Camber Adjustment

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CAUTION:

Adjust the camber before adjusting the caster.
If the return angle of the adjusting cam bolt and nut exceeds 360°, replace them with new ones.

Loosen the installation nut of the adjusting cam bolt on the front side of the front lower arm.

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Rotate the adjusting cam bolt in either direction to adjust the camber.

Specification

Vehicle height⁽¹⁾

Camber

350-358 {13.8-14.0}

-0°30'±1°

359-367 {14.2-14.4}

-0°18'±1°

368-376 {14.5-14.8}

-0°07'±1°

377-385 {14.9-15.1}

0°02'±1°

386-394 {15.2-15.5}

0°08'±1°

⁽¹⁾	Vehicle height: From the end of the front fender to the center of the wheel (mm {IN})

	Left wheel	Right wheel
Positive direction	Clockwise	Counterclockwise
Negative direction	Counterclockwise	Clockwise

NOTE:

Refer to the following figure to adjust the angle of the adjusting cam bolts in single increments.

Adjustment table of adjusting cam bolt on front side of front lower arm

Scale	Link movement (mm {IN})	Camber change amount (angle)
1	1.2 mm {0.047 in}	-0°23'
2	2.3 mm {0.091 in}	-0°45'
3	3.2 mm {0.13 in}	-1°03'
4	3.9 mm {0.15 in}	-1°18'
5	4.3 mm {0.17 in}	-1°27'
6	4.5 mm {0.18 in}	-1°30'

Tighten the nut.
Tightening torque

135-165 N.m {14-16 kgf.m, 100-121 ft.lbf}
Adjust the front caster angle and total toe-in. (See CASTER ADJUSTMENT .) (See TOTAL TOE-IN ADJUSTMENT .)