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[Bumbazor]

Is there any way for me to easily check the camber on my front wheels?

The reason I ask is that when parked straight on a level surface and viewed from the front the wheels have an obvious slant to them. I can't remember ever seeing them like it and they look a lot more than the 1deg10 they should be, which with the eye would be near enough vertical. These look more like 5deg but I wouldn't know without knowing how to check.

What could have happened to make them like it?

[Slowmo]

Hi Bumbazor,

My 16" wheel is about 440mm from edge to edge.

For an angle of 1degree10 (1.16 degree) the top edge of the wheel will be about 9mm in from the bottom. [Sin 1.16 degrees x 440]

Cut a piece of wood to just fit across the edges of the wheel. Hold a sprit level (or plumb) up the wood, and move the wood outwards at the top until the bubble is central. Measure the gap between the top of the wood and the wheel rim. It should be around 9mm.

It may help to use some sort of makeshift spacer rather than trying to hold the wood vertical.

The joint between the suspension leg and the lower hub is adjustable, and if you loosen it, you can easily change the camber before you know it.

Hope this helps, Peter.

[Bumbazor]

Great, thanks Peter. I don't know why I didn't think of that myself now it seems so simple!
One more question: is camber measured/set when the wheels are on the level road or when raised (for example on a lifter)?

[Slowmo]

Hi again,

Measured on level road, with normal loads and fuel etc.

Adjust with no load on the suspension, and then lower and measure. It may take a few tries before you get it right.

Probably best to get it checked professionally afterwards.

Peter.