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Rear Camber Adjust Link DIY Possible, But Requires More Work Than It Appears On Paper

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The factory rear toe links are adjustable based on my alignment data. The factory camber links are not. Plus, I recall that replacing the rear toe links is significantly more difficult to replace than the camber links.
There is a small amount of adjustment, but then "approved" factory alignment is a football fjeld in terms of alignment. I'll post my baseline when I'm at my computer. Replacing the toe links requires cutting the old ones out 😂
 
Got the numbers. Measured with suspension set at Low (13cm) to get the "worst scenario":

Measured values (left)​
Measured values (right)​
Spec (according to shop):​
Front Camber​
-0º56'​
-0º56'​
-0°30' to -1°20'​
Front Caster​
4º17'​
4º29'​
3°30' to 4°30'​
Front Toe​
-0º03'​
-0º03'​
-0°20' to 0°06'​
Rear Camber​
-1º34'
-2º19'
-0°45' to -2°45'​
Rear Toe​
0º15'​
0º15'​
0°03' to 0°21'​

Measured value​
Spec (according to shop):​
Total Front Toe​
-0º06'​
-0°24' to 0°12'​
Steer Ahead​
0º00'​
-0°05' to 0°05'​
Total Rear Toe​
0º30'​
0°10' to 0°70'​
Thrust Angle​
0º00'​
-0°20' to 0°20'​

Something rotten on rear right...? Overall quite ok.
 
The factory rear toe links are adjustable based on my alignment data. The factory camber links are not. Plus, I recall that replacing the rear toe links is significantly more difficult to replace than the camber links.
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I like a smidge of toe for turn in, but 0 is fine. Notice the almost 0.25 degrees in the rear. That's huge. My car is aligned in low, and the approx. -2 degree camber isn't a ton. It will wear the tires prematurely, but nothing like the toe.
 
Got the numbers. Measured with suspension set at Low (13cm) to get the "worst scenario":

Measured values (left)​
Measured values (right)​
Spec (according to shop):​
Front Camber​
-0º56'​
-0º56'​
-0°30' to -1°20'​
Front Caster​
4º17'​
4º29'​
3°30' to 4°30'​
Front Toe​
-0º03'​
-0º03'​
-0°20' to 0°06'​
Rear Camber​
-1º34'
-2º19'
-0°45' to -2°45'​
Rear Toe​
0º15'​
0º15'​
0°03' to 0°21'​

Measured value​
Spec (according to shop):​
Total Front Toe​
-0º06'​
-0°24' to 0°12'​
Steer Ahead​
0º00'​
-0°05' to 0°05'​
Total Rear Toe​
0º30'​
0°10' to 0°70'​
Thrust Angle​
0º00'​
-0°20' to 0°20'​

Something rotten on rear right...? Overall quite ok.

That's within spec. Mfgs like to add rear camber to performance cars to drivers don't kill themselves. It is quite a bit of camber though, I think I ran a race in my Spec Miata with -1.5 😂