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kgreen 06-24-2010 07:48 PM

Question
 
Just got my Stillen oil cooler, camber kit, H&R springs and spacers installed. Shop didnt have time to do alignment and i had no choice but to take it home for the night. So my question is with the camber kit installed and no alignment should the rear wheels be wayyy off and going different directions???

azn370z 06-24-2010 07:55 PM

I would wait 1 to 2 weeks then get an alignment. The springs/ rubber should settle by then. Your tires should be fine until then.

kgreen 06-24-2010 08:09 PM

no man u dont understand! i have the left rear wheels facing right and right its the opposite and it looks retarded!! Like a salvage car with a jacked up frame! They kept tellin me it was the camber but i dont know. The steering wheel is a 2 o'clock when going straight and feels like its going to break when i drive

kgreen 06-24-2010 08:34 PM

bump

nogoodname 06-24-2010 08:38 PM

Negative camber is fine. If the car is out of alignment, go get one done. the settling is not that much anyways.


http://scott92282.tripod.com/pics/In...caster_toe.jpg

Ztoon 06-24-2010 08:39 PM

get it aligned.......... pdq

kgreen 06-24-2010 08:43 PM

i do expect negative camber but each wheel has a different angle so it just pretty bad. When i make a 90 degree the vdc kicks in....even when im just going about 3 to 5mph

kgreen 06-24-2010 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ztoon (Post 592246)
get it aligned.......... pdq

yea I am tomorrrow im just worried that it is something more than that.

nogoodname 06-24-2010 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by kgreen (Post 592255)
yea I am tomorrrow im just worried that it is something more than that.

Your "Toe" adjustment is probably way off. You should have that fixed asap.

azn370z 06-24-2010 08:50 PM

Why don't you take a picture so we can see what you're talking about.

Alignment isn't too expensive so you should get one if it makes you feel better. Your alignment shouldn't be noticeable if they installed your camber kit correctly, which is to make it the same length as your oem ones. I've changed out my suspensions twice and the wheels never looked weird, even though after I got my alignment I found out one toe was positive and the other toe was negative.

Trips 06-24-2010 08:55 PM

Post up the Shop name with these Retards that did the Work, to Warn other People to stay the fuk away... It's always good to ask of shops close to you that do this kind of work on a regular basis. this sounds like this was the dudes first day on the job... Sorry to hear this but it is an easy fix. Again can you post some pics to see what it looks like?

zero 06-24-2010 09:00 PM

Save follower Z and other car owners, post up the shop name. They should have a pride in their works.

kgreen 06-24-2010 09:15 PM

ok bear with me...first time putting up pics on a thread

kgreen 06-24-2010 09:18 PM

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tell me what u guys think...especially on the left side. front came out great though
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HKYStormFront 06-24-2010 09:19 PM

yea if it's a hair off, not a big deal but if it's way off... big deal

nogoodname 06-24-2010 09:20 PM

I still think your "toe" is off. Alignment should fix it....done...

kgreen 06-24-2010 09:23 PM

WHEW! ok ill take your word even tho the left side is jacked

kgreen 06-24-2010 10:02 PM

bump for other opinions

nogoodname 06-24-2010 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kgreen (Post 592362)
bump for other opinions

Really??... common sense should be enough...

Trips 06-24-2010 10:16 PM

I think you got a pretty good opinion.
Get it to a competent Shop, and you should be good.

kgreen 06-24-2010 10:16 PM

chill man just want to make sure! for the alignment will they try to set as close to stock? how does that work?

nogoodname 06-24-2010 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kgreen (Post 592390)
chill man just want to make sure! for the alignment will they try to set as close to stock? how does that work?

They will use wrenches and adjust the angles with real time measurements. It's quite cool to see...lol.

kgreen 06-24-2010 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by nogoodname (Post 592396)
They will use wrenches and adjust the angles with real time measurements. It's quite cool to see...lol.

Awesome! I was actually just thinking about taking it to the stealership in the AM for the alignment since im really paranoid now lol

nogoodname 06-24-2010 10:26 PM

The shop i went to had one of these bad boys...lol

Hunter Engineering Company, Leading Manufacturer of Automotive Wheel Service Equipment

HKYStormFront 06-24-2010 10:27 PM

just make sure to ask for before and after spec prints (every alignment machine i've seen has a printer for this purpose). if they don't provide them, i'd make them do it again (or at least set it back up to show the settings). make sure that it's right. remember that a .1 or .2* difference on one side isn't going to really effect much and it can be hard to get something dead center and tighten it up without some slight movement. i used to do alignments at the dealership i worked at and it can be really frustrating sometimes

kgreen 06-24-2010 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by nogoodname (Post 592409)

Wow i wish they had one of those down here! i would definitely pay for that!

kgreen 06-24-2010 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HKYStormFront (Post 592410)
just make sure to ask for before and after spec prints (every alignment machine i've seen has a printer for this purpose). if they don't provide them, i'd make them do it again (or at least set it back up to show the settings). make sure that it's right. remember that a .1 or .2* difference on one side isn't going to really effect much and it can be hard to get something dead center and tighten it up without some slight movement. i used to do alignments at the dealership i worked at and it can be really frustrating sometimes

Thanks, i will make sure to bring this up tmrw. Does the camber kit effect height for the rear? i wasnt expecting such a noticeable difference from the from front wheel gap and the rear. (sorry guys..newbie)


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