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Old Nov 7, 2002 | 08:41 PM
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camber woes, help!

i just sold my ingalls front camber kit (part 3572, up to 3 degrees correction) and am now in search of a new one. i checked the older threads and most people are running on the ingalls kit
does anybody have any thoughts or recommendations besides the ingalls?
the problem i was having was that the innerfender was sitting on the upper arm. this occured when i had the camber kit all the way out (3 degrees) and all the way in (0 degrees im guessing..) has anybody else had this problem?
im also dropped pretty low too if that makes a difference...my 18s are tucked right now. i know ill have to probably raise it again if i ever get this camber kit bull shist working.
but back to the point, if anybody can make camber kit recommendations that will not cause this problem, itd be really helpful.
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 10:26 AM
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 01:56 PM
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get adjustable ball joints. thats what a few people from this board told me to do. i haven't gotten them yet, but i will be.
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 02:05 PM
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I'd recommend Specialty Products....they're used sometimes for different car manufacturers for OEM products.
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Old Nov 8, 2002 | 09:14 PM
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how low are u ??? when i got my alignment and camber kit put in he said that he corrected is as much as the kit could go without rubbin ... said any more it woulda rubbed.... im on the sportlines and am also rockin the ingalls kit
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Old Nov 9, 2002 | 01:49 AM
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i was about 3.25 inches low on my 16s...and around 2.5-2.75 on the 18s( havent had chance to get a good measuerment)
see thats what i dont get, so many other people used ingalls without any problem...but i tried every possible to try and install them. i even had a shop try to do it with no luck.. = T
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Old Nov 9, 2002 | 12:27 PM
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being that low you are gonna have a hard time finding a kit that will give you enough degree of correction
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Old Nov 9, 2002 | 01:26 PM
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Has the total diamiter of your wheel and tire changed from stock?
This could be the problem.
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Old Nov 9, 2002 | 02:47 PM
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im running on 225/40/18s ...so its a little bit bigger then stock, but i had the problem b4 i had the rims on...
and yea..i know i probably wont get the camber completely corrected...but a lil is better than none i think..

damn..maybe i should just go back to stock and get a bike...
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Old Nov 9, 2002 | 07:48 PM
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i hear you .. i have to raise mine a bit to prevent the problem .. although, i think you can shave a little of the plastic liner inside the fender .. btw, mine is set almost to the 3 degree mark on one side ..
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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 01:30 AM
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Originally posted by ghander
being that low you are gonna have a hard time finding a kit that will give you enough degree of correction
ur gunna have a problem no matter what kit u buy ... 3.25 is prolly outside of the 3 degree specs anyway so u might wanna look for a kit that corrects for more degrees than 3

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Old Nov 10, 2002 | 05:10 PM
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If I remember correctl the Ingalls instructions mention that if you extend the ball joint all the way out to the far limits of adjustment you will have to "modify" the inner fender structure of the car the clear the upper control arm.By "modify" they mean massaging the structure with a hammer till it clears.Pretty rough stuff but if it works what the hell.Jens
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Old Dec 23, 2002 | 04:20 AM
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im not sure what kind of kit i have but my control arm barely misses the side fender wall, in fact i think it may actually skim i because my plastic lining is cracked a bit on the drives side. by the way, i liked your pics before u raised it when it was on the stock rims. as soon as i get my yellow konis im gonna try to make mines lower than that. nice ride tho
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