Rear wheel camber - MINI Cooper Forum

Dermottdog · #1 (**permalink**) May 29th, 2011, 04:44 PM

Hi, I have an 07 MCS, cherished. purchased in Jan 10. Right from the off, I noticed that the drivers side rear wheel has more negative camber than the other side (only just).
Yesterday, I got beeped by a guy behind telling me that the rear wheel was at at angle. I am going to book my car car into a dealer to have the suspension checked over but does anyone know if the rear camber is adjustable? It might be that a suspension bush has collapsed or been distorted. Any ideas anyone.

Mike Edwards · #2 (**permalink**) May 30th, 2011, 01:23 PM

Camber should be. Look at the outboard end of the lower of the two bars that go from the centre of the car to the rear upright. You'll see a regular bolt head in the centre of a 12-pointed adjuster. To adjust, jack the car up, slacken the bolt and then turn the adjuster one way or the other (it's an eccentric) to vary the camber.

It's possible that something is bent of course, but this tends to be obvious (unless you've got an R50-53 with the fabricated steel trailing arms).

Dermottdog · #3 (**permalink**) May 30th, 2011, 06:38 PM

Thanks for your reply. That's a relief to know. Having looked underneath many times, I am pretty sure all is in order. Thanks again.