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Old Feb 10, 2005
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Front camber is still bad even with camber kit

I put in SPC camber kit today, and then got an alignment. My Rears are fine but my back are still jacked!!!

Left: Before -3.2 After 1.4 Right: Before -3.0 After -1.6

Guy said he maxed out the camber adjustment. Did i put the front on worng?
I have a 6 months warranty on the alignment so i can take it back if i did do something wrong.
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unless you're dropped very low to where your fronts are tuckin then the shop should be able to get your alignment within specs.

i mean, -1.4 inches isnt anything you should worry about...... as long as your toe is good your rubber should be safe. i think its impossible to get camber set at 0 degrees so i'm assuming -1 degree is normal
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he doesn't know what he is doing. Generally with the front, even with a very low drop you can't get more than -1.25 to -1.5 camber. You have progress springs. I had a friend with those and you can get within factory specs. There is no way that you had close to -3 camber in the front with that drop! Either he did it wrong or you put the bolt in the wrong spot. You did put the bolt in the top hole and not the bottom hole in the mount, correct?
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im on sportlines with koni yellows....i looked at some of my pre-camber kit numbers(when i had progress spring and no camber kit) i had -.8 on left and right. WTF?

my toe is good on all 4
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Well, you can add or remove camber with the knuckle placement as well. If you want more camber, push up and in on the knuckle, then tighten the bolts. For less camber pull out and down then tighten the bolts.
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yeah it sounds wierd how it wasnt able to do the job.. but if it didnt it didnt so i'd say get another set of camber kits and throw them on the bottom for even more adjustment.. thats what spc recommends.. 1 kit for 1.5 degrees of adjustment and 2 if you need up to 3.
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dammm..its weird normally people have no problem with the fronts.

BTW...could i have put in the washer(the one with the tab) in wrong? might not be pushing/pulling the bolt correctly. My kit didnt come with directons for the front.

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Originally Posted by VNlilMAN
yeah it sounds wierd how it wasnt able to do the job.. but if it didnt it didnt so i'd say get another set of camber kits and throw them on the bottom for even more adjustment.. thats what spc recommends.. 1 kit for 1.5 degrees of adjustment and 2 if you need up to 3.
I didnt know two front camber kits gave more adjustment...is this true?
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Originally Posted by Vinnie
I didnt know two front camber kits gave more adjustment...is this true?
thats what I heard. If you put another one on the bottom, you get another degree or two of adjustment. I dont think it is necessary unless you are dropped pretty low though.
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Originally Posted by Vinnie
I didnt know two front camber kits gave more adjustment...is this true?
Yes, you can do this but as robclark said, you shouldn't have that much camber. I would get a second opinion. Also, make sure they put it in the top hole. If you do need the second kit, let me know. It isn't recommended though since you will be running two bolts that are smaller than stock.
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Originally Posted by peteriap
Yes, you can do this but as robclark said, you shouldn't have that much camber. I would get a second opinion. Also, make sure they put it in the top hole. If you do need the second kit, let me know. It isn't recommended though since you will be running two bolts that are smaller than stock.
Well, I put in the front camber myself, Im positive it was in the top hole. Anyway, when i went to get alignment, the camber was still a couple degrees negative even after the alignment. Toe was 0 so i dont think my tires will wear unevenly. But the fact that my camber wasnt perfect with the kit just bothered me. So I might pick up another front set.
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I forgot to mention that i have tein SS, but not dropped all the way, so im not sure why my camber cant be corrected...

heres a pic of the front drop:
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