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Just got camber kit on and alignment..still pulls? UPDATE

Okay im completely clueless, but here is wat happened. Im rolling on nuespeed sport springs w' SPC frnt and rear camber kit. I went to get it my wheel aligned and camber adjusted. Im asumming that getting camber kit i will be all good. But the guy said that "my front is in red zone for camber and there is very lil play"...here is the specs i got. BTW i got 02 civic ex

Front left:
-1.5 - camber
1.6 - caster
.02 - toe

Front right:
-1.4 - camber
1.8 - caster
.02 - toe

Rear left:
-0.7 - camber
.09 - toe

Rear right:
-.6 - camber
.06 - toe

I dont know what the numbers mean but i thought once u get camber kit, everything should be corrected. Also my steering colum is not centered and it still pulls to the right a lil bit. Should i go back and have them fix? Can they fix the steering colum so it is centered?

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The shop f*cked up your alignment... they didn't have the wheel set to center when they did it. Take it back and tell them to redo it because the car pulls when the wheel is centered.
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wat about the camber specs? is that correct when you get spc kit on?
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the front is a little more camber than usual, but it works. I suggest reading up on camber, caster and toe before you get your car aligned next time so you can tell them what to do and whether the fvck up or not. There is information in the autox forum.
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yea if you got the camber kits and an alignment, the shop definately screwed you. i have had more than 5 alignments done while dropped and all were successful.
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ok I had that problem and had the alignment.. it didn't help and they said it had to be the tires.. I was like whatever because the tires are only a year old if that. Well I put on my new rims and new tires and I'll be damned.. it is driving straight and I didn't even go to get another alignment. It sounds crazy but it could be the tires, I would have never believed those guys. I thought they didn't care and were trying to rush me out of the place.
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tires are only 300 miles on them
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Maybe u need air in ur right tire?
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UPDATE: i went to alignment place again and they said i installed front camber kit wrong. Thing is when i installed it...i tried putting it on the upper bolt first..thing is that it didnt go all the way in. So i tried the bottom one and it fits. How is everyone elses?
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If the steering wheel is off center, they did a crap job. What is probably happening is when you straighten the wheel, the car wants to pull, cause in reality, you are moving the wheel. You could have installed the camber bolt upside down and backwards, but that has nothing to do with the wheel being crooked. Make them fix it. Damn I wish you guys were all around me, I get tired of seeing how much s****y alignments some of you have gotten. My alignment guys are both sharp, and I don't allow this kind of crap in my shop.
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but the camber bolt is suppose to be at the top one right?
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Originally Posted by TuRtLE714
but the camber bolt is suppose to be at the top one right?
yea, it goes on top.

as for fitment, both (top and bottom) stock bolt size should be the same. maybe your shocks is not really lined up when you tried to put it on the first time.
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Originally Posted by wonderz
yea, it goes on top.

as for fitment, both (top and bottom) stock bolt size should be the same. maybe your shocks is not really lined up when you tried to put it on the first time.
its it suppse to be kinda snugged when bolted down?
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Originally Posted by TuRtLE714
its it suppse to be kinda snugged when bolted down?
what u mean by snug? i mean it just goes in and doesn't move around.
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referring to the last two steps.....the not the washer but after that the .5 inch black thingy...doesnt go thru ....it stops there and i move it around it doesnt go snug in as the last step. did thye send me the wrong size?
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half an inch doesn't fit is lot...
did u check to see if u got the correct size? like part number and stuff...

so did the black thing go in?
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hey i got my alignment done the other day .everything is good exacpt for the front right camber...it's -1.5 compared to the left front which is -0.9
the guys at the tire shop said the max front camber they could get is -1.5 and the more he turns the top bolt it just goes back further off camber......
anyone wiht any suggestions of wat i can do??
also...the steering wheel shakes when i'm on the highway....is that just cus the wheel is not balanced good or?
anyways i'm goin in for another alignment today
any suggestions would be great
thxn
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oh btw, i'm on neuspeed sports on stock shocks with spc front and rear camber kit , running 17s wiht 205/45/17 tires
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Originally Posted by wonderz
half an inch doesn't fit is lot...
did u check to see if u got the correct size? like part number and stuff...

so did the black thing go in?
yeh i got the right part number...gonna try it tonight.
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