rear wheels not straight

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kipper
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rear wheels not straight

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went to get my camber done today and when i got there he was saying about the driver side rear wheel is pointing in so couldnt get a proper set up if i still wanted to go along with it..

does or has n e one else had this problem? if so wat is it and how easy is it to correct?
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Yeh the rear camber and toe can be out, which affects the whole setup of the car. If you want to fix it you need to get hold of some fully adjustable camber shims. These are effectively wedges, which sit between the wheel and hub. With these you can manually alter the toe and camber on the rear.
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the Rear driver side is always out, its to do with weight distrubution when your sat in the car and to stop you veiring into the oncoming traffic if you fall asleep
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if i fall asleep? thankx.

i wasn in the car tho. it was when he had it on the ramp. so how can this be fixed? if it can?
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Kipper, read my last reply mate, ITS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THAT lol its to do with weight distrubtion, i did lots of reserch into this as i thought my wheel was bent but its not
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i did read it, hence my comment about falling asleep.

so its nothing to worry about then?
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no mate, not at all, if you look the driver side is toeing in and slightly cambered negativly but if you look at the passenger side its completly straight nothing to worry about
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