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Re: Camber[700/all] posted by Steve Seekins on
Monday, 3 April 2000, at 12:30 p.m.
NO, NO, NO!! Please do not bend any strut assys. Volvo has a TSB that specifies the procedure to correct camber. Simply drop the strut by taking off the two nuts that hold the upper strut plate to the tower (DO NOT REMOVE THE LARGE NUT THAT HOLDS THE CARTRIDGE SHAFT!!) and jack the car slightly under the cross member. Push strut down and to the side. Mark the front hole with arcs (center radius on rear hole). Turn the front hole into a slot by drilling holes inboard and outboard of the original hole and connecting the holes with a small saw. 1/2 to 3/4 inch is all you need in either direction. Elongating the hole inboard will give negative camber adjustment, to the outside will give positive camber adjustment. Re-mount strut and take to alignment shop - have them align and adjust by moving the top of the strut in the slot - just like is done on the 200 series. If you want to have some fun, have them align to spec and mark the towers, then alight to .5 or 1.0 negative camber and mark again - now you can easily dial in some neg camber for performance (autocross or track) and return to stock specs for normal driving to prevent tire wear an minimize oversteer which can be disconcerting to an inexperienced driver.
--Steve Seekins
Re: Camber[700/all] posted by John O on
Saturday, 8 April 2000, at 1:17 a.m.
Actually, Volvo's revised this proceedure in their latest suspension manual (several years old now) and IF you're presently in a shop and on an alignment rack, it's easier than that. While on the alignment rack and doing the alignment, you remove the front upper strut nut (holding the upper strut plate to the body), then take a hammer and pound the stud out of that plate. Loosen the rear nut, then (with a pry bar) move the strut (like a 200 series car) until the camber is right (you can get it perfect), then drill through the upper strut plate using the front body hole as your template and install a new bolt and nut. I've done it many times and it's a piece of cake, but I wouldn't even consider messing with this unless you're actually the technician doing the alignment yourself. I'm just saying that it can be done and it's no big deal. Castor's yet another story.