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squat and camber issue

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#1 ·
The rear of my pat squats a little bit and my rear camber is off. when i had my new wheels and tires put on a guy told me my struts were bad. so silly me i was thinking that was my problem. i talked to another guy who is a loooong time mechanic and said the struts are for comfort, they wont hurt your stance or yoru camber. he said that if my springs are weak (which theyre stock so they might be) that that would cause sag and for the wheels to go in. he also asked if they make an aftermarket part to put on to fix the rear camber since there is no adjustment for the rears. any insight peoples?? halp meeee
 
#2 ·
Hello fellow Ohioan. Moog has a product that will fix you up.They are adjustable rear camber arms.I just had a set put on myself for the lowering kit i just had put on.Here is what im talking about---
http://www.moogproblemsolver.com/_pdf_en1/MOOG_PS_Bulletin_213010_K100114_Eng.pdf

Rockauto sells these the cheapest.Just look under your year and model vehicle then look under "lateral link" they are part number K100114.There is no picture next to it.There is a picture of the same part without the bushings above it but make sure you dont buy that one.You DO WANT THE BUSHINGS.GET PART #K100114 only.Good luck.
 
#3 ·
For camber, yes. There are special bolts that can be adjusted, and also adjustable camber arms. Do a quick search, I'm absolutely sure you'll find what you need here.

As for the suspension issue, unless you're carrying a lot of heave stuff in the back, or towing on a regular basis, I'm not sure how you could have work out the back springs. That're not terribly weak, as springs go, though they do fatigue fairly quickly if you run with a lot of cargo on a regular basis. You might want to look into a set of Stu's heavy duty rear coils (again, a search should bring up the info on these pretty quick).
 
#4 ·
There are no special bolts for camber on the Rear of the Pat,only arms can be ordered.FRONT camber can be fixed by ordering special bolts.
 
#7 ·
I found the part on rock auto. like 86$. is that for one or both sides? i think it would be silly to sell it only for one side but thats how companies make money i guess. also how hard was it to install? pretty in depth or is it pretty simple. id like to save some money and try to do it myself
 
#8 ·
that price is for one arm/link.You will need 2.The L&R side is the same.Install would be pretty simple.Think its 45min a side however i had the shop do mine since the temp outside was in the teens.
 
#10 ·
You should prob get some STU coils to balance that squat, who cares about the rest of the system, and then you'll need a hammer to fix camber I suggest vigorous hammering in the bottom area; be care to not bend rim too much or you'll need a front end alignment, but no one else should listen to this but creation


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#12 ·
okay guys, heres a picture of the squat and bad rear camber. im about to buy those adjustable camber arms but im nervous they wont help. are my springs bad? will replacing them help my camber? dang it this is frustrating
 

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#14 ·
i havent had an alignment done, but i also dont have spacers. The camber was kind of bad and it was squatting before i had the new tires and wheels put on. I'm just not sure if its just the springs wore out (i have two 12's and fiberglass box and extra battery and amps in the back) or if i just need a camber adjustment. you can very easily see the camber is way off as ive had multiple people tell me about it. If you look the outside of the tire is almost off the ground. not too sure what to do as funds are extremely limited but i do not want to ruin my tires. so whatever it takes to fix it i want to do it