.
I’ve gone for coilovers with a 65mm drop and I’ve gone all the way and the front are heavily cambered this has helped as I didn’t think camber bolts would work aswell as I thought
Thank u! Man I've been searching for days, weeks, months even on how to make longitudinal camber adjustments to my wheels for a MacPherson suspension and every damn video I've wasted my time watching had me fucking with the damn control arm bolts that connect to the subframe. U seriously are a life saver man! BRAVO WELL DONE MATE!! 😎👍
Glad to help!
Hey! The metal tab which comes with the Camber bolt kit should be pointing horizontally away from the car for example like a crucifix which arms are pointing away horizontally and the tab shouldn't rotate when your rotating the Camber bolt head to do the adjustment so in order to not let it rotate out of its place you just press on the tab to hold it and don't loosen the nut too much while doing the adjustment and that should work.
Thank for the video
Sorry to clarify to people who don't get it. The pinch bolts don't move under load. So when he sets the spirit level to zero it's the hub to vehicle chassis angle, gravity has nothing to do with it. You dont even need to set it to zero. You could take a reading add 1 swap bolts set it and done. I hope this helps.
Thank you sir very good explain
Great video. It will definitely help me prepare for my hands on final. I have a better understanding now. Thanks for all the advice. A newly subscriber.
Glad to help!
Please note that I am not doing an allignment here, I am simply adding 1 degree of camber to compensate for the 30mm lowering springs.
Thanks for that
Very helpful thank you for the video
Welcome!
Hello my friend, congratulations on the camber class, thank you very much, what do you use as a reference? to determine the angle? Is it the car manual or is it yourself with your need for use, or aesthetics? or is it irregular tire wear? Congratulations on the video and may God continue to enlighten you!!!!
Dam bro I’ve learn something today thanks brother really good
Good stuff!
Best explanation I seen so far.So all I have to do is measure with the tool with the stock OEM bolts first and that will tell me how to adjust after I put in the adjustment bolts correct?And the car does the cars wheels need to be on the ground ?
First you need to level the Camber alignment to 0 to wall follow with water level, then attached it to your disc rotor. Second, most cars setting neg 0.45 - 0.5 , your setting it up to positive camber.
you saying most cars have a 0.5 degrees of negative camber?
I wasn’t setting up any camber... I was just adjusting it by around 1 degree to account for the 30mm drop
@@GeorgeAusters how do you find neutral camber in a car which has a few degrees of negative camber? visually you can tell
I wasn’t trying to find neutral camber... I was just trying to add 1 degrees of positive to correct the 1 degrees of negative caused by the 30mm drop
Another moron that can't read.
Great vid thanks
Thanks man
Thanks for a good video 😎👍
You’re welcome!
Good video. At first I wish you would have explained more on how and why the camber bolt causes the strut to move vs regular bolt. Would have probably would made for a longer video though. Now I know about a camber bolt and camber gauge and seen a how to video on camber bolts. Thanks
Question: would you ck the angle with the tool first? to see where the bubble is and make note. then level the tool to find out the diff and the goal
Thank you for your video, it was very helpful and I am going to start working on my Nissan truck.
Good luck!
Will that adjustment mess up the wheel alignment ? Can I adjust my camber after wheel alignment ?
Any questions? Ask me. But I answer only 2 questions. Ok? Other wise I'd be here all day
How many pips in a watermelon?
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Why do you have to zero out the tool? Shouldn't it be already calibrated? I'm installing a camber bolt but my camber is off and trying to fix but don't understand why have to zero it out.
thank you for the video! i do have one quick question, so my car is lowered 2in in the front which is about 50.8mm, any idea where i would find the info on how much positive camber i would need?
The music at the end killed me 🤣
Very good video great job
Thank you! Cheers!
Hi I've bought 1 of these for my66 mustang but have to USE shims , so when I attached to disc , how do i tell the current angle of degree do I turn the knob so it's dead level?
wow awesome video
bro this vid just saved my life! my corsa is lower to abt 45mm and i have 2deg neg. camber, i have stretched tires with 8j wide wheels... i did not knw abt these bolts
You’re welcome!
A lot of people entirely missed the point of this vid, he is not aligning his car, he’s adding 1 degree of camber you fruitcakes
Yep exactly👍🏻
Oh I see. Point taken.
Top notch use of fruitcakes 👏
Video Description: "How to adjust your camber, negative or positive using camber bolts and a camber gauge." Adding 1 degree camber to an unknown camber value is pretty much pointless.
Can you please tell me where to buy the adjustable plate for camber adjustment for 2018 nissan rogue
iv got astra H 06 & camber is out os rear wearing tires out but other three ok, its weird just that one at rear os.. what do need to do buy new camber bolt then for rear os ??
Buenas, una consulta el auto en el piso me marca un número de grado camber, despues levantado o alzado me da otra medida, para corregir sin el neumático puesto elevado y colocado el calibrador en el disco de freno aflojo pernos Macpherson, aumento los grados o los disminuyo para que en el piso me de correcto el angulo camber
Thanks for the nice video very helpful as I need to adjust the Camber on my 2005 T/C van.
The same thinng for a van
Hello and thank you for this great video. I just had my car alignment done and they told me I needed to fix 3 of my tires with camber kits just like you are doing, and from watching this video I can see that I can do it. My question is, after I correct my camber, will it change my alignment too, do I need to get my car realigned? Thank you.
Yes
I slotted my lower and shaved the knuckle for some camber and just wanna square it out at the alignment shop I could use camber bolts for that?
I would recommend checking top of rotors and botom checking that the average of both is ur target number. Some rotors migth have had poor maintenance at one point.
What’s the torque specs for the camber bolts
Assumtion; You know how to calibrate and use your gauge and how to install and make adjustments using the bolt kit. This is how I adjusted my honda civic with stock springs to correct for a negative camber and bring back closer to spec. It is easier to make changes also like adding or subtracting some degrees as this video shows . For alignment , one has to know the camber spec desired. With tires on , get the car on as level a surface as you possible can .This was on my driveway. Attach the gauge to the tires , anyway you can ,I was able to attach the gauge to the brake rotors, and determine the first readings. Let us say the camber spec is 0 degrees and on both sides the readings obtained were 2 degrees negative on both sides (for simplification). Therefore to get to 0 degrees you have to adjust to 2 degrees positive. Now jack up and remove tires. Reattach the gauge and zero out each tire by making adjustments on the gauge to read zero. You have to do this because the camber will change because the car is off the ground and the suspension "falls" . Adjust camber bolts to positive 2 degrees and the final result will be 0 degrees. The front tires on my civic were wearing on the inner sides ( gone negative). After installing the camber bolts and adjusting as best as I could I took the car in for alignment and on one side only , I was off 0.1 degrees. The accuracy depends on the car being level initially . But in this video since the poster is only making an adjustment and the amount of adjustment is known then it is not necessary for an initial leveling of the vehicle
Ahhh now I get it. I thought why not go back from -1 to 0. But you measure with wheels on and car on the floor. So when car is jacked up you have to zero it, and then go to +1 to finally get 0. Okay got it.
I hope standard camber bolts will work on my Mercedes because original Mercedes camber bolts can only adjust to 0.2 degrees... which is absurd. My front wheels are 2 degrees negative because its lowered.
Great comment 👌
Another moron that can't read.
@@explorinlearnindoing5462 Another moron that can't read.
@@glenlarson5373 are you the other moron, who just insult people without helping? Yesss apperently.
One more thing; I am from Holland so English isnt my language. But I can manage allright.... Thanks for nothing. But why not try and help......?
Where do I get this screw? My car is the wheel deflector to the inside from the top
Can the car dealership fug the numbers on a wheel alignment? I used a level on my back tires. 1 is in... the other is out a lot. But paper work says 0.3 and other is 0.7. Doesn't sound right
I check Cabor on my big rigs by using a propane torch on the steering knuckle at the round thing that has the grease and rubbery stuff over it. The rubber is too keep out the sand and dirt. It will melt that. But if you live in the city, your fine . Just don't do it if you travel on dirt roads. Ok?
At first, put the ruler to the default of 0 or attach it to the disc and then adjust it to 0. If the car is tilted inwards and put the ruler on the disc to adjust to 0, it will be wrong. You have to adjust it to 0 on the outside first, right?

Why do you have to zero out the tool? Shouldn't it be already calibrated? I'm installing a camber bolt but my camber is off and trying to fix but don't understand why have to zero it out.
Brought my car to a garage car alignment today, and he told me he couldnt do this because it’s from the factory standard😂😂😂😂😂😂
Plz make video for Renault dokker negtive camber adjustment .......
Ejemplo si en el piso me a 1° negativo , levantado me una medida en este instante como debo de aflojar y ajustar ver en el calibrador la medida exacta para que cuando este en el piso me de un grado positivo es de tipo Macpherson el amortiguador con dos pernos es un ejemplo
All makes sense but why don’t the garage do this I’m sick of taking my car for alignment it’s always wrong
mantap mister
Your are putting that measering instrument on your brake disc. The brakes discs are a little worn . One side of instrument is on the middle of the disc (not worn) the other side rests on the outer worn part of the disc. That looks to me like it introduces a measering fault.
I got left front side only , can i lift this side only and work?
can you explain how to setting positif caster of this car
Good
Seeing how easy this is, you gotta be frigking kidding me😂
I have success just elongating the lower bolt hole of the strut. Often just pulling out on the top of wheel with bolts loose is enough to do the adjustment.
Hey I'm one year behind, do you have a video in how you do it? If you do you mind sharing?
It’s a lot easier with super pro adjustable ball joints , but a lot more money.
I would keep track of the cam location. The cams on each side could be rotated 180 from each other. I like things the same.
Hello, I have a weird question. Can I use camber bolts with aftermarket coilovers (meaning the car is lowered) or should I go with camber plate ? My coilover (Tein street basis Z) doesn't have camber plate and I have to use camber bolts, but it seems it's not holding it's position properly. It usually 'slips' when driving on uneven roads (ruts, bumps, potholes etc).
You can use camber bolts with any struts👍🏻
@@GeorgeAusters Thank you. But why my camber bolts keep slipping? I went to several alignment shops and it's all the same. Should I get another one which is 1mm more ?
@@jin5632 are you torqueing the bolts down to spec after you reinstall the strut/coilover? that might be why its slipping, not tight enough, also make sure to bolt down the lower nut first, then check your camber again to make sure its right before tightening the actual Camber Bolt
@jin5632 don't forget to look up Torque Bolt Specs. And Torque them accordingly. The usual specs on these types of Bolts are 70 Ft Pounds. I seen that on another video. That was for a car. I think Truck Bolts need to be Torqued a lil higher
how to know if it is level? Do you place the device on the brake disc and when you remove the wheel and the car is up on the support, the system falls inclined downwards?
Is that probably why tire alignment workshop using hydraulic lift to keep all tires at the same level
Another moron that can't read.
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Prob a daft question but, if you've got normal springs and change the shock absorbers and put back the normal ones, does that fuck up the camber, do I need to check it or smth,? Nice video 👏 cheers
No mate. It's only when you change the ride height that you alter the camber
Cheers for the reply bud.
No prob, thanks for watching!
How important is it to adjust the camber after being lowered, will 1 degree wear your tires so much? Any help would be appreciated
Hard to say how much but it will wear your tyres quicker
@@GeorgeAusters thanks man, I want to lower my corsa, ill look for some camber bolts
Another moron that can't read.
Which is the drivers side?
Can it used to another vehichels?
Can a camber bolt install get the camber angle from -0°26' to within spec
-0°15' - 1°15'?(LHS way out of spec and eating outside edge) , -0°16' to -0°15' - 1°15'?(RHS)
Most camber bolt kits go from +1.75° to - 1.75°
Went to my regular dealer shop to change front tyres.and at alignment part..it went out that i have a problem with my camber front driver side..is in negative position and he do not work with that...what should i do??? Cant find any mechanic .just dodgy dealers here in london
Some cars have adjustments for camber. Some do not. And for those that do not this is where these aftermarket camber adjustment bolt kits come in handy. Keep in mind that high in mileage vehicles the camber changes due to wear in bushings in the front end. If the spec is not too far off , then for those cars with non adjustable camber , sometimes the strut mounting bolts can be loosened a tad and the entire strut pushed a tiny bit to make corrections
you also dont need camber adjusted with factory lowered springs like my astra h sri.
@@abyssalsoul6216 So instead of replacing the original bolts for Camber Bolts you can just replace the bushing on the front? I understand it is much more complicated procedure to replace theat bushing, just was looking for the answer what is wearing in older cars, that that need for Camber Bolts appears. Thank you.
Are these bolts universal? I want to put some on my benz e coupe but they don't mention compatibility on vehicles. Also was curious how much would a -1 camber effect the ride?
Yes they are but not all struts are the same
You can check on Amazon, O'Reilly sites, if the Camber Bolt you want to buy it right for your car. I bought one set (2 Cam Bolts) for one car, but that set wasn't right for another car, though they look (bolts I mean) exactly the same. So for another car I purchased the bolts which fit that particular car.
Does changing the camber affect ride height? I feel like when I got mine aligned my vehicle didn't seem as lower as before
No. it will not noticeably affect ride height
If that gauge pretty accurate? I just need to make temporary adjustments before heading to an alignment shop. Thanks ~
Yes it is accurate enough👍🏻
This is easy. Way too easy. I can do this in my sleep. I'm that good.
Shouldn't you zero the gauge first on an upright that is true to perpendicular? Like a steel post? Gauge on zero then measure the camber angle?
Gauge is set to zero on the brake disc then it is adjusted 1 degree
@@GeorgeAusters what if the disc isn't true perpendicular to start with, if the gauge is checked to perpendicular (set at zero) independently then it will tell you how many degrees of camber you have as soon as it is put on the disc or wheel. If the wheel is 2 degrees out before you start then zeroing the gauge on the disc will give you the wrong reading ..
You can do it multiple ways. His method is sound as is yours. I prefer doing the way you said. I used a fridge to set mine at zero cause my house is brand new so it’s perfectly level and hasn’t settled in yet. Then you place the magnet on the caliper and simply adjust to zero. He simply used zero and adjust positive/negative from his original reading before zero’ing. Again multiple ways to set your camber
@@Portorrro86 Remember i'm not trying to measure my camber. I'm only trying to adjust is 1 degree. So it doesn't matter where I zero'd it off :)
@@GeorgeAusters Its no good setting the gauge to zero on the disc because you dont know what degree its at in the first place.School boy error.
Thank you share clip
You’re welcome
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Do you leave the camber bolts in or do you put back the original ones back
You leave them in. Take it to a race prep shop get them to do it for you
How do you get springs compressed by the car load and driver weight, but without wheels on?
Camber settings don't change under load
.... to answer your question, a Spring Compression tool from Amazon or your local Auto Parts store if they carry em.
@@marcogarofalo6343 yes they do, thats why during alignment the mechanic shakes and rattles the car first before checking the alignment, even small pressure affect the camber of the wheels
@@Mulongski09 no they don't with the bolt tight I don't think you understand how the cars suspension works sorry.
So tell us how that rotor is flat against the hub when it is just floating?Also the gage goes on the hub surface but i guess the way you did it will be close
rotor is straight because pads are pressed by driver ( not shown)
Another moron that can't read.
@@glenlarson5373 you need to shut up and quit calling people morons. By the sound of it you have nothing to add in the wheel alignment department. If you did, you would add something useful instead of making yourself look stupid because you don’t understand anything about it.
@@glenlarson5373 You could've just said nothing at all. We're all here to learn and get help with wheel alignment, if you're not here to learn and support then you're the moron wasting your time.
That long tab needs to be facing inward of the vehicle
Do you leave the camber bolts in or do you put the orginal bolts back?
Leave the bolts in mate
Shouldn’t you place a Jack stand under the wheel studs to simulate the tire on the ground?
No. Read my previous comments
For rear caster and front caster, you don't change those for track alignment right? They stay the same for street and track alignment? (c7)
Caster? Very few cars even come with the ability to adjust the caster
@@GeorgeAusters Another question if you don't mind, I gave the alignment shop the spec I want, rear camber -0.8 and they did -1.08 . is that close enough or were they lazy. Last time they actually did it to exactly what I asked of -0.8. Also this time thrust angel they did it .03 while last time was 0. (Camber etc They are all within specs, just not what I asked for exactly) Go to a different shop?
It's not very far away but did they say why they didn't do it? Thrust angle is the alignment of the front axle to the rear axle so not really possible to adjust it
@@GeorgeAusters Nope they never say anything about it. Actually for front right caster after adjustment it's out of factory specs, I asked and they say the car will drive straight like that, I can go back and they can make it within specs but they can't guarantee if the car will drive straight. Is that true what they said?
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Is it suitable for Opel astra g vehicle? I will be glad if you answer
Should be a similar setup yes
@@GeorgeAusters thank you👍
Does the car have to be on perfectly level ground b4 applying the camber tool?
If you want to set your camber, not if you just want to adjust it by a set amount
What kind of suspension are you running? Stock or coils?
I like how he says "Kem-bahh"
Camber👌🏻
Pregunto no es mejor ovalar el agujero del amortiguador y corregir desde ahi dejando el bulon original?
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@@GeorgeAusters "I wonder is it not better to oval the hole of the shock absorber and correct from there leaving the original bolt?"
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Hi bro I think If you make sure that the car frame is completely horizontal，Then this job is ok ay otherwise....
mate what should i set my corsa c 1.0 front wheel camber at with standard springs
No need to install camber bolts with standard springs
@@GeorgeAusters thanks man
What's that Tool Called? The magnetic one on the Rotor!
Link is in the description
Stupi question maybe, but does the car have yo leveled off the ground?
Listen to what I say in the video
@@GeorgeAusters Might have missed it while i was at work😅
How do you check where your camber is before you start adjusting?
You don’t
Did you really set the alignment (camber) with lifted car?
I didn't set the allignment.. I just adjusted my camber 1 degree
@@GeorgeAusters well, with camber, you also mess with the toe. So now you have (i guess) positive toe. :) and well, both camber and toe change when you drop the car. :)
Sir you right
And the gauge is sitting on rust.?????
Also a worn disc thickness can vary across its face.
@@nigelmitchell351 genuinely doesn't matter. He zeroed out his gauge and literally added one degree. It doesn't matter what angle he was previously sitting at. He wasn't aligning. He was simply adding one degree.
You need the car on flat ground and sitting on the wheels put gauge on through the rim if you can
Another moron that can't read.
How much are Camber bolts typically? Like for a Hyundai Elantra 15
Most are universal. They can run from about $15-$40 for a set depending on which brand you choose.
Can you tell me what is that level instrument you are using?
Link in description
Link in description
Does this method work if you cut the springs
Please don’t cut your springs
What type of car is that
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do I need camber bolts to add negative camber?
or how do I know if I need camber bolts
You can add negative camber by lowering your car with lowering springs or coilovers.
You can also adjust the camber on some cars with a camber arm adjustment but if your car doesn’t have one then you’ll need camber bolts 👍🏻
If you don't know, don't worry about it.
I need to do this to my car, how was it once driving and on tyre wear?
Yeah camber is spot on now... Like I said in the video; when you add lowering springs or coilovers you will add negative camber so you need to correct it back to neutral if you don't want uneven tyre wear.
@@GeorgeAusters thanks for this vid I did what u said on my vxr then went and got it tracked as I put new tie rods on..
Nice one mate!
I have a new hatred and it's God damn bolts
I am confused here. You are setting the camber with the suspension clear off the ground. What happens to the camber angle with the tires back on the full weight of the vehicle once again supported by the tires? I'm not criticizing here. I simply do not know and am curious.
Watch the video and listen to what I say