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I used my mid sized level last night in the garage and both rear are not straight up and down. We got new tires with the purchase. This is driving me crazy. Does anyone have any experience with this van or the tires? I guess if I keep them rotated I should be ok. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you in advance. | ||
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Take it to get the wheels aligned? | |||
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| Road Dog |
That is in the works but I’ve read that Honda did not make the rear wheels adjustable.
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| Road Dog |
Yes and it had the old tires on it. They did not show abnormal wear. I may be making a worry for myself but wanted ask here at ‘home.’
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Some vehicles are designed to have negative camber. See: https://yospeed.com/wheel-alig...d-camber-caster-toe/ "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher | |||
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I can confirm that they are not adjustable. Depending on how bad it is, it may not matter much. | |||
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know nothing of the Odyssey as a model but this is true for lots and lots of vehicles. It's a non issue. I'd of course get it checked in case something is actually bent etc. but I'm guessing all is OK (especially if you saw worn tires without any issues). “So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.” | |||
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"Some vehicles" is practically only reserved for high-performance cars in the case of negative camber. The Honda Odyssey is not one of them. Benner, you are correct in that the camber cannot be adjusted in a Honda Odyssey. You may still want to go get it checked to see if the camber/toe are within spec/tolerance. If it is out of spec, the negative camber could be caused by worn out springs (unlikely with such a new vehicle, but could be caused if the previous owner frequently loaded up the back with heavy loads, or towed with it). Side question: Are the new tires the same size as recommended by the factory? | |||
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If you do a search, you will find (a)this is a known problem and (b)the aftermarket offers a replacement rear wheel camber arm so it can be corrected. ------- Trying to simplify my life... | |||
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It might be built with some negative camber on the rear wheels. But if it seems excessive, it might be. Get the alignment checked. The camber may or may not have a factory provision for adjustment. If not, there may be an aftermarket adjustable control arm or link that can be put on it. | |||
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Get it checked. The specs probably do call for a very slight amount of negative camber, but if it's that noticeable it's probably out of spec. "The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people." "Odd," said Arthur, "I thought you said it was a democracy." "I did," said Ford, "it is." "So," said Arthur, hoping he wasn't sounding ridiculously obtuse, "why don't the people get rid of the lizards?" "It honestly doesn't occur to them. They've all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they've voted in more or less approximates the government they want." "You mean they actually vote for the lizards." "Oh yes," said Ford with a shrug, "of course." "But," said Arthur, going for the big one again, "why?" "Because if they didn't vote for a lizard, then the wrong lizard might get in." | |||
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Looks like about 1.3 degrees is the factory spec but there are a lot of aftermarket kits out there to make it adjustable so it must be a known problem. When you check it make sure the car in on a level surface and sitting level. You'll need something more accurate than a bubble level since you're talking about measuring in tenths of a degree. You could use an accurate bubble level and measure the space at the top of the tire when it reads level and do the math, but most people won't know how to do that. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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If all you care about is that your tires wear prematurely because of this, if they're non-directional, you can have them flipped, to extend the life. I did this on my last 911. I think it cost $60, whereas new tires were over $300 each. And flipping them got a lot more life out of them. | |||
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Spec for rear camber on the 2011-17 Odyssey is -0.5 degrees, plus or minus 0.75 degrees. (Put another way, -1.25 minimum, +0.25 max.) One half degree is barely noticeable to the naked eye. My guess is you have substantially less than the minimum if it is that noticeable to you. | |||
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Exactly what I was thinking. You don’t know how it has been loaded or if it towed more then the specs allow...springs could have sagged. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ | |||
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