Alignment after Espelir 1.5" drop results

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Jan 19, 2003 | 12:18 AM

howiedoit

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Alignment after Espelir 1.5" drop results

I went to discount tires in El Monte and they were able to get everything within specs. The only sticky thing was that my rear wheels had a possibility of rubbing the fenders if the camber was set too close towards 0, so they left it at -1.3 and -1.6 degrees. but there was no problem with setting camber values to within the specifications.

I paid $130 for the lifetime alignment plan.

Jan 19, 2003 | 12:30 AM

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howiedoit,

Sounds great!!! Did they use some other parts? If so, list them for others to reference. Also, you may want to use a carpenters level or compass to triple check it. I would hate to see your tires go bad again.

MW

Jan 19, 2003 | 12:47 AM

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i only saw them using wrenches. i wasn't watching the entire time, but they clamp a reader thingamagig onto the wheels and they take the reading by computer. and alignment seemed to be manipulated with wrenches.

i did my alignment with them almost a year ago, after i got my wheels, and wear has been very normal. i think they gave me slightly negative camber last year also, possibly because of the fear of rubbing...so the inside of my rears are worn a little bit more, but it's not too bad.

so, just to make things clear, the camber issues on my car doesn't have to do with the springs, or the car itself. i'm having camber issues now because of the offset and width of my rear wheels (18x9 +38). i guess i'm paying now for the amount of lip i wanted in back

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Jan 19, 2003 | 05:54 AM

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Howie can you get a good shot of it so I can see if it's like how mines are. I went to bear wheels, where they do everything with their hands the good old fashion way. They said it was the best to straight they can get. But my tires are still wearing more on the inside.