Front Camber Adjustment
- Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to LIFTING AND JACKING THE VEHICLE .
- Remove the wheel and tire assemblies. Refer to REMOVAL PROCEDURE .
- Remove the strut to knuckle nuts and bolts.
- If the strut has not been previously modified, perform the following procedure:
- Disconnect the strut from the knuckle.NOTE:
- 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.
- If decreasing negative camber, remove material from the inside of the lower strut hole.
- Disconnect the strut from the knuckle.
- Loosely install new strut to knuckle nuts and bolts.
- Adjust the camber to specifications by moving the top of the wheel in or out as necessary. Refer to WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS .CAUTION: Refer to FASTENER NOTICE .
- Tighten strut to knuckle nuts and bolts.
Tightening torque
Tighten the nuts and bolts to 200 N.m (148 lb ft) .
- Install the wheel and tire assemblies. Refer to INSTALLATION PROCEDURE .