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Old 15-Jun-2005, 11:35 AM
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Negative camber after bushing install

After installing my ES Bushing kit along wth the motor mount kit in my rex I've noticed that my car is allot lower on the driver side causing allot of negative camber than the pass side. Previous to this the car had an even stance. I've done the suspension on my car a couple of times and am quite confident that I've done things properly. For the motor mounts I've installed the driver side mount along with the front tranny mount but no rear (firewall) mount as it was not included. Could this maybe be the source of my camber prob. Maybe the engine is not sitting properly with only 2 mounts causing the drive shaft to pull on the driver suspension components. I'm puzzled as I've spent about an hour yesterday with the car on the hoist trying to figure this out and have run out of ideas as to what could be causing this. At first I thought the bushings needed time to settle but it's been over a month and still no change. Any opinions??
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Old 15-Jun-2005, 02:28 PM
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it's unlikely that a motor mount can cause your car to sit uneven, at best it will just eat driveshafts due to improper joint angles.

either you have bent susp components from before, or perhaps you accidentally installed the left and right upper control arms in the opposite locations (i think you can switch left and right by accident, I'm not sure).

also, for your height difference, make sure that your shock is inserted all the way into the fork and is seated all the way down. also check that the springs are still properly seated.
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Thanks for the reply. I checked spring seating as well as dampner/fork fitment and everything looks as it should. I think it's gotta be a bent control arm.
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Old 16-Jun-2005, 09:31 PM
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Did u lower your car? If u did no matter what u are going to get camber problem. Doesn't matter how well the alignment is. If your car is stock then do Alignment again and i don't think it should have that problem afterwards. Make sure the front end is tight and no play.
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Old 17-Jun-2005, 12:35 AM
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THe car was lowered previous to the bushing install and the negative camber then was minimal as it was lowered with the Eibach Pro kit(I.25 inches) . It was after the installation of the bushings that the car was cosiderably lower on one side.
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