Hellooo,

I installed Nex coilovers on my xb, and looks like it has some very positive camber and the toe seems to be off on the right wheel aswell. Now I know I have to get it aligned, but is there any way I can correct the camber? I read you can remove the bottom bolt on the strut and push it in and then put it back? makes no sense to me, did I do something wrong? I need help!

Thanks.

 

should be a plate ontop of the strut if you loosen the bolts and push the strut in towards the engine on both side after the cars jacked up should help you out.

camber plate should have marks

correct me if im wrong?

 

if you get a camber kit wouldnt that fix the problem?

 

When you lower a mcstrut setup, you move further into the positive part of the camber curve. Look at the way the tie rod and control arms are laid out, then picture them swinging upwards, and you will see why. This is just one of the reasons over-lowering a car destroys handling.

I have never worked on an xB, but assume there is no stock adjustment up top. If your coilovers do not have camber plates, then a set of camber bolts to replace one of the lower strut bolts on each side will allow the adjustment. You can also most likely get a set of crash bolts from Toyota that will do the same thing (They are just smaller diameter than stock). But probably the same price as a set of camber bolts. I am not a huge fan of camber bolts since they can slip and cause alignment changes, but until I got coilovers with upper plates on the tC I used a set of ingalls and they did ok for a season of autox.

 

these are a much better alternative to camber bolts. You get what you pay for!

http://www.directtuning.com/store/pc...06-cus%20.aspx

 

ok, I fixed the problem. All I had to do was loosen the 2 bolts on the strut, push the coilover in and tighten.

 

You need to have it aligned. When you change camber, you also change the toe to some degree. It needs to be properly aligned if you want to ensure that you dont induce excessive tire wear. You can run with a lot of negative camber, as long as the toe setting is not too out of whack.