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Old Jan 19, 2009 | 03:29 PM
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I did an alignment tonight and it really went horrible.

The rear is my only issue. The car is dropped an inch.

RR is going between -0.08 and -0.01
LF is between -3.2 and -2.4

I have the LF at the lowest I could get -2.4 and right hand landed on -.06 when the toe was set. Rear subframe issue? Toe came into specs with ease if that matters.
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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Bump.

Would the inner CV being worn cause this much problem if the car was in a grove and leaning?
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by importkid' date='Jan 19 2009, 05:29 PM
I did an alignment tonight and it really went horrible.

The rear is my only issue. The car is dropped an inch.

RR is going between -0.08 and -0.01
LF is between -3.2 and -2.4

I have the LF at the lowest I could get -2.4 and right hand landed on -.06 when the toe was set. Rear subframe issue? Toe came into specs with ease if that matters.
Thanks guys
The reason you are not getting any replies is likely because what you wrote does not have enough information to get an idea of what is happening. You should probably give information regarding what mods you have on your car, what you were trying to achieve, and what the symptoms are. It's got to be more logical.

When you give measurements you need to provide the units and what measurement you are referring to? Camber? Toe? You say the rear is your only problem, but you refer to LF and RR?

I hope that helps.
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Old Jan 21, 2009 | 08:50 PM
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David, are you talking about Toe or Camber?
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 04:40 AM
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Guess I worded it funny and I did mess up. left rear not LF.

This is a camber issue, toe came into spec. It is only on the rear.


Rear left wheel camber is set to the lowest adjustment I could get -2.40
Toe -0.05
Right rear wheel would go between -0.08 and -0.01
I landed on -0.06 when the toe was set.
toe on that side is also -0.05


Only suspension mod is KG/mm springs.

I'm trying to get -1.00 out of the rear, or atleast a good common number.


Front specs are 0.00 toe and -0.08 camber on both sides and caster is set a little high at 6.4
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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Has the car ever been wreaked ??? when my car was dropped an inch the most camber i could get out of either side was -1.7. the subframe could be bent or shifted to one side.
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Old Jan 22, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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You loose your camber adjust ability when you lower the car. I've done several other alignments on lowered cars where -2.0 to -2.5 is the lowest camber reading possible.

The fix is to raise the ride height.
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