dan4280

Thanks for the advice, I will investigate further. Having only a vague understanding of how camber is measured, should the rear camber be zero degrees?

So you are saying that due to the rear suspension design, even if I lowered the car it shouldn't impact camber? The plot may thicken. I needed a new rear axle at the same time as replacing suspension. The supplier at time provided a non vrs rear axle. They claimed the only difference was thickness of built in arb - as I intended to add an aftermarket one anyway I took them on their word....

No I don't have an additional rear arb. I have booked an alignment check so I'm hoping that would identify if the camber is indeed out.

Last year I lowered my 2003 VRS having my friendly mechanic install a v-maxx coilover set. Since then the rear handling is best described as "squirelly" - I mentioned it to mechanic last year who initially pointed out my near illegal rear tyres...... Long story short, I think I compensated for this poor setup until this years MOT when the same mechanic made reference to the rear end handling being less than confidence inspiring. Basically on uneven road surfaces (manholes even in the dry) the back end skips and jumps left/right. Initially he suggested replacing rear axle bushes which we did to no avail. Having decided to try and figure this out, I'm suspecting that lowering the ride height has thrown out the camber. Using a rudimentary approach of a spirit level, both the front and rear have negative camber but the rear is way more negative than the front. I guess this means that nowhere near enough of my rear tyres are actually in decent contact with the road hence the poor grip? Does this sound like I am on the right track? What is the best approach to remedy? Would it make sense to get an assessment of the alignment now and get a reading for the rears and order shims to try and bring the camber back the correct way? I was thinking I need to know how many degrees they are out and by the correct size shim such as these. It seems the most correction you can get is 2 degrees: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153618705388?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338343596&toolid=10001&customid=eb%3Ag%3Avms%3Aeb%3Ap%3A153618705388%3BCjwKCAiAuOieBhAIEiwAgjCvcmH0K1AzMZS45x9fzlDVMjF-YYjRtsHeF8I6NqJdK1KvTob6O6ARIhoCYTMQAvD_BwE&gclid=CjwKCAiAuOieBhAIEiwAgjCvcmH0K1AzMZS45x9fzlDVMjF-YYjRtsHeF8I6NqJdK1KvTob6O6ARIhoCYTMQAvD_BwE http://vi.vipr.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=280528999347&t=1505473742000&category=180399&seller=venommotorsport&excSoj=1&excTrk=1&lsite=3&ittenable=false&domain=ebay.co.uk&descgauge=1&cspheader=1&oneClk=2&secureDesc=0 What should the camber be on standard setup and is that what I should be aiming for on a lowered car? Thanks!