Hi all. Quick question. I have just purchased a 2006 380 VRX about 3 weeks ago and I've installed some Kings superlows all round with the standard shocks. Ride is amazing but the car was drifting to the left. Got a wheel alignment after work today and I was told the car still drifts to the left because the camber is out. The guy said because the 380's don't have a camber adjustment he will have to install a aftermarket camber bolt to get rid of the car pulling to the left.:doubt: Anyway the car doesn't feel any better that what it did before I took it in and it still pulls to the left. I've never heard of an aftermarket camber bolt? Has anyone else had camber issues?

Cheers.

The 380 uses Macpherson strut suspension that actually has little camber change throughout it's travel so you rarely if ever need camber bolts. Generally they are used to increase camber for better grip.

They are a fairly simple device, just an offset bolt so that when it spins it has a lobe that changes the angle of the knuckle.

If it's pulling left I would say that the toe is out, not the camber

Thanks Spetz. I had a gut feeling that it wasn't camber. I've noticed a few people with 380's who have kept the standard VRX shocks but just changed out the springs without a problem. I'm wondering if maybe when I was installing the front springs I might have not place it back together exactly. Normally it's a case of lining up the marks on the strut like I did with my TE only I found the tops ones on the 380 but couldn't see any bottom marks. Wonder if that has anything to do with it. All I know is that the car was driving dead straight when I got it and now, it's not. By the way, if it's toe out then I wonder why the tyre place hasn't fixed it?

I could explain to you what I have to explain to customers about their car pulling and cambers and all that but my iPod only has three hours of charge tops so I will just say this.... Unless your doing a performance upgrade do not screw with the cambers, it will do little. I'm not just saying this as a wheel aligner but as a fool who put a camber kit in his own 380.

I don't know how the 380 struts but if somehow the top mount was fitted incorrectly and the strut sits on a different angle then yes it would alter camber. I am not sure if this is even a possibility in a 380 though mind you.

Toe should be picked up by the wheel aligner. I think caster is also a factor but this is also non-adjustable in a 380.

Do the front wheels seem to sit normal from a camber perspective?

I don't know how the 380 struts but if somehow the top mount was fitted incorrectly and the strut sits on a different angle then yes it would alter camber. I am not sure if this is even a possibility in a 380 though mind you.

Toe should be picked up by the wheel aligner. I think caster is also a factor but this is also non-adjustable in a 380.

Do the front wheels seem to sit normal from a camber perspective?

Yeah, the car seems to sit / look like any other 380. Doesn't have the obviously camber look like lowered Commodores do. I think your right though, I probably haven't got things perfectly aligned. When I lowered my TE I had the springs in and out multiple times (I was chasing a knock in the suspension) and the wheel alignment didn't shift at all. I noticed with the 380, I found the alignment marks on the strut top ok but couldn't find any on the strut. Check the workshop manual and just couldn't see anything so I ended up taking an educated guess. (I know, I know). LOL