I just had my car aligned after having my Comptech springs installed(professionally). My left front wheel was -0.1. My right front wheel was -1.3. What would cause this big of a difference in these figures? The guy at the shop told me that my right front tire would wear quicker than the rest. Is there anything that I can do to have this corrected? Should I have the springs rechecked, and then realigned?

Any help appreciated
****y243@aol.com

 

you can a camber correction kit but the only kit they make for the front unfortunatley does not work properly (something with rubbing the inner fender well). I have a serious camber problem in the front which unfortunatley I cannot fix until a proper working camber kit comes out

but you shouldnt wear tire that fast

unlike me I have to rotate, flip or change my tires every 2-3 months

hope this helps

 

Few questions first.
1.What year is the tl?
2. Better yet, write down the SPECS of the car for camber, caster and toe for front and rear wheels and the ACTUAL BEFORE and AFTER readings.
I'll help you interpret the numbers.
juniel

 

The car is a 2002 Tl-s. I can get a copy of the the pre/post and e-mail them to you tomorrow.

Thanks

 

If they put the springs in the right way, then it should not be that way. I suspect that the shop you went to might have put a spring from the rear to the front or front to the rear. Either that or the spring is not sitting on the spring seat correctly. Other things could be messed up suspension arms or spring made way out of tolerance, but those are highly improbable since your car is new with a reputable brand of spring. My front left and front right cambers are within -0.2 of each other. If performance shocks are used, the camber should not change even after a few years (in my case with my Accord). If you are on stock shocks, expect the camber to increase over time as your shocks wear out.