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suspension stuck in fender well after puttin camber kit on??? HELP

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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 07:30 PM
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well so i lowered my car along time ago but just now put a camber kit on. ok. so i get it aligned today and everything feels good.. and so later that nite im driven home and the **** just locks up on me.. i thought my strut blew at first.. so when i get home i jack it up and notice the control arm didnt sag down.. the **** is stuck in the fender well.. as ne body else every had this problem.. and what should i do about it.. cause i dont want to mess wit the alignment cause that will be 60 bucks down the drain... u know help me
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 07:33 PM
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how many inches lowered are you?





What kind of camber kit is it?
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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like 2.25 in the front.. not low at all... but it just happened after i put the camber kit on.. to u think since it moved the **** out.. its catchin on the fender well....
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 07:40 PM
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and it wasnt like a skunk2 that comes wit the whole upper control arm.. it was just the camber adjustments that went in place of my old ones that didnt adjust...
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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thats all it was...
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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so this hasnt happened to ne body on this site..
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 08:30 PM
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sounds like the upper A arm is caught on the frame...
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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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Thats the prob! Go buy a skunk2 camber kit.. Ive never had a problem with mine
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Old Jul 18, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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well... i just bent the tip of the control arm.. it was stuck in the frame where the camber kit moved the control arm out.. but its fixed now..
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