Need Alignment Help ASAP!
10-05-2010, 11:33 PM
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Here are some more tidbits of information I gained by working with my alignment tech.
When I was running OEM upper strut mounts and camber bolts:
The maximum adjustment of positive gain from the camber bolts (and adjusting the strut mounts as far towards the outside of the car as possible) resulted in a near zero degree negative camber.
Now that I'm running Steeda HD camber mounts (adjusted to max positive gain - towards outside of car):
The maximum positive gain resulted in negative camber of -0.5* on the right and -0.7* on the left.
I also want to add that he did have to re-adjust my toe in after this little of change in negative camber. The car didn't feel right after the swap until he fixed it. Hard to believe so little makes a difference.
Adjust your camber bolts to the maximum positive position (the top of the spindle is leaning away from the car) and you will have a near zero camber. This with a good setting on toe in will insure your tires do not wear like that any more.
When I was running OEM upper strut mounts and camber bolts:
The maximum adjustment of positive gain from the camber bolts (and adjusting the strut mounts as far towards the outside of the car as possible) resulted in a near zero degree negative camber.
Now that I'm running Steeda HD camber mounts (adjusted to max positive gain - towards outside of car):
The maximum positive gain resulted in negative camber of -0.5* on the right and -0.7* on the left.
I also want to add that he did have to re-adjust my toe in after this little of change in negative camber. The car didn't feel right after the swap until he fixed it. Hard to believe so little makes a difference.
Adjust your camber bolts to the maximum positive position (the top of the spindle is leaning away from the car) and you will have a near zero camber. This with a good setting on toe in will insure your tires do not wear like that any more.
Last edited by Unleashedbeast; 10-06-2010 at 07:58 AM.
10-08-2010, 04:41 PM
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So I went to the shop this morning. They took the car and a bit later the tech came and got me. He said he'd be happy to realign my car after I replace the lower ball joints. Ugh. He showed me that they were sloppy. The cars closing in on 90k miles so I guess its time. Looks like I have another item for my checklist this weekend. In the past 3 weeks I've had the following kick me in the nuts: New battery for the GT, new battery for my wifes Aspen, crap alignment trash my tires, and now ball joints. Life - 4, Me - 0.
10-09-2010, 02:09 AM
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10-12-2010, 10:34 AM
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Got the ball joints in this weekend, and my alignment completed this morning. Whew! Hopefully thats all the maintenance this car will require for a while. Those ball joints sucked the life out of me.
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