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Old Apr 6, 2003
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alignment question?

I have had 7thgen for about a year and it has a little less then 10,000 miles, but a couple of weeks it seemed like it was really drifting to the right, so I got it aligned and the guy told me he got as close as possible without a camber kit, does this sound right, why should I need a camber kit? My car is stock , so i don't know how it got messed up , or why it cant be put back to the way it was. Thanks for the help
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It shouldn't need a kit, unless something is damaged or bent. Maybe the guy is just trying to sell you a kit.

I got a ProKit and Konis, and it still lined up ok without a kit.
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thats what I thought too , but it still feels off, but maybe it is just me
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Could be a radial pull. Try rotating your tires and feel it again, if it doesn't do it then replace the bad tire(s), should be under warranty for being defective.
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take it to the dealer or someone with a newer alignment machine. some poeple dont have a new machine, they old style or something is goofy and doesnt do an exact alignment. ntb have new machines.
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ok thanks for the hlep, i guess i will jsut take it to the dealer when i get home and tell them the alignment feels off, and it should be covered under warranty
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I've been having this same alignment problem for the past year and it seems to be impossible to get the car perfectly aligned.

Honda have replaced the tires, suspension wings, struts and steering rack, but things are just the same.

It seems like a small problem, but a pain to drive this car.
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when you say Honda replaces parts, whose pocket did it come out of?
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