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Have you done a alignment?
 
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Not yet but will keep you updated
 
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Old 03-13-2007, 10:18 AM
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Crissed crossed the fronts and still feels the same
 
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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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one of my tires is worn on the outside? what does that mean?
 
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and steering still feels sloppy
 
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Old 03-13-2007, 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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I've just replaced them few months back, can't be the tie rod since they are new
 
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might be my shock absorber since once I hit a curb while at the filling station
 
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but that was at low speed
 
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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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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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