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From what I can tell this is not common knowledge and my local alignment shop (not a Honda dealer) certainly had no idea how to do it so I thought I would share my findings. This is NOT a guide on how to align your vehicle (special equipment is required), simply how to adjust the front camber. Please note that if you adjust your front camber you can expect your toe to change and very likely be out of spec. This is not something that should be done without a professional alignment immediately following. Now, to the nuts and bolts of things:
Ever wonder why there is a fourth stud sticking out of the top of your strut tower, without a nut on it? This is a "guide pin" that is only there for the purpose of vehicle assembly. In order to adjust your front camber, you must first remove it.
If you have the screw type, Honda instructs you to place a few suitably sized washers around it and a hex nut on top. Tighten the nut with whatever tool you have handy (I prefer an electric impact driver) and it will pop out. If your guide pin is the "hex type", Honda instructs you to use a wrench that fits over the pin to rock it back and forth until it pops out. This part is no longer needed after vehicle assembly and can be discarded. This weight reduction will surely drop your 1/4 mile time by at least a tenth.
Once the guide pin is out, loose the three flange nuts. If your car is on the ground, you will find that the strut immediately slides into the inward position, which gives you the maximum negative camber obtainable with factory equipment. To be honest with you I am not sure how much adjustment this offers. The manual from Honda specifics " +-19' ". That certainly cannot be 19 degrees, perhaps 0.19 degrees? I'm hoping for more than that, we'll see. My next trip is back to the alignment shop to have it fine tuned. I will update then.
Here is a photo showing it all taken part:
And one after re-assembly:
I will also attach a copy of the alignment procedures straight from Honda, originally posted by member @ayau.
Hopefully this proves helpful to someone.
Ever wonder why there is a fourth stud sticking out of the top of your strut tower, without a nut on it? This is a "guide pin" that is only there for the purpose of vehicle assembly. In order to adjust your front camber, you must first remove it.
If you have the screw type, Honda instructs you to place a few suitably sized washers around it and a hex nut on top. Tighten the nut with whatever tool you have handy (I prefer an electric impact driver) and it will pop out. If your guide pin is the "hex type", Honda instructs you to use a wrench that fits over the pin to rock it back and forth until it pops out. This part is no longer needed after vehicle assembly and can be discarded. This weight reduction will surely drop your 1/4 mile time by at least a tenth.
Once the guide pin is out, loose the three flange nuts. If your car is on the ground, you will find that the strut immediately slides into the inward position, which gives you the maximum negative camber obtainable with factory equipment. To be honest with you I am not sure how much adjustment this offers. The manual from Honda specifics " +-19' ". That certainly cannot be 19 degrees, perhaps 0.19 degrees? I'm hoping for more than that, we'll see. My next trip is back to the alignment shop to have it fine tuned. I will update then.
Here is a photo showing it all taken part:
And one after re-assembly:
I will also attach a copy of the alignment procedures straight from Honda, originally posted by member @ayau.
Hopefully this proves helpful to someone.
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