upper part of back wheels turning in...

I have a 1997 honda civic 4-door. I bought 17" rims and low profile tires and put them on about three days ago. My friend pointed out to me that the upper part of the back tires are turning in, so the back tires are in a slant, its hardly unnoticeable though. My question is why is this happening? Is this something serious that I need to fix? How do I fix it? How much will it cost? I appreciate any help I get.

Thanks.

PapiChulo

Have you lowered your car at all?

I think what your talking about it that you rear wheels have what they call negative camber. If you its very common to have it, especially if you have lowered it. A little bit of camber isnt really a bad thing. If you have a lot, you should look into getting a camber kit. Im not sure what they are going for price wise.

racing rice,

Thanks for replying. No, I have not lowered my car at all. Yeah, its negative camber (I've been researching on the net). Somebody told me that civics come with a -1 camber setting already, but I never noticed it on my 14" stock rims. Oh well, thanks anyways.

PapiChulo

If you do want to correct your rear camber, you don't need a camber kit. rear camber kits are just a waste of money. you can just go and buy washers and longer bolts and replace them in the rear wheel well.

what size tires are they?
If they are not the proper plus size you can get extra neg camber. There is not a set camber angle to be at, actually there is a tolerance you can be within, the camber in the rear is always more than the front.
your range for the rear is 0 degrees to -2 degrees
where the front is +1 degrees to -1 degrees. Post up your tire size. :)

tire size: 205/40/17

thanks

PapiChulo

That is correct, since you did not lower your car your camber should be perfect, infact the rear is supposed to look slanted when compared to the front, so don't worry.

If you notice any uneven tire wear take it in to allignment specialist, ore you could even do it now, just ask them to throw it on a rack to make sure your allignment is ok. They may charge you they may not. But I think you'll be ok.

Hey thanks a lot. I was getting worried since I've heard of so many horror stories with 17's and I didn't want it to happen to me in any way. That's why I have been cautious with getting these rims. Thanks for all the help.

PapiChulo