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I changed my whole front passenger wheel hub, LCA and upper control arms. I never payed attention to it before but I noticed there is a massive camber on the front. Every time I take a sharp bend with some speed, my front wheels chirp.

Is this due to a wheel alignment issue or the camber issue? It looks pretty nice but it also looks very detrimental to my tyres life...

R33 GTST.

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how is the tyre wear on that tyre? does it show signs that it was like that before you worked on it? if it does then it may be that the car has been in a crash. if the tyre wear is even then i'd be taking it straight to a tyre or suspension place and get them to inspect it and do a wheel alignment.

The car has been in an accident so to speak(it was driven over a gutter by the first owner) but the tyre wear was very even. Its only the last couple days Ive noticed how negative the camber is as the top sits in quite alot. It happened esp after I changed the castor rod to a solid one. The suspension was checked by Jax and they said it was quite solid and that the accident didn't cause any structural damage but it did damage the passenger side bearings and ball joint which is why I changed the whole hub.

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