4Walls

So I'm trying to figure out what the issue is here, I'm hearing a rotational "squeak/rub" sound. I noticed negative camber on that wheel, all others seem to be straight.

Car is OEM struts an aftermarket springs.
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I took these under load

4Walls

So here are pics of said area under load

4Walls

I pulled the tire off, and didn't see any pieces with friction points. I tried compressing the strut but it makes no noise either.

Here are the pics with the tire off, can this camber issue be solved with an alignment?

4Walls

I think I figured out where the noise may be coming from, I'll have to give this a try.


Any knowledge on the negative camber fix would be appreciated

B serious

Has the car been aligned?

A rotating squeak is commonly a wheel bearing or rotor dust shield. Or brakes. But its hard to diagnose on the internet. You should have it inspected.

4Walls

I'm going to try an go this afternoon, after driving it today I'm thinking it's more likely to be the wheel bearing.

I need to replace the tires as the tire on that wheel has worn unevenly, I also found a metal shard in the tire. The tires also seem to be a very cheap brand that I've never heard of and would prefer to replace them anyway.

So my current thought processs is to replace hub/bearing assembly, replace tires & and get the alignment.

Car Analogy

Wait, this is starting to sound like a recent purchase (since apparently you didn't buy the tires that on it). Therefore one has to wonder about its past history, and any potential accident damage, like a spinout into curb, etc.

Some things in the suspension can be damaged this way, bent. Not always obvious to alignment shop.

4Walls

There was one accident listed on the carfax, which was to the front of the car and that was in 2007. I am not aware of any other accidents, I didn't see any bent parts when I inspected the area. I did, however over look the negative camber when I evaluated the car before purchase unfortunately.

Car Analogy

If a PO spun and say, bent a wheel and damaged a tire, but did no body damage, they may have just fixed it themselves, and not gone through insurance (damage less than deductible, etc.) So that wouldn't show up on caedax. But they may not have realized and repaired all that was damaged.

There are a lot of threads like this, where stuff was bent but it wasn't obvious from visual inspection. Research those, and see what they did to figure out what was bent on their cars.

ZDan

From pics it looks to me like the left rear is WAY off, looks like you have positive camber, no bueno!

You want some negative camber, IMO at least -1°, preferably -1.5°, up to -2° for street at the back of the car.