I took my wife's 2003 Type X, 2.5 Automatic in for new tires last week (we just bought the car 3 - 4 months ago).
Over the weekend I went to recheck the torque on the lug nuts. This is when I saw that the camber on the rear wheels is off. They look like this / \ now. The tilt on both sides is pretty even. I'm 99.9% they weren't like that when I took it in.
I'm wondering if improper jacking of the car could cause this, or is this a perfectly time coincidence? I see from reading on this forum the car has a design flaw. Thank You for any information you may have.
I highly doubt jacking (raising) the car in a tire shop could/would do that. Nearly all of them use low lift (all 4 tires) hydraulic lifts. Look at member "Thermo" post(s) on how to retrofit "Thermo'd" arms to correct this problem. I have them on mine.
I also have it noted right on my profile (rotate every 4,000 miles) at the tire store to NEVER use air tools to remove/install lug nuts. The aluminium cap on the outside distorts and if it ever "spins" loose, you're in a big mess. I have a bar and appropriate socket in my spare tire boot as well because the included tire wrench bites.
I highly doubt jacking (raising) the car in a tire shop could/would do that. Nearly all of them use low lift (all 4 tires) hydraulic lifts. Look at member "Thermo" post(s) on how to retrofit "Thermo'd" arms to correct this problem. I have them on mine.
I also have it noted right on my profile (rotate every 4,000 miles) at the tire store to NEVER use air tools to remove/install lug nuts. The aluminium cap on the outside distorts and if it ever "spins" loose, you're in a big mess. I have a bar and appropriate socket in my spare tire boot as well because the included tire wrench bites.
Thank You for the response, I figured as much. I've never owned a unibody frame before and had to ask.
