Check out My Alignment Results, Need Help?
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Check out My Alignment Results, Need Help? Read these results and let me know how bad my camber kit is needed. I sorta understand the measurements. Is there more to it? So now that I need a camber kit, does brand realy make a difference? A camber kit is just a camber kit, right?
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Rep Power: 0 Your camber is not even that bad as far as I'm concerned, but thats only because I really dont care about my tires that much. You will wear some tires out faster than normal certainly, so if thats a major conern of yours then get the camber kit right away.
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Do you rotate them every 3 months? Where are the rear specs? The alignment people will tell you that you can't adjust the camber in the front. They don't know what they are talking about. Tell them to undo the top crash bolt and push the top of your wheel out. That should get you a .25-.5 less camber.
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Originally Posted by robbclark1
Do you rotate them every 3 months? Where are the rear specs? The alignment people will tell you that you can't adjust the camber in the front. They don't know what they are talking about. Tell them to undo the top crash bolt and push the top of your wheel out. That should get you a .25-.5 less camber.
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Rep Power: 424 The're fine.
I had mine intentionally aligned to -2.0 in the front and -1.0 in the back yesterday. Camber doesn't wear tires. Toe does. It looks like they set your toe, so you're fine.
I had mine intentionally aligned to -2.0 in the front and -1.0 in the back yesterday. Camber doesn't wear tires. Toe does. It looks like they set your toe, so you're fine.
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Rep Power: 412 you probably won't need one, but they are always suggested. Toe for the front is adjusted using the tie rod. Toe for the rear is adjusted using one of the bushing bolts and there is not as much adjustment in the rear. Front toe is more of a concern.
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Rep Power: 306 The front camber bolts are like 25 dollars. With them you could get the camber on the fronts perfect.
It all depends on if that small amount of money is worth it being within specs.
It all depends on if that small amount of money is worth it being within specs.
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Originally Posted by robbclark1
Do you rotate them every 3 months? Where are the rear specs? The alignment people will tell you that you can't adjust the camber in the front. They don't know what they are talking about. Tell them to undo the top crash bolt and push the top of your wheel out. That should get you a .25-.5 less camber.
I don't know why I didn't notice any rear specs. Yesa I rotate my tires every 3 months. They told me that my rear needs camber kit bad, but funny how, they didn't print anything out for me, huh? I'm gonna go question it.
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Rep Power: 0 My front are -.8 which is within, they look perfect. My rears are at -2.8, -2.3, and I have driven about 1200 miles since lowering, no prob on tires. Toe is ok I believe, I forget. Camber is off pretty bad in rear, but not enough for me to care about until after the holidays
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