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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 10:49 PM
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Default Tein Super Street Coilover - Camber Problems

Wud up Club Lexus ? I bought sum Tein Super Street coilovers of criegts list for 600 bucks waht a steel i kno altho they never came with a camber kit so i figured i could get away with this untill my insides of my tires were wearing out fast so i took it to get aligned as best i could but it isnt gona be good enough and i will be needing that camber kit but a local performance shop told me there wasnt any for my coilovers yet all ther was avaible was the ones for the megan coilovers so is that statement really true whats the deal i need sum feed bac ?
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 01:01 AM
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no coilover for the 2IS that i know of comes with a camber kit or camber plates. the stock suspension is not designed to be adjusted much camber wise. which is why if you want close to stock camber on the 2IS you need a camber kit. which megan makes.
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 09:02 AM
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Correct.

You need to purchase adjustable arms to adjust your camber or caster.
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 10:25 AM
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Can you post the specs of the alignment sheet?

And also, camber may not be causing the problem.. it could be bad toe!

You must have a good alignment shop do this, especially if your camber is over -1.5 deg. remember, TOE is really important,
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 01:26 PM
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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...you can use any camber kit with any coilovers. they don't have to be the same company as the coilover. Get the Megan Racing camber kit to fix your problem.
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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holy run-on sentence batman.
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 02:13 PM
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my camber is -2.8 back and -1.75 front. thats the best it could go without a camber correction kit.
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 05:07 PM
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-2.8 is going to be a problem. That WILL camber wear.
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Old Apr 17, 2009 | 02:24 PM
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^^^ yep....im still looking for a quality camber kit.. i have my doubts about the quality of the megan kit.
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Old Apr 22, 2009 | 11:26 AM
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well good to kno il just probley have to try the megan ones if not just deal with the camber
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 12:55 AM
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what you should do is get them put on, then get an alignment. you may not need the kit at all.
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Old Apr 24, 2009 | 02:22 AM
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Nice way to stimulate my brain.
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