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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Falcon / January 2006Falcon AU Camber Kit
Can someone educate me about this $400+ kit of apparently 4 bolts? My daughter took her car to the local mechanic and he discovered two almost scrubbed out new tyres. The mechanic said that a wheel alignment might improve matters, but it might need a camber kit, and this is a common problem with all these cars. There is apparently not enough adjustment in the original equipment, and so an overpriced camber kit is required. When she tackled Ford, the response was "Tough! and anyway, Commodores don't have them either." So what is this apparent shortcoming, why have these manufacturers not been made to correct this, and, what is the best way out? She is a single mum on a pension, and I'm on a disabilty pension. Help! > So what is this apparent shortcoming, why have these manufacturers not > been > made to correct this, and, what is the best way out? She is a single mum > on > a pension, and I'm on a disabilty pension. Help! Is the car standard? If the car has had wide wheels or suspension lowered, yes a Camber kit will *help* even tyre wear, however in normal cases this kit is not required. -- Regards Bobby >Can someone educate me about this $400+ kit of apparently 4 bolts? > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >made to correct this, and, what is the best way out? She is a single mum on >a pension, and I'm on a disabilty pension. Help! Supercheap Atos have the cheapest kit. >Can someone educate me about this $400+ kit of apparently 4 bolts? > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >made to correct this, and, what is the best way out? She is a single mum on >a pension, and I'm on a disabilty pension. Help! It was certainly a problem with earlier E series Falcons but I haven't heard it being a big problem snce about EF onwards and not on AU's. Most cars only have toe in/out adjustment now. The kit itself is highly likely to be 4 new upper suspension pivots with longer threads (you can see the 4 bolts on the spring towers in the engine bay), this allows the aligner to place shims in behind the pivots which has the effect of increasing positive camber. I'd take it to a reputable tyre shop and have them check it out first though, something else is likely to be wrong if almost new tyres are scrubbed out. Were is the wear? > Can someone educate me about this $400+ kit of apparently 4 bolts? Last service, at 70,000 K's, my Ford dealer noted that he had to shim the front end to get correct readings on his front-end machine I told him that I had fitted a kit to my previous EB and was it the same problem, he told me that there is generally enough adjustment with shims on AU's and they don't usually need a kit unless there's been damage. GB ps: Mines a 2000 AU with sports suspension & 17" rims, I got 50k out of my original 16" tyres, I've yet to see how the 17's wear but with 20k on them I think maybe 30k max will be it. nerly all taxis have camber kits ////////////////////// i have fited meny camberr kits to taxis sum times the wheals do not have certen ajustments witch are needed a good camber kit will make the front wheels more ajustable to move forward backwards every dam way may be the mechaniks wheal alingher lazers are not calabrated corectly the end result sood be GOOD the front wheals are alined acording to rear wheal position warp bent dif with commadores the strut can turn 360deg and changes the camber
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