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Old 09-04-2004, 08:18 PM
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300E rear wheel camber is off, anyone know why?

This has slowly gotten worse over the past year that we've owned the car. It is visible when looking at the car from the rear. It is so bad that the tires are showing the metal cords on the inside of the tire. When looking at the car from the back, the wheels tilt in at the top. / \ like that but not as drastic of course. The left is worse and I replaced all control links except for the sway bar link. All the links I replaced needed replacement. The only one I didn't replace is the one that has a ball joint on one end. That piece has no play in it and I don't see how it could effect the camber. If it were bad, it would affect the castor. Please let me know what you guys think.
It's gotten to the point that when braking the car feels "squirlley"? That's the word my dad used to describe it. Would the shocks maybe make it feel unstable when braking? The pads and rotors have less than 5,000 miles on them. It doesn't really pull to one side or another, but it feels like it wants to? Basically, after initially pushing the pedal the car might slightly go to one side then to the other than straighten out all on it's own. It aslo dives more considerably. The front wheels don't have any side-side play, but I think the RF b/joint is a little worn.
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David
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