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Alignment: Service and Repair
Front Camber Adjustment

Front Camber Adjustment

1. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.
2. Remove the wheel and tire assemblies.

3. Remove the strut to knuckle nuts and bolts. Discard the nuts and bolts.

4. If the strut has not been previously modified, perform the following procedure:

1. Disconnect the strut from the knuckle.

Important: 

Maximum outboard adjustment-(increased negative camber) 2.0 mm of outboard elongation or to within 11.0 mm from outboard

edge of lower strut clevis bracket, whichever comes first

Maximum inboard adjustment-(increased positive camber) 4.0 mm of inboard elongation

If filing the strut, paint the exposed metal with primer.

If increasing negative camber, remove material from the outside of the lower strut hole.

2. If decreasing negative camber, remove material from the inside of the lower strut hole.

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