My back passenger side wheel camber is all sorts of messed up. When I took it in to the shop to get it checked out they said that the leaf spring was fatigued and needed to be replaced. I looked at the spring and it didn't look bent or out of place, but truthfully I don't know much about it.

One thing I did notice is that my passenger side shock absorber seems slightly compressed.

I don't know if that's the cause or an effect of another problem. I have a digital camera, but don't really know what to take pictures of. Any help as always is appreciated!

-Rick

 

There are other things that will cause a camber problem. My 79 was cambered out beyond the adjustments after I installed the fibreglass spring. I ended up getting a set of the adjustable camber rods.
You could maybe check your spring by putting the rear up on jackstands and then putting a floor jack under the end of the spring and by feel try to determine if the spring was weak. Jack up one end and then the other and see if you can tell a difference. I find it a little hard to believe one side of the spring would get weak while the other end was OK.
A wheel bearing or trailing arm problem would cause the camber to change,also if the adjustment somehow slipped.
Good Luck!
Ron

 

I believe the normal at rest on level surface for a 9 leaf spring is to have a slight arch. It's not uncommon for the camber adjustment cam bolts to not be tite enuf and allow the camber cam to change. I'd readjust the camber to spec and really titen the bolt.

Edit: Another check is the half shafts should be pretty close to parallel to the ground/road surface.

 

Another thing you might want to check is the axle end play. The end of the axle rides on the center pin in the rear and when they start to wear it starts bringing the wheel in. Jack the car up so the wheel is off the ground and grab the wheel from top and bottom and try pulling on it like you are trying to pull the axle out of the rear. You should have very little in and out play. If it moves in and out a lot the the axle shaft is worn out.

 

Camber is when top of tire is tilted in or out...or is it toe in or out that is the problem? If its camber than there are only a couple of suspension components associated with this. 1 upper control arm or 2 springs sagging too much. If its toe problems than it is the rear tie rods are bent or out of adjustment.
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He said it was the rear camber.

The rear toe is controlled by the shims on the bolt that the trailing arms pivot on. There are no rear tie rods, only strut rods that are used to adjust camber.