What would be bent to cause too much positive camber on right rear?

[pasadena_commut]

The P5's right rear tire is about .1 degree past the most positive camber limit and cannot be adjusted better than that. (The other side is right where it should be).

The car was rear ended shortly after I got it. Presumably something is bent, but when I looked at the time I didn't see any sign of damage that far forward. According to the body shop that fixed it only the bumper cover and styrofoam were damaged, and they said the "the frame is straight". The exhaust pipe is about .5" higher than it should be, but otherwise not mashed. At the time I did not think the car that hit me went underneath far enough to hit the suspension, and I don't see how it could have done so without really screwing up the exhaust. Nevertheless tire wear on the right rear is strange and when a tire moves from that position to the front the car pulls. I have some vacation coming up and thought it was time to get to the bottom of this. A camber bolt might fix it, but if something in the suspension on that side is bent I would rather replace that.

Any suggestions as to which part(s) might account for this, or how to measure them for damage?

Thanks

 

[Th3_Gr33k]

Every pop any curbs, or hit pot holes on that side?

 

[pasadena_commut]

Ever pop any curbs, or hit pot holes on that side?

Not while I was behind the wheel, but I can't say what the former owner(s) might have done to it.

 

[P-Funk!]

Camber bolt (or smaller dia bolt 'trick' ) would work.

 

[aMaff]

Lateral link, Toe Link, or the strut could be bent causing that.

 

[pasadena_commut]

Camber bolt (or smaller dia bolt 'trick' ) would work.

So, for two years I have been "dealing" with this by just not rotating the tires on the right side of the car. Which worked out OK - the RF is wearing evenly and the RR looks terrible, but at least it isn't causing any tracking problems back there. In the interim a bunch of people have looked at the car and nobody could find anything bent.

Finally got around to getting this fixed today. Had an alignment shop put in a Specialty Products 81250 camber bolt. That shifted (as measured on their alignment rig) the Right Rear Camber from +.1 to -.7, which is close enough to the -1.0 of the Left Rear. Hopefully the car will now stop wearing RR tires more on the outside than on the inside, so the next set can be rotated normally.