1991 Honda CRX Si, 5-spd manual, 1595cc motor, 168k mi odo.
Recent repair history:
Replaced d-side halfshaft & lower ball joint due failure. This is when the shakes started. Then replaced d-side upper control arm while troubleshooting the shakes & adjusted d-side camber to match p-side as close as possible w/o alignment tool.
The Problem:
When anything compresses the front suspension, I get very violent shaking from the front end, especially if I am accelerating at the same time. This has made my daily driver almost undrivable.
I've searched the entire internet & the only reference that I can find to something matching my symptoms is from a question on this site regarding a 1999 Jeep. (2carpros.com/topics/shakes.htm)
"Check the front suspension thoroughly for wear, then check alignment, not enough camber can cause tire isolation (very violent). "
The Question:
What is tire isolation and how does camber cause it?
In order to resolve "not enough camber" should I move the top of the wheels inward or outward?
:::UPDATE:::
The tires definately seem to have more wear on the inside...which I think would mean that they are leaning inward at the top too much.
Any ideas?
Recent repair history:
Replaced d-side halfshaft & lower ball joint due failure. This is when the shakes started. Then replaced d-side upper control arm while troubleshooting the shakes & adjusted d-side camber to match p-side as close as possible w/o alignment tool.
The Problem:
When anything compresses the front suspension, I get very violent shaking from the front end, especially if I am accelerating at the same time. This has made my daily driver almost undrivable.
I've searched the entire internet & the only reference that I can find to something matching my symptoms is from a question on this site regarding a 1999 Jeep. (2carpros.com/topics/shakes.htm)
"Check the front suspension thoroughly for wear, then check alignment, not enough camber can cause tire isolation (very violent). "
The Question:
What is tire isolation and how does camber cause it?
In order to resolve "not enough camber" should I move the top of the wheels inward or outward?
:::UPDATE:::
The tires definately seem to have more wear on the inside...which I think would mean that they are leaning inward at the top too much.
Any ideas?
Sep 22, 2007 at 9:28 PM