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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 04:15 PM
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I just had my wheel alignment done after changing to Michelin Sport A/S 3 + BC Racing (+Swift) Coilover.

The person who did the alignment said the camber can not be adjusted. It's worth upgrade to FIGS front lower arm rear mount and do another alignment. Attached is the alignment.

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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 05:11 PM
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-2 degrees of camber should not affect tire wear if that is what you are worried about. It's the Toe that will get you...and your setting look fine to me.

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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 05:21 PM
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Exactly, the Toe will get u!
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 06:31 PM
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How much are you dropped on the coils approx.?
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 07:41 PM
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How do you like the A/S3's? What sizes are running?
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How much are you dropped on the coils approx.?
I dropped 1/2 inch.. Was scrapping the ground too much. My city has ****ty road (Calgary, Alberta, Canada). Return to stock high.. All is well now.
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Originally Posted by newgsman
How do you like the A/S3's? What sizes are running?
The A/S 3 is excellent.. When I had the PSS with almost no thread.. I had about 5 out 10 confident in the car.. The grip on the PSS was not great and on hard turn the car traction sux.

Now with the A/S 3, it is 7-7.5. I have done some spirited driving on the road.. never lost grip nor felt the car was unpredictable... ride comfort is better.. Hope thread life is better.. Only got 17K miles on the PSS.
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Old Apr 28, 2015 | 07:25 AM
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You are fine. 1/2" drop does not require any more mods.
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Originally Posted by jadeboy
The A/S 3 is excellent.. When I had the PSS with almost no thread.. I had about 5 out 10 confident in the car.. The grip on the PSS was not great and on hard turn the car traction sux.

Now with the A/S 3, it is 7-7.5. I have done some spirited driving on the road.. never lost grip nor felt the car was unpredictable... ride comfort is better.. Hope thread life is better.. Only got 17K miles on the PSS.
Wow. You really do have crappy roads if the AS/3 feels better than PSS.

The alignment looks OK, but you might need to tweak the toe. I run mine at 0.04 on both sides now, and it's working perfectly.

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Where did you get your alignment done? Im dropping my car off at Zero Limit next week.... Just had Swifts installed.
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Where did you get your alignment done? Im dropping my car off at Zero Limit next week.... Just had Swifts installed.
Precision Alignment.. One of the best in Calgary.. If you can, get Hank to do it.. He does a perfect job.. I was the third ISF they have done.. rare car.
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