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#2 ·
Slinky, if you mean the upper tire part is inward, and the lower part is outward then we have it also in our Ravs here.

It causes inner tire wear for the rear tires, unless you are able to rotate the tires frequently, to balance the tire wear among all four tires.
 
Discussion starter · #3 ·
Thats exactly it!

The top part of the wheel seems to be tilting inside the car, the part touching the ground seems on the outside.

Thats a massive difference.
I havent noticed this on any other car or 4wd drive.

Might explain why the car is SOO SOO SOOOOO LOUD!
Massive rumbling noise coming from the back wheels. Its defeaning.
 
#4 ·
Hard to tell the degree that you are experiencing, but google (images) for camber , it may explain part of what you are seeing. Whether it is too much is another thing. A certain amount is normal , even necessary. Is it on the front or rear tires? Read up on it.
 
#5 ·
Like Ravnus mentioned, it's the Camber.

There is a Deg. range in which it can be set.

I have taken about 200 lbs weight from the rear of the RAV,
and with LOAD Sport tires, I had to adjust them as close to
the Min. Degree Setting as possible,,
Unfortunately it's impossible to reach the allowed minimum setting.

Walt :D
 
#6 ·
I've read somewhere here in R4W that the Gen2 Rav has a normal negative camber for the rear wheels:

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You may want to have a camber and alignment check in case your Rav currently already has excessive negative camber outside of the specs. It may be causing the excessive tire noise.

Although, if you're still using tires like Bridgestone Dueller (stock Rav tires for some countries), this has been known to be a bit noisy according to some owners who have changed tires already. This may also be the main noise or adds to the noise you're experiencing.
 
#7 ·
Hmmm.. I have the same problem with my 2001 4.2 D4D... I have noticed this tilt some time ago and I was wondering if it was normal... I have also noticed it on other RAV4-s, so I supposed it was normal...

My question is: is there anything we can do about it? Can we fix this problem? And if yes, how can we do it?

Regards, Cristian
 
#8 ·
Cristian, I think the negative camber in the rear tire is not necessarily a problem. If toyota designed the Rav with it, it's probably needed to possibly keep the Rav stable during turns.

One option is to minimize the negative camber as much as allowed, but still within the allowable camber range. Computer alignment shops should have the allowable camber range values in their alignment computers.
 
#9 ·
There should be a little neg camber, but maybe you got other problems. The noise from the rear, dose it get louder or quieter around corners ? If you have a wheel bearing going it will get noisy , rumbley and may tilt the wheel top in. Jack it up and grab the tyre top and bottom. pull and push to see how much play there is. The bearing should have a fraction of play in it, you may or may not feel it. If it clunks back and forth you got a problem. Holding sideways pressure on the wheel while turning it back and forth will feel out the bearing.
 
Discussion starter · #11 ·
jus got back from the mechanics with 4 new tyres and 2 new shock absorbers.

Nexen CP641 tyres. not sure if theyre good but the tyre guy person recomended them. And so far i havent heard a peep out of them and id like it to stay that way.

Also got 2 rear shock absorbers, the shock absorber guy said the toyota ones were faulty and that he's been getting alot of rav 4s with the same problem as mine.


aaaaahhhhh peace, you can hear a feather drop in the car.
 
#15 ·
The factory specs sticker on OEM size tires (Drivers side along B piller).
Should say 28 or 29 PSI.

I run mine @ 31 for crisper handling and more sporty ride.

You'll also get better fuel consumption @ 31,,,
but if you want Grandpa smooth ride then go with the Factory specs &
wear those big Funny Sunglasses that seniors wear :p

Cheers, Walt :D
 
#16 ·
Hmmm... I have just put, some days ago, 32 PSI in my tires... Before that I had 26 PSI... I can safely say 32 is much, much better! :) The car feels easier to handle, more responsive and I have better gas mileage..

So, 32 is the "magic number" for me.. :)

Thanks for the replies..

Cristian
 
#17 ·
Hey no worries. I find if the pressures get down to 25 or so the steering gets heavy and she drives like a sponge! With the right pressures and corners she corners hard enough to lift the inside front wheel. May have to invest in some sway bars and adjustable shocks to tune it in.
 
#18 ·
Continued heavy loads will aggrivate negative camber over time. I suggest that you go to the dealer or an alignment shop for an opinion. the last thing you need is to like those older BMW's that have their rear tires almost horizontal with the street!
 
#19 ·
RAV N US said:
Hard to tell the degree that you are experiencing, but google (images) for camber , it may explain part of what you are seeing. Whether it is too much is another thing. A certain amount is normal , even necessary. Is it on the front or rear tires? Read up on it.
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If am not carrying loads it'll be fine but I'm carrying loads it'll tilt inward atop
 
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