2000 Nissan Sentra camber and caster question

Feb 07, 2005 1 Replies

My Nissan 2000 Sentra pulls to the right and I hear a jarring sound in the front right wheel area while driving at speeds between 30-40 miles per hour on streets.



I took it to an alignment shop and this is what they came up with:



Front Left Actual Before Specified Range



0.5(Red) 0.5 -1.2-2.3 Camber
1.0 1.0 0.9-2.4 Caster
0.07 0.14 0.05-0.13 Toe


Front Right Actual Before Specified Range


-1.3 -1.3 -1.2-0.3 Camber 0.3 0.3 0.9-2.4 Caster



0.10 0.05 0.05-0.13 Toe

The alignement shop told me that the camber and caster is not adjustable on the Nissan Sentra because the manufacturer does not provide a specification. However, looking at the computerized printouts, my vehicle's front right camber and caster numbers seem to be quite a bit out of place. Can I get this fixed? Is it safe to drive the car with the camber and caster being so much out of place? Would I have to go to a frame shop? What kind of repair cost would I be looking at?



I would greatly appreciate help from anybody with any input on this matter.



Thanks,



Tom



Ever wrecked? Another simple thing to try is swapping thw wheels left to right and see if the pull moves to the other side. if so the tires are causing the pull.

They are right, it's not adjustable, if it's out, something is bent.

Now there can be a problem. many of these "computerized printouts" are made from machines that are either out of calibration, user by unskilled people or otherwise just plain wrong. You should be able to easily see this almost 2 degrees of camber with your eyes and the car would all but swerve off the road when you let go of the wheel. My guess here is you should do as I said, swap the front tires from left to right then try a different aligment shop for a second opinion before you do anything drastic like pulling the frame etc.

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