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Old 04-20-2016 | 05:28 PM
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So I replaced my SPC Camber arms with my OEM camber arms a few days ago (Dont ask me why), and noticed my car starting to wobble in the rear a tad bit. So i replaced them again with my SPC camber arms and took it for a drive, and the wobbling is about the same if not worse. What do you guys think it could be? I noticed the toe is in quite a bit on both rear wheels, and I have to turn my driving wheel to about a 10 o' clock to keep the car going straight. Anyone think this is the problem?
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get an alignment
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Really, a proper alignment didn't come to mind???
Old 04-20-2016 | 05:37 PM
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Well I booked one for tommorow, but I was just tryna make sure that was the REAL case. Itd be a pain getting an alignment and realizing it was something else related with the suspension, causing me to get another alignment blowing 80$ if ya feel me haha
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not sure why you changed them to begin with, but is it a wobbling or more like a rear end shimmy / unstableness?
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20" wheels, stretched tires, 10 degrees of camber?
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Old 04-20-2016 | 06:42 PM
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Nah, stock wheels like -1 or -2 camber, no stretched tires. And it is just like moving side to side in the rear of the car really fast I guess. You can feel it in the cabin while driving pretty well
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If anything is amiss back there, the alignment tech should be able to spot it.
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+3 Alignment
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Originally Posted by NecktieNinja
Nah, stock wheels like -1 or -2 camber, no stretched tires. And it is just like moving side to side in the rear of the car really fast I guess. You can feel it in the cabin while driving pretty well
my guess is the toe is off, post up the alignment sheet after you are done
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Alignment +4.

When i changed my camber arms it put me a hell of a lot of toe in, the car was undriveable.
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OP, an $80 alignment is part and parcel of ANY component R&R, don't care if its just shocks or springs or camber adjusters. Without it, you might as well not have done anything at all.

Kinda like mounting tires without balancing.
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Totally forgot to update you guys on how it went. The alignment fixed it! Thanks for the assurance that it really was the toe that was messed up. I never knew it could get that bad to the point my car would be whipping its tail out like that
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Originally Posted by travlee
get an alignment
Originally Posted by travlee
my guess is the toe is off, post up the alignment sheet after you are done
i win!!!
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Originally Posted by travlee
i win!!!



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