alignment issues with dropped car
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alignment issues with dropped car
i'm am wearing out tires like crazy ... not sure if it might be due to installing comptech springs last year. Had acura do the alignment when i first dropped it, and took it in again a couple of months later when i noticed my front tires where going bald. Now I am seeing the tread wearing out again on the front tires after 3 months again. Both times they told me my toe was way off. I thought the spring install was straight fwd to do ... could I have done something wrong to cause the toe issue?
I know when I take it in again, i'm gonna hear "its because you modified the suspension" and when i point out they are comptech springs which they sell i'm gonna hear "well, we don't have record of installing them, did you do it yourself".
Any Ideas???
I know when I take it in again, i'm gonna hear "its because you modified the suspension" and when i point out they are comptech springs which they sell i'm gonna hear "well, we don't have record of installing them, did you do it yourself".
Any Ideas???
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it's perfectly normal, u may be wearing out tires like crazy but the wheels lean out for better handling. what you need is a camber kit. not sure of which manufacturers make them for our cars, try doing a search on this site.
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its not the camber, camber is fine and in spec ... its the toe ... tires are like this / \ or / / (when looking from top not from front or rear of car)... meaning, not horizontally parallel to each other ... toe being out of spec is not normal.
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Originally Posted by jpadilla
its not the camber, camber is fine and in spec ... its the toe ... tires are like this / \ or / / (when looking from top not from front or rear of car)... meaning, not horizontally parallel to each other ... toe being out of spec is not normal.
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Originally Posted by jpadilla
its not the camber, camber is fine and in spec ... its the toe ... tires are like this / \ or / / (when looking from top not from front or rear of car)... meaning, not horizontally parallel to each other ... toe being out of spec is not normal.
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Originally Posted by nayyarn
It's your camber. A camber kit should correct the issue for you. How many miles did your tires last you?
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how cna he need a camber with the comptechs?! i think there may have been a screw up with the install? my rear tires are bald but thats cus the installer forgot to tighten the rear lugs. i was pissed. neways, im in need for new tires as well. who installed the springs?! reputable person?!
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When you drop your car it's always safer and gives more assurance to have a camber kit. It's 200-300 bucks, but it's worth it (especially for coilovers). Did you intsall them yourself? Did you keep the shocks pressurized or did you just lay them down. I'd suggest a camber kit and check your shocks out.
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Originally Posted by Tunaboy
When you drop your car it's always safer and gives more assurance to have a camber kit. It's 200-300 bucks, but it's worth it (especially for coilovers). Did you intsall them yourself? Did you keep the shocks pressurized or did you just lay them down. I'd suggest a camber kit and check your shocks out.
honestly ... i bough this car used with 12,000 miles on it (acura certified) ... after i bought it i noticed the front license plate want bent in a few places which made me think the car was in a wreck before. I checked carfax and it came back clean ... but now i'm thinking something did happen to it which would explain why the license plate is bent and why it was turned in within a year and perhaps also explains the issue with alignment.
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