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Old Mar 8, 2007 | 11:22 PM
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Have you done a alignment?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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Not yet but will keep you updated
 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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Crissed crossed the fronts and still feels the same
 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 10:26 AM
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The tire company who did the camber adjustment said that there is no need to do an alignment after the camber adjustments
 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 10:43 AM
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one of my tires is worn on the outside? what does that mean?
 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 10:44 AM
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and steering still feels sloppy
 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 08:24 PM
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Maybe you don't need an alignment after camber adjustments, I really don't know. BUT, what if your car was already needing an alignment before the camber adjustment was done, would your tire shop know?
Your tires are wearing on the outside because your alignment is off and the car is pulling to one side wearing out the tire.
I would also suggest taking a look at your tie rods.
 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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I've just replaced them few months back, can't be the tie rod since they are new
 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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might be my shock absorber since once I hit a curb while at the filling station
 
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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but that was at low speed
 
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 07:50 PM
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Steering feels much better now since I have camber readjusted to Volvo new 2006 specs. My camber settings was way out, now to specs and feels better.
 
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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 09:46 PM
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My XC90's camber settings are:

Left rear - -0.46
Right rear - -0.26

Anybody knows how to adjust rear camber for XC90?
 
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