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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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I got mine dropped on hotchkis and the guy i was talking to was telling me that i will need a camber bar to correct the camber back to factory spec.

It's 89.95 for a camber bar on each wheel.

Would it be okay to just get an alignment and call it a day ?
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 10:24 PM
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alignment is plenty for hotchkis drop
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 10:26 PM
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so the negative camber in my rear wheels wont affect tire wear ?
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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it will, but you can correct it with an alignment...

and a little negative camber helps with cornering btw ;-)
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 10:48 PM
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ive been driving with neg camber for over 1.5yrs and dont see any tire wear, or at least i cant tell?





i already talked to my local "Break Check" where i got my allignment after i got the springs installed and said their able to fix the neg camber and get it back to stock specs for free since i bought the lifetime allignment. So no need for the camber kit.
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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no no no...alignment will not correct the Hotchkis drop because it is 2" in the rear which does affect camber...and also, you won't need camber bars...only the links which will be a little cheaper
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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my rear camber looks likes Yanki01's tc. i have trd springs. i had an alignment done at my local toyota dealer. their printout shows that i'm now back to factory specs, but to tell you the truth the rear camber still looks the same. it's probably been 6 months since i've installed the springs and i haven't noticed any difference in tire wear.
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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Just get the allignment for now when the springs are settled if it still bugs you get the camber kit but honestley the camber isnt that bad.
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 11:07 PM
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an alignment will completely fix the camber issue with the hotchkis springs. i had it done a couple weeks after i installed them and the camber is gone. it's good as new
Old Mar 28, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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From trd sparks "the rear camber is not adjustable" http://www.trdsparks.com/install/tCRWheelAlignment.pdf
Here is a link to the allignment instructions
Old Mar 29, 2007 | 04:07 AM
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ok all i know is i took mine in for an alignment and the camber is straight now. even if you read the instructions in that link it says it's not adjustable but yet it tells you how to adjust it. that makes no sense. i am not the only one who has gotten the camber out with just an alignment so idk.
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 04:43 AM
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so If I'm dishing out for a TRD setup this summer (struts and springs) do I need to spend 80 bucks on rear camber arms from say hotchkis or SPC or am I set with a good alignment?
Old Mar 30, 2007 | 05:26 AM
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alignment is more than good for the TRD setup
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