Hey guys. I have a 97 HB with a JDM b16a. On the passenger side the wheel has a negative camber even tho the car is not lowered. According to the previous owner that particular side has the jdm upper and lower control arms. My question to you guys is would that be the reason why the that side has a negative camber or could it be something else?

 

Not quite sure but my civic's suspension, control arms, everything is completely stock. Its a 98, I've had it for over a year, and the lady before me was a middle aged woman, I'm pretty sure she never did anything crazy to it. Yet I have a -1.0 camber in the right front tire. I'm sort of saving up for a camber kit before I put my Tein springs on because of that. But to the best of my knowledge nothing has ever happened to that tire, I'm almost wondering if it just wears down from lack of getting alignments when needed.

 

I took it to the shop for an alignment. they told me i need new inner and outer tie rod ends for that side before they could align it. i got the new tie rod ends they installed them and they told me again that they couldnt align it because of the control arm was completely different. passenger side that is. they told me i need to get the usdm control arm as the one on the car is from a jdm civic. can someone please help me in regards to this? my front wheels really needs to align but i am unsure of what to change. should i change both upper and lower control arms to usdm control arms?

 

anyone?

 

The tie rod end has nothing to do with camber.

How far off is the camber? Your bushings could be bad too. Or hitting a curb with that wheel may have bent something. Such bending is often not obvious.

 

Will check camber when i get off from work