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Is this right? Anything I should adjust? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

 
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Hmmm, it won't werk. Let me fix it later on. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG]

 
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Fixed!

 
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the front camber and rear toe don't look to be within spec.. of course i really don't know how to read those things, i only think i know what I'm saying [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

what kind of camber kit do you have?

here's a pic of my report, with the SPC kit:



Edit: I just noticed the asterisk at the bottom.. i guess that means they couldn't set it to spec? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/IMG]

 
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Why couldn't they? I have Ingalls camber kit. I think the asterisk is just a disclaimer because the car is lowered. Because at the store they have several signs I think I remember what it says something like "We cannot gaurantee blah blah blah if you're car is lowered..." Something like that. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG] [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG] But styll, I'm lost... Is everything here alright? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-frown.gif[/IMG] [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

 
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If I'm not mistaken, I'm GUESSING currently your front camber is negative by 0.8 after alignment.
However, currently your rear tires seem to be off by 1.5 which doesn't sound good. The bigger the # the bigger the camber. I think I remember reading that anything over 0.5 is gonna do more wear to the tires.

I guess "camber" would be the top of the wheel... and "toe" would be the bottom of the wheel? I can't figure out caster... I might be wrong though.

Mex: It looks like yours came out better.

 
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If you go down an look at the wheels. They look like perpendicular to the ground and wheels look parallel to eac other. From the top view, it looks like the wheels are perpendicular to the ground. Don't tell me I wasted $80 for an alignment.

 
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ya it dont look right... do you have a front camber kit? if so they probably didnt know and didn't adjust it...
camber is the top of the tires going in towards/away from the car and toe is the front of the tires going towards/away from the car. for example, negative camber when looking from the back of your car is / \... well toe, when you look from the top of the car the tires lean / / or / \ or whichever way it maybe...

 
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not really

 
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heres my report...i also adjusted my coil overs like 2 times after this so my camber right now is a little off but this is my report back then when i installed the camber kits and did alignment...hope it helps


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So which wheel is not aligned properly? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG] DAMN!!! I just wasted $80.

 
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whatever has a * next to it
front left/right camber
rear left/right toe

but ya if you have a camber kit for the front then i would go back and tell them to correct it.

 
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I'll just get it align elsewhere. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/IMG] And yes I have Ingalls Front Camber Kit and Ingalls Rear Camber Kit. I'll take it to a tire/suspension specialists shop. Like Les Schwab Tires?

 
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I am an alignment tech. This is what I do. All I have to say is if you want to not pay out money somewhere else, go back and have a different "Tech" do the job. The "Tech" messed up. The front camber needs adjustment, and it's obvious they didn't touch it, they made it worse than before you gave them the car. The rear toe should be fixed, and is totally fixable. The caster is non adjustable, but it changed from before to actual. Either the front wheels were rotated or the level locks were not secure and got bumped. Don't tell me that the shop you went to has the old school "strings" alignment rack. Just go back, keep your cool, and they should realign it with no questions, cause rear toe is factory adjustable, and you have front cam-bolts which will get the front camber within specifications.

 
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ya i would go back and start b.tchin

 
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Thanks for helping. But I don't want to go back there because I don't really trust them. They're really a muffler specialist and not a suspension specialist. I'll just take it to a place where they know what they're doing. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/IMG]

 
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The alignment shop didnt fix your camber as both front and rear tires have camber angles way over spec for a street car and these will wear out your tires fast

Did ya tell them you have camber adjustment kits installed? the reason I ask is that both front and rear camber is not adjustable on a stock 2k1 civic and the technician might not have noticed the kits and consequently did not bother to adjust camber

I'd go back and ask them to re-adjust the camber

just my two cents worth, hope that helped!