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Old Apr 8, 2008 | 04:26 AM
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Hello everyone, I'm asking to see a pic of your lowered tc's Camber.. I think mine needs adjusting (Rear).. front looks fine. But still taking it for an alignment next week. I'm not having any increased tire wear as of yet.
Old Apr 10, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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ill have more pics sunday when i put my spacers on.

those are with the stock wheels on my GUESS would be ~-2 degrees. although i wouldnt mind another .5 or so
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you seam to have the same - Camber I have.. what is you drop in there rear ? I'm at 1.9
Old Apr 11, 2008 | 01:40 AM
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isnt your chamber suppose to be 0...why do you have it tilted outward like \ / that dave dave
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when you add lowering springs the camber tills to the negative.. i
Old Apr 11, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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hmm this is before my alignment, so its not so bad anymore, still has a little neg camber though

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dave's camber looks fine, its just the picture that throws you off.

its ok to have some neg. camber left over even after alignment. if you want to get it perfect to 0 (not recommend) you'll probably need rear camber links.

most important thing is make sure they adjust your toe perfectly... fked up toe will wear down tires quickly.
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rvpps2rocks the way you describe it makes it sound like im running Positive camber. no way dude. im running a bit of neg camber and yes it chews through tires but i dont think its a big deal plus if i still have some room after i put my 15mm spacers on then ill straighten the wheels out a bit. we'll see
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Originally Posted by tCeeder
dave's camber looks fine, its just the picture that throws you off.

its ok to have some neg. camber left over even after alignment. if you want to get it perfect to 0 (not recommend) you'll probably need rear camber links.

most important thing is make sure they adjust your toe perfectly... fked up toe will wear down tires quickly.
1. yea the pic is a little off.

2. true a tiny bit of neg camber is good for going in corners (mostly in the front) but 0 in the back isnt bad

3. toe is important to get corrected, thats what causes the pull. camber is a tire wearing alignment angle and needs to be corrected to get the longest life out of your tires not just toe.
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it looked liked you had POSITIVE chambe...but yea my wheels squat in, in the rear also ...the front is fine after i lowered it
Old Apr 12, 2008 | 01:24 PM
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lol idk how those pics look like i had pos camber....
Old Apr 12, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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^idk i think i was looking at other pics at the same time...or im going crazy
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haha im thinkin ur crazy
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Originally Posted by davedavetC
haha im thinkin ur crazy
^thats what happens when your forced to go to disneyland
Old Apr 13, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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dave u got new tires!
Old Apr 14, 2008 | 12:50 AM
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haha nope those where my stock wheels, that was an older pic, i still have the Good years on th volks
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Old Apr 14, 2008 | 02:36 AM
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youre telin me
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Camber doesn't affect tire wear as much as toe. You can run -2* camber and as long as your toe is set correctly, then you shouldn't experience any uneven wearing.



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