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Old May 15, 2009 | 07:50 PM
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Got my alignment today.... dude wouldnt do my camber i figured haha due to the fact that he said it aint gonna do anything...

came out to be -2.5 all around
Toe and caster are now in spec

Im assuming that if i get RCA and maybe the front will be in spec right??
i know for sure i can get the rear to be in spec and then imma have to roll my rear for sure... my boy has the roller so im good on that part..

ill post the exact setting when my girl gets home with the car

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Old May 15, 2009 | 10:14 PM
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are you on 20s? if so, from the picture, you dont look too low
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Old May 16, 2009 | 12:00 AM
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do u still have the issue w/ the height being different?
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Old May 16, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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sittin on 19... i dont have issue with the height it just that fact that i dont want to run as much neg camber.. i aint got that type of money haha
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Old May 16, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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dont roll your rears shave them roll your fronts but not the rears the double layered thickness of the rear fender can cause dimples and will not be a happy quote on getting your quarter panel area fixed.

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Old May 17, 2009 | 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by GS300ToM
Got my alignment today.... dude wouldnt do my camber i figured haha due to the fact that he said it aint gonna do anything...

came out to be -2.5 all around
Toe and caster are now in spec

Im assuming that if i get RCA and maybe the front will be in spec right??
Nope. RCAs will help but if you are at -2.5, you won't get back to spec.

To get to spec, you need adjustable a arms such as the ones from Ikeya sold by our CL Vendor - Carson Toyota

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i know for sure i can get the rear to be in spec and then imma have to roll my rear for sure... my boy has the roller so im good on that part..
Rolling is only for cars like Hondas with thin sheetmetal and a thin coat of paint. There are 8 years of posts on this topic. Do a search using keywords like "Shaved" and/or using my screenname.

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Old May 18, 2009 | 07:25 AM
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thanks for the heads up.. but dont cutting the rear makes our corner more flemzy and weak??
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Old May 18, 2009 | 08:23 AM
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Front fenders are thin so they could use fiberglass reinforcment. Rear fenders are very thick. Monitoring 2 cars with shaved fenders over 3 years time and over 100k miles = no issues.

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Old May 18, 2009 | 02:21 PM
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ill check into that, thanks
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Old May 18, 2009 | 09:57 PM
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-2.5 is okay mate. just make sure you have toe in spec and you wont chew tyres much. mine are still fine running -2.2 all round and ive had them on for probably nearly 10,000km. havent even needed to flip them yet, and i daily the car
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Old May 19, 2009 | 07:24 AM
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10km equals toooo????
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Old May 19, 2009 | 07:15 PM
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10km equals toooo????
about 6000miles
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Old May 20, 2009 | 06:53 AM
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6k only lol i run that about 3/4 months
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