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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 12:21 AM
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Following are results of my alignment

Front Left
CAMBER
Min: -1.0
Max: 1.0
Before: -1.0
After: -1.0

CASTOR
Min: 2.0
Max: 4.0
Before:1.9
After 1.9

TOE
Min: -0.13
Max: 0.13
Before -.4
After: 0.00

Front Right
CAMBER
Min: -1.0
Max: 1.0
Before: -1.6
After: -1.6

CASTER
Min: 2.0
Max: 4.0
Before: 2.9
After: 2.9

TOE
Min: -0.13
Max: 0.13
Before: -0.35
After: 0.05


Rear Left
CAMBER
Min: -1.0
Max: 0.0
Before: -0.4
After: -0.4


TOE
Min: -0.00
Max: 0.16
Before: 0.00
After: 0.10

Rear Right
CAMBER
Min: -1.0
Max: 0.0
Before: -0.6
After:-0.8

TOE
Min: 0.0
Max: 0.16
Before: 0.60
After: 0.10

How does that look?

One tire that I saw the most excessive inside wear was the front right. Car was recently lowered.
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 05:44 AM
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toe is what eats stuff up the most, and it looks like your toe is fine, just read the results

so long as the "after" is between "max/min" you are fine
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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Only thing that I notice out of whack the most is the front right camber, it's out of tolerence
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 04:56 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bruce Banner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Only thing that I notice out of whack the most is the front right camber, it's out of tolerence</TD></TR></TABLE>

The whole right front is out of whack. The caster and camber are significantly different than the left side which usually means there is a bent component somewhere. Although the differences are small enough that you really shouldn't notice much when driving.

The only time the right front camber could be a problem is if the toe gets out of spec. Too much camber with a bad toe setting will eat a tire in nothing flat.
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 05:16 PM
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so a front camber kit is necessary, how about rear?
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 07:38 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bruce Banner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so a front camber kit is necessary, how about rear?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I wouldn't. As long as it doesn't pull you shouldn't have any problems. I see cars with that kind of camber all the time without tire wear issues.
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 09:48 PM
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isn't the 1.6 camber I have on the front right a BIT extreme?
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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bruce Banner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">isn't the 1.6 camber I have on the front right a BIT extreme?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It really shouldn't cause you any problems as long as the toe is in. Toe has a much greater affect on tire wear than camber.
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 11:55 AM
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Really?
I always thought the camber would affect the tire unless it;s straight.
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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When you get into lower profile tires on a daily driver camber can cause some uneven wear but even then not much. It takes quite a bit of camber to cause uneven wear. Or like I said. Camber and Toe out of spec at the same time will shred tires quickly.

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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 12:58 PM
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Camber kits ftl

Wicked high negative camber ftw
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Old Sep 4, 2007 | 01:32 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheMuffinMan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Camber kits ftl

Wicked high negative camber ftw</TD></TR></TABLE>
Tires that last FTW.
o.k, so I guess I'll ride this out and see how the wear goes.
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