Camber/Caster Adjustment 2006 Nisan Pathfinder?

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I have my Pathfinder in for an alignment today. I just got a call from the garage who tells me that there is no way to adjust the camber/caster on my vehicle without installing an adapter kit (parts and labor over $200). So... I am a bit skeptical, so I tell them I'll call them back in a few minutes and I contact my Nissan Dealership Service Department. Guess what? The garage is correct! There is NO adjustment capability for caster/camber on my 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. Am I just woefully out of touch or does that seem like a dumb *** design? Of course I called back the garage and gave them the go ahead, but this seems like a completely idiotic way to design a vehicle, particularly a 4X4 as it seems to me that its alignment is more likely to be knocked out of spec on rough terrain.

 

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I have my Pathfinder in for an alignment today. I just got a call from the garage who tells me that there is no way to adjust the camber/caster on my vehicle without installing an adapter kit (parts and labor over $200). So... I am a bit skeptical, so I tell them I'll call them back in a few minutes and I contact my Nissan Dealership Service Department. Guess what? The garage is correct! There is NO adjustment capability for caster/camber on my 2006 Nissan Pathfinder. Am I just woefully out of touch or does that seem like a dumb *** design? Of course I called back the garage and gave them the go ahead, but this seems like a completely idiotic way to design a vehicle, particularly a 4X4 as it seems to me that its alignment is more likely to be knocked out of spec on rough terrain.

It seems like a lot of vehicles are like that. Though it does seem strange in a 4x4. All BMW's I know of have no camber/caster adjustment. Seems like lots of vehicles with Mcpherson struts suffer from this.

Did your Pathfinder need any adjustment in the first place? Hit a big pothole or something?

 

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Did your Pathfinder need any adjustment in the first place? Hit a big pothole or something?

LOL... I live near New Orleans and my business takes me to job sites all over the city. The roads in Louisiana SUCK... but the roads in post Katrina New Orleans are downright treacherous. It was out (at least the Camber was), in fact, the census is that was the reason for my tire blowing out on my return trip from Pennsylvania last fall. I guess the added tongue weight of the small trailer I had on there coupled with the long hours at highway speeds wore the tire out on the inside edge. The thing is, I checked my tires pretty good before I left and I didn't notice any wear... I guess it all pretty much happened due to towing that trailer with the camber out and the tongue weight accentuating the fact.