Assistance w/ Alignment Please!

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Nov 18, 2005 | 06:41 AM

#11

jdmBeast

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when i went around looking to do an alignment, most place says my car is to.. LOW!? i have about 2" drop.. on Buddy Club coilover. im like so.. lost? so.. is a tuning shop required for this type of alignment? any help..

Nov 18, 2005 | 07:34 AM

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Ludedude

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Originally Posted by PedalFaster,Nov 17 2005, 06:45 PM

Think about why more camber helps cornering. Then think again about how camber will affect tire wear.

Enthusiastically driven cars with factory alignments almost invariably wear out the outside shoulders of their tires first.

Yep.

Nov 18, 2005 | 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by rlaifatt,Nov 17 2005, 12:29 AM

I have over 19,000 street miles and 140 track miles on my original SO2's and they still look almost brand new, and that's with -2* to -3* front and -3* rear camber since new. Probably good for another 20,000 miles

I am lucky to get 10k out of S03s with similar settings and I have a higher Treadwear rating than s02s. !!!! That is crazy.

Nov 18, 2005 | 12:49 PM

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Ro_Ja Boy

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Originally Posted by jdmBeast,Nov 18 2005, 07:41 AM

The alignment shops that do custom alignment in Vegas have pits. No need to get on a jack. BTW...thanks for the tips guys. The car drives much better. You dont even want to know what my specs were before the alignment!

Ryan

Nov 18, 2005 | 02:11 PM

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rlaifatt

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How much do they charge for alignment over a pit?

Nov 18, 2005 | 02:46 PM

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Ludedude

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Depends on if they like you or not

I typically pay about $100, but that's down from what they charged me when I first started going there.

Nov 18, 2005 | 03:11 PM

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Ro_Ja Boy

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I paid $100

Ryan

Nov 18, 2005 | 08:34 PM

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KrazyKarim

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Quote:

Originally Posted by PedalFaster,Nov 17 2005, 07:45 PM

Enthusiastically driven cars with factory alignments almost invariably wear out the outside shoulders of their tires first.

You mean the tires look like this...

Nov 18, 2005 | 08:51 PM

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that is gross

Nov 19, 2005 | 09:23 AM

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Cone_Killa

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Speaking of alignment... I'm taking my car in for an "autox" alignment on Tuesday. I've seen anywhere from -1.5 up of camber up front, how much camber can we really get up front? If I get -2 wouldn't that be better than -1.5 or -1.7? Same goes for the rear, try to get the most possible or stay around -2? On '05 what do you guys recommend for toe? Ian S recommend 1/8 toe out front and 0 n the rear.

Thanks for any help!

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