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Old Feb 1, 2011, 07:15 PM
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parts to expand my alignment capabilities

Just got my first alignment done the other day, but before I went I read the notes on stock alignment from here that's stickied in this section. Apparently there are a few things that aren't adjustable:

Front:

camber: not adjustable
caster: not adjustable
toe: adjustable

Rear:

camber: adjustable?
caster: not listed
toe: adjustable?

There were a few things I wasn't sure if they were adjustable or not.

Main question: Are there aftermarket parts I can get to adjust all 3 dimensions of the front and rear wheels? Where's a great place to look?
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You can get coilover with adjustable camber plate, which allow you to adjust your front camber, or you can get a camber bolt kit but it won't allow you to adjust camber as much compare to the camber plate, you don't have rear caster only up front
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Front camber is adjustable, it's just that the camber bolt has two positions. Either -1 or (close to) -2 degrees.

No need to mess with rear caster.

Camber plates will let you get larger chunks of camber. Vorshlag plates also add some caster.

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I have the Whiteline rear adjustable camber arms and they help out a lot with the rear camber adjustments.

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Originally Posted by sacul33
I have the Whiteline rear adjustable camber arms and they help out a lot with the rear camber adjustments.

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who else makes the rear camber arms besides white line?
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agency power and megan racing.

megan is the only one to offer adjustable toe arms as well, but they are the same arms they offer for the 8 and 9
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nobody makes those control arms for the front?
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like GTworx said, you can flip the bolts to get more camber. I am on completely stock struts and bolts. have close to -2 both side front, 1.5 both sides rear. makes a HUGE difference esp with wide wheels aggressive tires
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I had my X lowered a bit and with flipping the bolt I could get over 2 degrees camber in the front, which is more than enough for a street driven car, unless you're into show bussiness running 20x11,5 +8 OMFGwheels and you need 7 degrees of camber to make them fit in the first place.
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i don't want to get negative, i want to stay as close to stock alignment as possible, even with aftermarket wheels. i'm not tracking this car as it's my daily driver so i want good life on the tires , thus wanting to stay closer to stock alignment
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Originally Posted by lancerarmstrong
i don't want to get negative, i want to stay as close to stock alignment as possible, even with aftermarket wheels. i'm not tracking this car as it's my daily driver so i want good life on the tires , thus wanting to stay closer to stock alignment
Then you don't need any additional equipment for aligning the wheels. Stock suspension can be set up for great tire life !
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