Thread #2048

Camber and Alignment

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J StuffOctober 19, 2006
#29092

Camber and Alignment

Going to get aligned soon...

What do i tell the alignment guy? Im going to a well known place that specializes in lower cars.

Do i tell them to align and adjust the toe? Or do they already know this. Also do i need to tell them that i WANT camber in the rear? If so do i specify to what degree?



I never had to do an alignment i cared about i always just dropped it off
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Going to get aligned soon...

What do i tell the alignment guy? Im going to a well known place that specializes in lower cars.

Do i tell them to align and adjust the toe? Or do they already know this. Also do i need to tell them that i WANT camber in the rear? If so do i specify to what degree?



I never had to do an alignment i cared about i always just dropped it off 
jdmsh1tOctober 19, 2006
#29097

Re: Camber and Alignment

okay it depends on how radical of a vip enthusiast you are. haha gotta pay to play. if you are going purely for the VIP look, tell him you want the maximum camber for front and rear while retaining 0 toe. for example, i drive a 96'celsior and i have 3 degree camber front and 5 degree camber back and its about 0 toe so im happy. ;D
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okay it depends on how radical of a vip enthusiast you are. haha gotta pay to play. if you are going purely for the VIP look, tell him you want the maximum camber for front and rear while retaining 0 toe. for example, i drive a 96'celsior and i have 3 degree camber front and 5 degree camber back and its about 0 toe so im happy. ;D
AME_VIPOctober 19, 2006
#29099

Re: Camber and Alignment

x2 Ask them for maximum negative camber and then to adjust the toe to oem spec.

Although I don't know how some of you guys get so much negative camber with stock components.

I had my alignment with daizen 2 deg camber bushings set to 2 deg negative front and rear. With zero toe I have - 3.5 all around.
I need like -7 to 8 in the back ha
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x2  Ask them for maximum negative camber and then to adjust the toe to oem spec.

Although I don't know how some of you guys get so much negative camber with stock components. 

I had my alignment with daizen 2 deg camber bushings set to 2 deg negative front and rear. With zero toe I have - 3.5 all around.
I need like -7 to 8 in the back ha
bBOctober 19, 2006
#29101

Re: Camber and Alignment

ok good if i already have the -3 deg camber shims in the back. can they set it were i can get more camber for the rear and the front??
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ok good if i already have the -3 deg camber shims in the back. can they set it were i can get more camber for the rear and the front?? 
morbidOctober 19, 2006
#29102

Re: Camber and Alignment

Is having negative camber on a daily driven car bad? What else is neg. camber bad for besides tread wear?
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Is having negative camber on a daily driven car bad? What else is neg. camber bad for besides tread wear?
DominikOctober 19, 2006
#29107

Re: Camber and Alignment

reduced grip on extreme camber.

strangers looking and going "wtf?!"

wierd suspension twitches (prob. more associated with Toe problems)
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reduced grip on extreme camber.

strangers looking and going "wtf?!"

wierd suspension twitches (prob. more associated with Toe problems)
hipermax_dOctober 19, 2006
#29110

Re: Camber and Alignment

i need to get an alignment on my van
i like the camber in the rear and i dont care about getting an alignment.
but next year, i will have to invest in a toe adjuster to get the toe aligned
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i need to get an alignment on my van
i like the camber in the rear and i dont care about getting an alignment.
but next year, i will have to invest in a toe adjuster to get the toe aligned
Bippu_TenOctober 21, 2006
#29294

Re: Camber and Alignment

jdmsh1t wrote:
okay it depends on how radical of a vip enthusiast you are. haha gotta pay to play. if you are going purely for the VIP look, tell him you want the maximum camber for front and rear while retaining 0 toe. for example, i drive a 96'celsior and i have 3 degree camber front and 5 degree camber back and its about 0 toe so im happy.  ;D

exactly what he said
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[quote=jdmsh1t ]
okay it depends on how radical of a vip enthusiast you are. haha gotta pay to play. if you are going purely for the VIP look, tell him you want the maximum camber for front and rear while retaining 0 toe. for example, i drive a 96'celsior and i have 3 degree camber front and 5 degree camber back and its about 0 toe so im happy.  ;D
[/quote]
exactly what he said