mww
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Registered: 28th Jul 09
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Ok so I've just had the Corsa Sport lowered 40mm on Jamex springs (kept standard shocks) and had Astra GSi Fan Blades fitted (195/50/15 tyres).
I now want it all tracked up and the toe and camber sorting.
In fact I'm getting a bit paranoid about the camber. I don't want any negative camber at all. It's not a track car, it's our daily driver. I don't want the car running on the insides of the tyres and them also prematurely wearing out.
I've got the car booked into a garage in Bolton which has the Hunter machine and the fella asked me whether there was camber adjustment on Corsa B's. I said there is on the front but no adjustment on the rears (is this right?)
Now, I've seen these camber adjustment bolts on lmf
http://www.lmfvauxhall.co.uk/store/product.php?productid=16680&cat=0&page=1
So my question is this:
Will I need to purchase these and take them with me to the garage for them to adjust the front camber ?
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
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there is no adjustment at all standard, its not the camber that wears tyres out usually its the toe angle.
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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When you lower the car it will toe out, so wheels are pointing away from the car, this wears the inside edge.
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mww
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Is that the reason yeah ?
Looking at the corsa from the rear while nowhere near as bad as some Corsa's I've seen with 17's on, it looks like there is more pressure on the inside of the tyre due to the camber of the wheels.
Shouldn't the car be sitting on the tyre flat, with an even pressure on all of the tyre ?
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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nope the rear beam on the corsa is normally set with quite abit of neg camber from the factory
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Mattb
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
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As above - no adjustment as standard but the bolts will allow some adjusment..
i would say they are worth it if the cars been lowered - for extra piece of mind 
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
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Where in Bolton are you taking it? I always took my Corsa to Thistlethwaites and they've sorted it without ever asking about camber etc.
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sport16v
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Registered: 25th Jun 07
Location: Ipswich, suffolk
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unless it's running escessive camber, it will be fine, unless all you do is sit on straight roads constantly
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