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Old Aug 31, 2004
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alignment question?

once a car is lowered and it's settled, i know a wheel alignment is reqiured.
does that correct the angle of the wheel, correcting the camber? thanks
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Now I am assuming you got a camber kit? Because if you are lowered, a camber kit will get your camber back withim factory specs. If you dont, it might stay out. And the alignment will correct your camber, and toe. The caster cant be adjusted.

The alignment also helps so your car will go straight on the road, and so your tires wear evenly.
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These are Honda's specs
FRONT
Camber: -0.8 ---> 0.8 Degrees
Caster: 0.6---> 2.6 Degrees
Toe: -0.12---> 0.12 Degrees
Total Toe: -0.24---> 0.24 Degrees

REAR
Camber: -1.5 ---> 0 Degrees
Toe: 0.04 --->0.16 Degrees
Total Toe: 0.08---> 0.32 Degrees
Anything in these ranges is considered acceptable for Honda's desired handling and tire wear characteristics. Want more handling? Add more negative camber to the front. It will wear tires though.
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i'm looking at the last alignment that i did...is this acceptable.
Front: cross camber: 0.2
cross canster: -0.3
total toe: -0.01

Rear: camber: -2.3
toe: 0.13

Total toe in the rear: 0.27

without camber kit
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Originally Posted by FaiJai
i'm looking at the last alignment that i did...is this acceptable.
Front: cross camber: 0.2
cross canster: -0.3
total toe: -0.01

Rear: camber: -2.3
toe: 0.13

Total toe in the rear: 0.27

without camber kit
Well according to that, your rear camber is out a bit, but everything else is fine. You cant correct the caster, but it doesnt effect tire wear.
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You can't correct caster, but it does change when altering the other settings. I know we have had arguments about what one causes the other to change, but that isn't the point. It does change.

The rear camber in the those settings is really negative. You also might want to set the toe further out closer to 0.
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But i was reading before in one of the threats in this section, where everytime the guy hits a bump that this settings completely go off. is that possible ?
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Originally Posted by FaiJai
But i was reading before in one of the threats in this section, where everytime the guy hits a bump that this settings completely go off. is that possible ?
that is happening with alot of members with the hayame coilovers. If you dont have those, then you have nothing to worry about. I am dropped and my alignment stays perfect.
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Originally Posted by FaiJai
i'm looking at the last alignment that i did...is this acceptable.
Front: cross camber: 0.2
cross canster: -0.3
total toe: -0.01

Rear: camber: -2.3
toe: 0.13

Total toe in the rear: 0.27

without camber kit
What about the individual camber settings for right and left? All i see is the cross camber on the front.
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tfnaaf:
Front Left: camber : -1.1
caster: 2.0
toe: -0.03

Front Right: Camber:-1.3
canster: 2.3
toe:0.01

Rear left: camber: -2.4
toe: 0.13

Rear Right: camber:-2.3
toe: 0.13

whatca think ?
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Originally Posted by FaiJai
tfnaaf:
Front Left: camber : -1.1
caster: 2.0
toe: -0.03

Front Right: Camber:-1.3
canster: 2.3
toe:0.01

Rear left: camber: -2.4
toe: 0.13

Rear Right: camber:-2.3
toe: 0.13

whatca think ?
Damn dude, all 4 of your tires camber is out. Your rear left and right are both way out. That is going to cause alot of tire wear.
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shitz are you serious ? what shoudl i do then ?
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what should be the proper settings ?
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Originally Posted by FaiJai
shitz are you serious ? what shoudl i do then ?
Well if you are dropped, then I recommend you get a camber kit. And then go get your alignment redone and the settings should be inbetween the settings that boilermaker showed.

Originally Posted by Boilermaker1
These are Honda's specs
FRONT
Camber: -0.8 ---> 0.8 Degrees
Caster: 0.6---> 2.6 Degrees
Toe: -0.12---> 0.12 Degrees
Total Toe: -0.24---> 0.24 Degrees

REAR
Camber: -1.5 ---> 0 Degrees
Toe: 0.04 --->0.16 Degrees
Total Toe: 0.08---> 0.32 Degrees
Anything in these ranges is considered acceptable for Honda's desired handling and tire wear characteristics. Want more handling? Add more negative camber to the front. It will wear tires though.
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