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Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Mon, 12 January 2004 04:02
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why do 87 - 96 toyota camrys crab they all look like theyve been cut and shut by some bodgy panel beater in a backyard with a angle grinder and welder. if you ever drive behind a camry notice how the car does not look straight the right side rear end sits approx an inch off the front
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I supported Toymods
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Perth
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August 2002
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Mon, 12 January 2004 04:53
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what ARE you talking about?
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I supported Toymods
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Australia
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November 2003
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Mon, 12 January 2004 05:42
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He means the front wheels arent parallel with the rear wheels, like the rear axle is bent.
I think its either a common fault (maybe design) with Camrys, or its an optical illusion.
Wheels did a write up of the 1983 Camry, and it crabwalked
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Location:
Perth
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September 2003
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Mon, 12 January 2004 06:02
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it's a camry....what do you expect....? 
sorry...
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Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
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January 2004
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Mon, 12 January 2004 06:41
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No actualy my camry does infact look normal.
its a 1992 model.
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Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Mon, 12 January 2004 07:13
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maybe the older model camrys did it, mine drives fine. 
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Location:
Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Mon, 12 January 2004 17:03
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its more noticable on the 1993 wide body shape ive owned 4 of the bastards and everytime sum 1 drove behind me they told me they crabbed
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne.victoria.austra...
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June 2002
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Mon, 12 January 2004 17:51
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most people negelect wheel alignments which causes crabbing.
i've seen plenty of cars doing this if you look hard enough. not specific to camry's thats for sure.
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Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Tue, 13 January 2004 01:04
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| Grega wrote on Tue, 13 January 2004 04:51 |
most people negelect wheel alignments which causes crabbing.
i've seen plenty of cars doing this if you look hard enough. not specific to camry's thats for sure.
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Oh!!! now i understand what they meant about crabbing, yeah, its a good thing to get wheel alignment every time you change a tyre, or it can use the tread unevenly and can make the car handle worse in some cases.
thanx for clearing that up, Grega
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Location:
Yagoona Sydney
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December 2003
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Tue, 13 January 2004 05:26
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prehaps your not all reading properly i mean the back right quarter is way off the front right guard
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I supported Toymods
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Australia
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November 2003
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Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
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January 2004
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Tue, 13 January 2004 05:55
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Oh i get what you mean now, well my car dosen't crab snice everythime i do tyres or suspension i get a wheel alignment.
I haven't looked at the positioning of the wheels, so if i haven't noticed it must be minor/nonexistent.
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Location:
Sydney
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November 2003
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Mon, 01 March 2004 12:34
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my car crabs and ive have like 3 wheel aligments in the past 2 months!
still doesnt fix it, even the strutbrace doesnt
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Canberra
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October 2002
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Tue, 02 March 2004 05:05
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Sometimes when a car has been in a major accident, it warps the chassis, it will crabwalk regardless of how much you align the wheels. In that case, the car needs to be bolted to a jig that will pull the car back into line over a couple of days. I have seen some, where the car is so wonky that you can see the wonkyness it in the roof.
Don't know if this helps
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Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
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January 2004
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Tue, 02 March 2004 05:54
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Yeah thats true, we had to have that done to our forester when my mum reversed into a ford, it was low speed but it took like a week to fix the chasis, was like 3k worth of damage.
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Location:
Yagoona Sydney
Registered:
December 2003
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Re: CAMRY AND CRABBING WHY?
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Wed, 03 March 2004 14:12
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seen a integra type r today all i can say is it crabbed like a mofo u could see the front lights from the rear of the car
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