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I installed my tein flex coilovers last night and it dropped the hell out of my car; more than i really wanted to. Anyway, the camber and toe are way off. It's so bad that i can't even drive to the alignment shop. I have the camber kits installed but it is the toe that is off. Both tires are facing inwards (towards the engine). While viewing the car from the back, you can see about two inches of the back of the front tires as they face inwards.

What should i do?

 
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cant you just raise the car back up to stock and then drive it

 
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Do you mean to uninstall the coilovers and re install the stock ones. I must be confused.

Deception2k1civic said, "i do alingments all the time. to adjust rear toe you must turn an ecentric bolt on the lower control arm. first loosen the 17mm bolt. then turn the ecentric bolt with a 24mm to your desired spec. the front you just turn the tie rods. loosen then locking bolt with 24mm and turn the tie rod with a 19mm. you also can adjust front camber a little bit with the stock bolts. rear camber on the other hand you need a kit for it."

 
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he means adjust the coilovers to not be so low

 
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yea why dont you just raise it back up drive to the shop then drop it again then have them fix everything

 
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You have camber plates in the front, use them. Set the camber more positive and drive. I drove with bad negative camber and bad toe to get mine aligned. Just drive really slow. It will feel really bad, but drive slow and take your time.

 
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Well... you could just shorten the tie rods enough to pull the wheels more straight, then drive it to the alignment shop then let them fix it. Or push the camber plates positive, drive it then spec out what camber and toe angles you want.

 
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read this

hey man i had same problem., ur pillowball mounts in front come set at HELLA negative camber in the front.. i had same problem first time... jack the car up.... look at the top... and set the little line to the 0 in rthe middle.


that will set camber at a minimal and toe pretty straight.


right now i still have a little toe... 3/16 in ima get it adjusted monday...

im 2 little lines inward from the 0 and im looking at aboit 7 degrees negative camber which i like... thats just me.. the 0 should put it close to zero.

riley


im me if any more problems

rijowysock =aim



pics below...

i actually in the front removed 2 of the 3 perches today (locking the one that holds spring directly to the bottom mount... eliminating 2 because b4 i had all 3 together anyway...

anywho...this is max max max max drop.. lol.. show some pics once u get urs all done..

 
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see my chrome bolts r in the middle (or near middle)

 
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7 degrees!! Wow, who would have thought you can get 7 degrees!! You can't!! haha I think you mean .7 degrees

 
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no 7 their like sideways but i have to have em like that cuz the fenders...

the rears are about the same cause fenders...

pics above...the guy at align place was yellin at me and like holy ****.. but i told him leave camber and juts adjust toe... which he screwed up 3/16in but thatl be fixed monday...

btw i swapped my 12kg/mm front springs to 10kg/mm


if anyone wants 12kg/mm springs lemme know

 
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You can't have negative 7 degrees camber. You would it the shock/spring with that much camber. It is impossible. The max you could get is probably 4 or 5. 3 is even pushing it.

 
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maybe he meant .7? idk he told me 7 and yelled at me saying ima bust something but i got neogen and they wear fine

 
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why not just undo the lock nut on the tie-rod ends and spin them shorter? then get your alignment done and have them fine tune it. It seems like the most practical thing to do.

 
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well if he would change his camber plates they would turn out perfect.... and no need to undo lock nut

 
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By the time i read to adjust the camber plates i had already shortened the steering rods.