Just curious if anyone has experienced bow legged rear wheels on their fit. The wheels tip in a little at the top towards the car....kind of like this / \ except not nearly the same pitch pictured. I noticed it about 6 months after driving. I don't ever load it down and rarely carry more than 300 lbs. of total passengers (2 of us). I actually asked a Honda service tech and he told me it was the way the car was supposed to be. Other than it looking a little durka, it has to wear the tires unevenly. What do you people think...should I push the issue?

 

mine dont look like that... infact being a solid rear axel camber is not able to be adjusted, which means wheels should be straight and not slanted as you described. if it was me i would check another jazz / fit make fotos of yours with slanted wheels and the 1 with straight wheels in the same pic so you can present them to Honda, maybe you will get a better answer. there are ways of changing the rear camber but i doubt you did it and cant remember doing it lol.

show us a pic from the side and rear of the car so we can compare it with our's

 

I think you should leave it lie as the tech was right -- the rear has about 1.5 degrees of negative camber built in and it's there to give the rear a bit more grip and stability. Tire wear is minimal and if you rotate your tires like you should it's really no issue at all.

 

I'll try and get a photo up sometime tomorrow.

 

leave it alone man, it is normal. negative camber is a good thing in moderation. if you find a tech that will put positive camber on it, it will screw with your higher speed stability. that negative camber is the reason the fit beat a ferrari in a high speed lane change test.

 

agreed its normal... was this not already covered?

 

about a million times

 

haha doiye, NEWB POWER!!! jk..... i love you baby.

 

Chances are it's just the curve of the fender as it goes down that's throwing your perception of the wheel's camber off. It makes it look as if the wheel is going in a lot more at the top. It's not so bad on the Fit, on my 8th gen Civic it was really noticable.

 

link to said article?

 

2007 Honda Fit - 10 Best Cars / Budget Rides / Car Shopping / Hot Lists / Reviews / Car and Driver - Car And Driver
^says it beats out a F430 F1 Spider

$15,000 Cheap Skates - Comparison Test / Station Wagons / Comparison Test / Reviews / Car and Driver - Car And Driver
^ says it beats a Z06

 

its a cool thing guys...but its just a lane change. its not 'faster' in the traditional sense of the word, it just happens to be able to change where its going in this situation more quickly then that ferrari.

(not to poop on the pie, but i think there are a good handful sport compacts that can do this, just not your average sedan or b segment car. its a testament to the fits handling, but it doesn't really make it exclusive in that sense.)


and the fact that it can do this is attributed to more than just having some negative camber...its not that simple.

 

thats normal. especially on the stock wheels. i really noticed it with my stockies on. but even with a lower offset (45)and (38) i can still notice it, but its not as bad.

 

Thanks for reiterating an old topic. I didn't find anything in a cursory search and I knew you guys would be happy to help. I just didn't want to ignore a potential problem. Your answers are perfect...thanks.

 

I almost wanted to rep you for the cutest description of camber that I think I have ever read ...BRAVO!

I love the creative part of using the " / \ " slashes for the description.
That was awsome

and that little part about it being "bow legged"...I think its more like "knock kneed" though and I would be uber scared if it was
"pigeon toed"


so congrats on finding out you dont have a problem....thats the best feeling ever

 

neg camber is fine on the car...actually i dial-in neg camber on certain
applications to get better lateral grip through the corners.

 

yeah the back end of the car is so light, that even with the negative camber your tire wear is minimal. i noticed the same thing, but checked the service manual, and it says that negative camber is built in to it, so i would not worry about it.

 

Negative camber - thats tilting in at the top of the tire - is as designed as many have said for added cornering power and stability. There is also tilt from back to front of the rear tires - toe=in - that increases handling stability too.Its the same for the front also although not as much. Look at a Corvette or Porsche sometime. definitely there too.