She got her new tires mounted today, by the way.

No pressure, folks.

 

Have your knuckles replaced, you'd need a genuine brand new part from Honda parts. It's a fairly huge component but it's not hard to replace. More than likely this has been damaged/knocked/bent even in micro specs they can cause serious alignment issues. The OEM knuckles are not very strong thus why they're cheap to replace.

When you have this done, I'm more than certain you'll regain full camber adjustment. This is one of the most common forms of problems after an accident when contact has knocked out the suspension components. You can't tell from the eye and even comparing the old knuckle and the new side by side if the damage is not severe. But with the new knuckle installed, your alignment should be completely out/wrong indicating that it's more than likely correct.

Since your current alignment put in place is to "correct/compensate"for the change in hardware. That's why you can't get anymore camber as you'd probably would like.

 

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I didn't think about the knuckles, and they could certainly be the problem. However, I think it would be silly to replace them without even checking the other components that are easily checked. Not only would he have to purchase and replace the knuckles, but he would have to get another alignment before he could determine if that was really the problem.

BTW, where did you get your alignment performed?

 

What does this mean? Should he purchase a bandaid, or are you saying that the OEM piece that this replaces must be the problem?

 

It's a suggestion that will allow him to get more camber than is possible with the OEM setup in the future.

 

Thanks, but I'd rather resolve this problem, rather than just cover it up. It's clear that the right side is able to adjust as much as I'd like, so the left side should be able to, also... all with OEM parts. I'm going to check out the control arm first. Since it is the "connection" that appears to be responsible for changes in camber, maybe it's possible that it is just bent, which decreases its effective length, thereby decreasing the amount of camber adjustment available.

If the control arm is not the problem, I'll check the knuckle next, as you suggested SSS 01.

gernby: I had the alignment done at The Auto Shop... the place you recommended.

 

Cool. Did you see my car parked just across the corner? My office faces the Sonic.

 

No! I didn't know you worked over there. That's convenient. Wish I would've worked that close. My boss probably thought I was MIA for 3 hours today.

 

Let us know, visual inspection can be hard to detect if the control arms and connecting components are fine. The knuckle damage cannot be visually spotted, even when comparing a brand new one side by side if it's no severe. It can only be felt when it's replaced.

Your camber and steering should go outta wack because your current alignment setup is a corrective measure instead of a specified setting. And I wouldn't be purchasing those parts from the marketplace either, not only is it a band aid added solution but it's not solving the problem at all. If anything, it's compromising safety.

You're pretty much right on track on what you need to do now, MXT 77.