I dropped of my car today before work to the mechanic my company uses. Cool guy, never jerks you around and always calls u to let you know if hes gonna do something before he does it, which is rare these days. Ive had to fight charges with other shops a few times for things I never asked be done. Anyway, I needed my state inspection, oil change and I asked him to check my alignment since I just changed my struts. Its been pulling a little to the right, nothing major. My tires are all even so its not that. I just called him and he told me he checked the alignment and theres nothing he can do because of the lowering springs, that the camber is off and cant really be adjusted. Is this for real? Should I go somewhere else? The car is pretty low, but I dont think low enough that I need a camber kit, nor do I want to buy one, thats why I went with the pro kit. Any ideas?

 

It wont be exact but it can be done, that is why when you receive the kit they tell you the degrees you should use to correct it. With the pro-kit I don't think it should be that bad, I mean I have the sportlines and got my aligned with no problem. It also depends what machine he has maybe he doesnt have an up to date machine that can actually correct it.

 

LOL, it was funny because he was like, "Once you cut your springs, you cant do an alignment." I was like I aint mesican bro, I didnt cut my springs. Old geezer that he is.

 

jajaja..I don't think he has the right equipment. My civic was on the floor and it was a biatch getting that thing aligned and if they dont have a certain Hunter machine, it can't be done.

 

Camber is vehicle dependent. It is possible for your camber to be out of spec even with the mildest of drops.

Also, your supposed to get an alignment after you change any of your suspension components, even if its stock for stock, as it can change even with the same components.

And I'm not positive on the first gens, but usually the camber isn't adjustable. It probably wouldn't be aadjustable enough to compensate for a drop.

Like I said, it depends on the vehicle if its adjustable. If his machine has the cars specs in it, he can do an alignment with it.

 

our cars do not have the capability to adjust camber without installing a kit. toe, however, can be adjusted without a kit, but only with an alignment machine. Any amount of lowering will change your camber and toe. to correct front camber, you need to install a kit and have the shop adjust it. to correct rear camber, you just need shims which can be done easily with the right tools.

this isnt directed at you pebecl, but people always ask "will i need a camber kit?" if you dont care about tire wear and negative camber, dont get a kit. if you want your tires to last, you should get one. i think should be a sticky...

 

That's the funniest shit I heard in a while

 

im only dropped 1 1/4 inches and mine was off by 1 deg in the front and almost 1.2 in the back. i bought a camber kit for the front and back, havent installed them yet cause im watin to buy new struts.