She shakes like an epileptic.

HUMBLEGUMBO

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HONDA CRX

1991 Honda CRX Si, 5-spd manual, 1595cc motor, 168k mi odo.

Recent repair history:
Replaced d-side halfshaft & lower ball joint due failure. This is when the shakes started. Then replaced d-side upper control arm while troubleshooting the shakes & adjusted d-side camber to match p-side as close as possible w/o alignment tool.

The Problem:
When anything compresses the front suspension, I get very violent shaking from the front end, especially if I am accelerating at the same time. This has made my daily driver almost undrivable.
I've searched the entire internet & the only reference that I can find to something matching my symptoms is from a question on this site regarding a 1999 Jeep. (2carpros. Com/topics/shakes. Htm)
"Check the front suspension thoroughly for wear, then check alignment, not enough camber can cause tire isolation (very violent). "

The Question:
What is tire isolation and how does camber cause it?
In order to resolve "not enough camber" should I move the top of the wheels inward or outward?

:UPDATE:
The tires definately seem to have more wear on the inside. Which I think would mean that they are leaning inward at the top too much.
Any ideas?

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HUMBLEGUMBO

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Wow.

So I bit the bullet & paid for alignment. She was toe'd out total of 3/8in. Fixed that & she's much better now.

However, I'm still getting this very violent shaking every now & then. Especially if I hit a sharp bump or pothole when conering.

It's just like I hit pothole, & then hit it again 5 to 7 more times right away. Not fun at all!

Can I get a little feedback?

:UPDATE:
Wow. This has been up for almost a month now w/ 106 views so far. No one has ANY idea? This is really driving me nuts. I'd really appreciate any help.