This is my first post here, new to this forum and Honda (kind of).

Car & history. In 2005 My wife and I bought a NEW 2005 Civic Coupe EX SE 5spd. The car has been driven like a kitten it's whole life, never been wrecked. It now has 90K on it and is now not new.

I don't drive it a whole lot (wifes car) but a few weeks ago I climbed behind the wheel. In just a few miles I could tell that it was pulling to the right a little. It has 90K on it, due for a allignment. A call to Schwabs and in a few hours, it is on the rack. After the allignment the tech that did the allignment came to tell me that the toe was ok but it wasn't perfect and that he had make the corrections to perfect. He also said that the camber on both of the right tires was out of factory spec. and that it wasn't adjustable??? The car still pulls to the right a little.

ALL that being said. What would cause the camber to be out I can see that both sides of the rear are a little neg but the right side is more neg. Same with the front right I can see NEG camber. Is there a part that is a trend wearout part or is it a common thing for the springs to settle on these cars.

WHAT TO DO??? I just want it to drive straight.

 

I could be wrong, I don't know much about newer models, but I have NEVER heard of camber being non-adjustable. Some cars may not have a whole lot of adjustability, but usually there is always some wiggle room

 

It's definitely non-adjustable on 5th gens, and I don't think they made any changes to the suspension (aside from different rear LCAs) on the 6th gens. 7th gens (01-05) do have a different suspension setup, so I really can't say for sure if it's adjustable or not, but it wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't.

Now I can recommend two things. The first (and best option) thing would be to take the car to a Honda dealership or a shop that specializes in Hondas (other places will be able to work on it, but someone that specializes in Hondas will know exactly what he's looking for. For example, I'm a Subaru tech. When I work on Subarus, I know what to look for and where it is; I work on different makes/models on a regular basis and it takes me longer because I'm not used to working on them) and have them check over the suspension for worn/broken components. The second (and it's obviously not going to actually fix the problem) option would be to lower the tire pressure on the left side of the car; it'll wear your tires, but if you manage to get it just right, it won't pull anymore.

 

Thanks for the replys.
Reaper:
I am familar with tire press manipulation. I also understand what you speak of in terms of vehicle specific experience. You know the trends!

The car is going to visit the local Honda Stealership. I thought that there might be a bushing or specific part that would wear prematurely on the 7th Gen, that would be easy to diagnose and R&R.