I think what Tomango meant is that the dealer may have done a front alignment only, if his theory that they don't do rear wheels on xB's stands true, and just charged you for four, since that's what you asked for

Yea, I didn't get mine done and, 7K miles after lowering, my tires are (were, I took them off for winter) about beat. But, they weren't the tires I really wanted anyway ;-).

Anyway, "shims are cool" ;-)

 

WE STILL NEED CAMBER~~~~!!!!

 

u only need camber when ur wheels are TOO WIDE/LOW OFFSET to fit in the car.

until we see more cars with that issue, camber isn't somehting we need.

 

Really!?! I dialed in 2 degrees of negative camber on my front end, and the handling and steering response improved. I also adjusted the toe-in accordingly also. I don't have TOO WIDE/LOW OFFSET wheels either, but then again, I'm not an expert.

I guess its all my imagination.

Van still has more rear wheels spacer for those who need them. Ask him to send you a pics of his Q45T. 19x10s in the rear!

 

Really!?! I dialed in 2 degrees of negative camber on my front end, and the handling and steering response improved. I also adjusted the toe-in accordingly also. I don't have TOO WIDE/LOW OFFSET wheels either, but then again, I'm not an expert.

I guess its all my imagination.

Van still has more rear wheels spacer for those who need them. Ask him to send you a pics of his Q45T. 19x10s in the rear!

 

let me re-phrase ..

I NEED CAMBER..

for autocross.. not all of us are show-queens lol

 

You can buy those camber bolts for up to 1.25 degree of camber in the front. I'm looking at Camber plates up front and camber plates in the rear. Tho I may not keep the plates i the rear, guess I'll have to see how it affects my times.

 

I have the Cusco front camber plates. I'm at 2 degress which on my xB is 5 notches. I still have 5 more notches to go. The steering and handling has improved dramatically. HTH.

 

The shims are a great mod IMO. The xA RS especially "needs" them to bring the tires out. Van's stuff is top quality and very well priced.

Here's some pics: First one is with the shims and the second one is with shims and 5mm spacers installed.

 

hey r these shims safe? will it mess up the rear suspension in any way?

 

I'd say very safe. No problems with mine at all. I've driven them on fast corners, highway and bumpy back roads.