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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 08:12 AM
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I recently got my car re-align an on the way home it felt really wierd. By the way it is lowered on TEIN S-tech springs an Stock shocks. But It seemed like the ass end was all over the place. more or less at speeds higher than 60, to be honest it scares the shit out of me sometimes thus killing all the enjoyment of driven my S. Now I believe it is partialy to with the guys at the shop. I looked at my spec sheet an noticed that one wheel was more camber than the other an I asked the guy and he said that was the max he could do for the one side. But the other side made it into the green on the rack. Now Im not a genius but wouldn't that be part of my problem? an also Shouldn't he have matched the camber on both sides Even if negative? He told me I should get some adjustable ball joints so that it could be corrected, So I spent a buck seventy an got SPC's camber kit. Now is this going to solve my problem? I really miss driving my car lol


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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 08:43 AM
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Are you sure you're not so low you are hitting the bump stops? That's what will happen if you are too low.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 08:55 AM
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post up the alignment specs...
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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It doesn't look like its low enough to hit the bump stops.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 05:24 PM
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hows your tire pressure?
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Nate4635,Sep 1 2008, 11:55 AM
post up the alignment specs...


I've had a shop completely ignore my alignment instructions and do the alignment they thought was best. They gave me 2.5deg front negcamber and 1deg rear negcamber...completely opposite of what the car needs. It was awful.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 06:08 PM
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Just a thought- Are you lowered evenly all the way around? If the car is raked front end lower than back, this might be your problem.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 02:01 PM
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TP is good. Yeah its pretty even all the way around. I let my Brother who is a machanic drive it he thinks it is partly the alignment, but also thinks its time for new suspenion and new sway bars. Cuz the the car feels light and floats all over the place when getting on it. So it sounds like even more money I gotta dish out. I'm taking suggestions on what coilover system to go with. Along with what sway bars and other chassis stiffining components to get. I'm all ears lol
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 03:19 PM
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Yeah, camber should be more or less even. What are your toe settings?
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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Did you check sway bar end links? Thats seems just like how mine did when the front sway bar end link broke in half. Felt horrible and would float around and the rear of the car always felt like it was going to slide out.
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