Well, got a few questions...Vehicle is 1989 Honda Civic Hatcback Si, springs are 1.5's.

I installed my front camber kit yesterday on my car, had no real problems with the install, pretty straight forward, and i used washers for the back, now since the springs that are on my car since i got it from a friend are lowering springs that are 1.5's, thats one and a half inch btw drop, i thought i put two washers on on each side instead of one.

My problem is, after i put the kit on i thought i would be able to get it alightment today, turns out im **** out of luck atm, and when installed my kit i put both upper control arms sliding in, so i guess that was the opposite effect i was looking for temporarily, so right now i have mad wheel sag and it makes a kinda srape/scuff and poppin noise because of that until i get it straighten out.

What im asking is, anybody have problem with shops being able to do alightments to there car due to it being lowered?, cause i called pepboys and they want 60$+extra for it, but they don't honestly think they "can" do it, then big 10 wants 80$ i think but they say they can do it anyways as long as i got a camber kit, which i do now, then i called a local goodyear shop thats been doing alightments forever he said, and he said his mech will be in tommorow and i can get a perfect alightment for 100$ thats for a lowered vehicle and any extra shims/washers i might need along with adjusting, they SEEM pretty confident out of the three apparently.

My camber kit said i believe is adjustable up to 3-4 degree's if i remember correctly, my friend that i got them from said it's a dropzone camber kit, but to be honest before any of you guys say anything bad about it, the kit looks exactly the SAME as a ingalls front camber kit, and i seen one at a local performance shop, my buddy showed me.

 

you wasted your money and time on a camber kit.

you just need to get the car aligned, meaning fixing the TOE to prevent uneven tire wear.

tire wear is not significantly dependent on camber. in fact, you get more cornering grip keeping the camber negative.

if a shop gives you grief about not putting your lowered car on their rack, go elsewhere. if they tell you they cant get it in spec because of the camber, then tell them to forget about it and just do the toe.

 

Yes camber kits are a waste, just get the TOE aligned and you will be fine. I have heard people say the only reason they would get a camber kit is to get more camber.

 

Wait a second, are you guys serious?...my camber is off really bad before i put the kit on, now it is even more!, funny thing though i just had my toe "about a month ago" set perfectly, now of course it is off again since i put the kit on.

 

Wait a second i was thinking, why would you not get a alightment when someone's car would be dropped, say 3-4 inches possible?, not mine just a example..wouldn't your wheels be practically sideways on the concrete with it being that low, lol..