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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 08:57 AM
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Default correcting camber with a sledgehammer

i got -0.8 camber on my driver's side, i suspect due to an accident i had a while back. he didn't even hit my fender, but hit and tore off my front bumper. so i guess it managed to nudge the wheel well enough to throw off the camber. the toe is off a little too..

anywho, it's a completely stock car and i don't want to fork out for a camber kit, especially since i'll only use one side. so, i'm just going to take a sledgehammer and whack the wheel well. i'll use some kind of plate or something to distribute the force.

i'll try to update with statistics on whack force vs. camber adjustment values.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 09:38 AM
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wtf... go for it dude.
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 09:42 AM
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Default Re: correcting camber with a sledgehammer (XDEep)

uh... are you gonna fix your toe with a sledgehammer too?

wtf, this makes no sense.

how did you measure your camber, and what is the other side at?
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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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Default Re: correcting camber with a sledgehammer (XDEep)

lol.

you should u a bazooka instead.

driving your car off a cliff works well too.

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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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if its already fucked xdeep let the sledge fly.

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Old Nov 4, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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Default Re: correcting camber with a sledgehammer (XDEep)

wait... so you are going to wack your strut tower to correct the camber?
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 07:31 AM
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+1 for the bazooka approach.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 08:59 AM
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I say put on some shitty rim and slam it into a curb.
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Old Nov 5, 2006 | 07:42 PM
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Default Re: correcting camber with a sledgehammer (02 accord)

-.8 eh? what's the other side at? what are factory specs for camber? i haven't run anything more positive that -2.5deg for the last 10 years so i'm a little out things when it comes to factory alignments.

i won't be the first or last person to tell you that you are:

1- probably trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist, and

2- definately going to create a few
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