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Old 06-17-2004, 04:04 PM
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How bad?

Final readings:

left front: right front:
caster +8.88 +9.04
camber -1.40 -1.80
toe +1/16 +1/16


left rear: right rear:
camber -2.44 -2.28
toe +1/16 +1/16

total toe:
front +1/8
rear +1/18
Old 06-18-2004, 01:27 PM
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You went to toe out?
Old 06-18-2004, 01:37 PM
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well, it was aligned before - but i put new springs in... so the dood suggested that
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you need toe in to keep from feathering(supossedly). you need a total toe in of .08(in) or .2*in the front....your camber is pretty heavy too, probably handles nice but will eat up your inner tire edges pretty quik, unless you requested that purposely for track duty...........

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Old 06-20-2004, 07:49 PM
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camber is bad in front and rear? don't want to buy new $1,000 tires again
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yes, your camberis a tad heavy on the negative side. fronts arent too bad but herears are over 2* neg. this will eat your inner tires fast. since you lowered it you might need rear camber arms to get it back in spec thats what i did. i even run less aggressive camber than factory to save my $1000 tires.........

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if you lower any more than .8 inches you will have camber problems. its a matter of how much its off and how much you want to spend to correct the problem. front camber components are not cheap.....and neither are your tires
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heck, none of the front or rear components were cheap but together they were less than a new set of tires! i look at it like this: suspension parts purchased once for full life of tires or unevenly wear your expensive tires & replace frequently forever!

depends on your wallet i guess.........

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wow, so kinetix has front arms too
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Default Re: analyzing my alignment results...

Originally posted by krazE
How bad?

Final readings:

left front: right front:
caster +8.88 +9.04
camber -1.40 -1.80
toe +1/16 +1/16


left rear: right rear:
camber -2.44 -2.28
toe +1/16 +1/16

total toe:
front +1/8
rear +1/18
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How about this?

left front: right front:
caster +10 +10
camber -1.40 -1.40
toe +1/32 +1/32


left rear: right rear:
camber -2.00 -2.00
toe +1/32 +1/32

total toe:
front +1/16
rear +1/16

----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The car has Hotchkis Springs Sways
And Hotchkis ProtoType Camber rods..

Manual alignment.. 5000 miles on new NNA provided tires.. Some
Front feathering - outside when at 1/8th total... Inside at 1/16 total...last 3000 miles...
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makes ya crazy doesnt it?

-justin
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