1998 c70 Coupe, 209000 miles.

Here is one of the last, and possibly most concerning issues with the car.
My driver's side rear wheel has a very obvious negative camber and that corner of the car sits noticeably lower than the rest of the car.

The top of the passenger side rear wheel is a full two inches (2") below the top of the wheel arch. The top of the driver's rear wheel, by contrast, is sitting at or slightly above the the top of the wheel arch.

I measured the front wheels and found those to be sitting at identical distances from the fender arches, but overall the whole car looks tilted to the driver's side because the rear wheel is so bad.


I figured that something was damaged or seriously out of adjustment to result in this sort of difference. I initially blamed the wasted front spring and strut mounts, but I've replaced both sides now and if anything the tilt is now worse.

I've crawled around under the car, checked for worn out trailing arm bushings or a bent-up IRS components and found nothing. Shocks and mounts look good, springs look good.

One interesting thing here is that the driver's side suspension arm is new. Still has the OEM volvo stickers on it.

Seeing a new part on an older car makes me thing accident, replaced suspension after being in a wreck, but I can't find anything bent or damaged that would explain why the wheel is tilted and why the driver's corner is sitting so low.

So I'm left with springs, maybe a bad rear shock? I'm thinking of swapping the left and right springs, or grabbing a set from the junkyard before the donor s70 gets crushed.

Cany anyone weigh in on what could be the source of my problem?