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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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I went to get my car aligned and they said they cant do anything to the camber only the toe in the fronts...help tires eats out quick
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 12:18 PM
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Is the car stock or modded? If modded, whats it have done?
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 02:31 PM
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Just megan lp.coilovers 19x9 &19x10 25offset
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 02:32 PM
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Tires are 225/35/19 &245/40/19......is this true I cant get the camber fixed at all?
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 07:50 PM
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If everything is in working condition then it should be no problem. You should ask the shop why they aren't able to adjust it. Thats something they should have told you at the time they realized it if you ask me.
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 08:01 PM
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They said car was to low and wheels.are to.wide also they said i.need..adjustable camber arms.. Im stuck dont.know what to do
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 08:04 PM
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no adjustments on the coilovers themselves??? you might have to raise up a little to get the camber right but toe is the real important thing to get right so you are not scrubbing your tires, what part of N.Y. you at city or suburbs?
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 09:06 PM
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the car has stock adjustment bolts,

how low are you? my exhaust is 2 inches off the ground, and my techs at work can get my alignment just a slight hair outside the "acceptable" specs
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Old Apr 24, 2012 | 09:56 PM
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Same with mine. Ive got more suspension stuff done now but even when I was on coils with just 19's, my shop could still align it. Camber was a little out of spec but toe was good.

What type of shop are you going to? Toyota told me they dont like to work on aftermarket stuff because they dont have a guide for those aftermarket parts (pretty much same as voiding a warranty), and some chain store (Midas, Firestone, etc, etc) may choose to decline service if they think they could be liable for anything....but those are mainly corporate type of things. I would think a smaller, privately owned customing type shop who does alignment shouldnt have a problem.
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 06:26 AM
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Toe kills tires camber doesn't. RCAs help you go lower and can help with camber but at the cost of shock travel.
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 07:02 AM
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Im pretty,low im tucking on 19” ..exhaust is like 1/2” from floor..im in queens ny...thanks for all help and info guys! They got the toe in front close to stock its the rears thats wayy off ill find the printout from shop and post it
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I.went to 106 th&tire on merrik blvd
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 07:04 AM
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Suspension has no camber adjustments:-(
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Old Apr 25, 2012 | 09:47 AM
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i think your only option might be to raise it up to a reasonable height. exhaust being 1/2" from the ground can't be functional.or either, you just gotta pay to play. there's not much available for adjustable arms in the rear for these cars
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I used to goto 106th the home of the $45 alignment. They are not equip to handle lowered cars, they tried to align my car a dozen times without success. Our cars have plenty of adjustments in the rear.
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