Camber plate and aligment question
Mar 21, 2007, 06:18 PM
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The camber bolts only have two positions, in or out. If it fits in one way, it will fit in the other way.
It's a lot easier to understand once you get the front wheels off and take a look at it.
It's a lot easier to understand once you get the front wheels off and take a look at it.
Mar 22, 2007, 05:48 AM
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Don't go back there unless they know what they are doing. I suggest finding a better shop. Unless this guy fixes it for free I don't see a reason to go there.
Him not giving u a print out is already a wrong in my book. Thats like going to get regular work done on your car. You need to know what they did and why something was fixed or refilled.
Him not giving u a print out is already a wrong in my book. Thats like going to get regular work done on your car. You need to know what they did and why something was fixed or refilled.
Mar 22, 2007, 06:19 AM
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Print outs aren't always correct. Unfortunately more often than not (from my own personal experiences and those of friends) alignment racks aren't all that accurate. As we are slowly finding out sometimes it is just easier to do it yourself.
Now we do them ourselves and don't bother paying someone.
Now we do them ourselves and don't bother paying someone.
Mar 22, 2007, 06:34 AM
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Depends on where you're at. I've got a great local shop that bought all of the calibration equipment for thier rack.
I think the larger problems are racks out of cal and a staff that just doesn't care.
I think the larger problems are racks out of cal and a staff that just doesn't care.
Mar 22, 2007, 06:47 AM
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well rob fuller is coming down to jersey this weekend. so i hope to learn a thing or 2 from him.
i would really like to do my own. makes me feel like i accomplished something lol
i would really like to do my own. makes me feel like i accomplished something lol
Mar 23, 2007, 11:24 AM
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Camber plates are not a left or right side part, not the set you have at least. In my experience it is normal to have the camber plates at different positions to achieve the same camber side to side. This has been true for STi's and evo's I've worked on with several different coilovers.
Mar 24, 2007, 02:18 AM
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if you are really that concerned i would put the stock suspension back on and measure the camber once again. i went through these exact same scenarios.. flipping bolts checking specs at two different shops after already paying to have it corner weighed and aligned.
my stock suspension was almost a full degree off on the drivers front and this was at 1500 miles on my car and last i checked i never hit anything to knock it out that much.
my stock suspension was almost a full degree off on the drivers front and this was at 1500 miles on my car and last i checked i never hit anything to knock it out that much.
Mar 25, 2007, 06:08 PM
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I checked under my car today
Well this is what i found....
makes no sense, but one thing I noticed is that the struct is very close to the tire/wheel on the driver's side.....
makes no sense, but one thing I noticed is that the struct is very close to the tire/wheel on the driver's side.....
Mar 25, 2007, 08:02 PM
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Weird. Take the camber bolts out and check to make sure they match and are in decent condition. Some camber bolts are designed to be rotated to adjust the camber; ours aren't, they're just two position. However, the guy doing your alignment may not have noticed this and tried to turn the bolts. It's an unlikely possibility, but give it a shot.
Mar 25, 2007, 08:08 PM
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Weird. Take the camber bolts out and check to make sure they match and are in decent condition. Some camber bolts are designed to be rotated to adjust the camber; ours aren't, they're just two position. However, the guy doing your alignment may not have noticed this and tried to turn the bolts. It's an unlikely possibility, but give it a shot.
I think i may switch the bolt to -1 (pointing toward the inside of the car) so that way it can buy myself a little more clearance between the tire and shock perches and use the camber plates to adjust my camber which will bring them in more towards the car (opposite to what they are now) - what do you think?
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