Question for xB owners with stock suspensions!

ARSTECHNICA said:

I noticed that my rear tires have a negative camber, means the tires leans into the car at the top and sticks out at the bottom. This is on my stock suspension and I noticed it more when I upgraded to 19" TRD wheels. I just need to know from you guys if you notice this negative camber on your rear wheels, my front tires are level.
Thanks

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Rear tires/wheels have negative camber (no load) on my stock suspension xB....I used a level just to be sure it was not an illusion.

Brewski

Thanks brewski! I just don't know if I should do something about it. A camber kit can be expensive and most reputable places won't install them for fear of getting sued.

Brewski said:

ARSTECHNICA said:

I noticed that my rear tires have a negative camber, means the tires leans into the car at the top and sticks out at the bottom. This is on my stock suspension and I noticed it more when I upgraded to 19" TRD wheels. I just need to know from you guys if you notice this negative camber on your rear wheels, my front tires are level.
Thanks

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Rear tires/wheels have negative camber (no load) on my stock suspension xB....I used a level just to be sure it was not an illusion.

Brewski

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Hi,

Why would you want to change the camber on your xb? The rear wheels have that neg. camber to deal with handling as do most 'sporty' cars and trucks with a high center of gravity.

If tire wear is a concern just rotate them every oil change. I put 32000+ mi on my xb in the past year so I've been useing that approche just so I'm not buying tires every year.

Thanks for your input! To tell you the truth, I usual drive pretty darn conservative, especially on turns. I just don't want any extra wear on the inner treads. Sure you can rotate them with the front tires, but once the inner treads develop wear, they will continue to wear faster then the outer treads even if well rotated. My tires cost $240 a pop, I don't need extra wear if it can be avoided.

finallygotit said:

Hi,

Why would you want to change the camber on your xb? The rear wheels have that neg. camber to deal with handling as do most 'sporty' cars and trucks with a high center of gravity.

If tire wear is a concern just rotate them every oil change. I put 32000+ mi on my xb in the past year so I've been useing that approche just so I'm not buying tires every year.

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hi your issue might be with the wheel change---the negative camber on the stock rims improve the XB's handling and thats a good purpose--i would try to duplicate the stock camber angle with the new wheels as much as is possible ---just my .02 cents

The camber spec on our cars is
Front: -.9 to +.6 degree
Rear: -1.9 to -.9 degree

In other words, they're not supposed to be the same. Now, if you are on stock suspension and the rears aren't within spec, then take it to the dealer because something's wrong. If your suspension is lowered and the rears are out of spec, then you may need a not-yet-available rear camber kit. I'm on Eibach Prokit and all four wheels are still well within camber spec.