Bending the Knuckles
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Bending the Knuckles
camber is one of the things i over looked on a car. should have done more homework first before i went and get it done- but you always learned from your mistakes right?
i did know about just getting the alignment and adjusting the toes done if you don't want your inner tires eaten up quickly. i heard about camber kits, but they're recommended for a super-low cars. my dropped are only 2.50 front, and 2.25 rear.
went to this one alignment shop, which was recommended here locally. they advise me to get something done-they didn't explained to me clearly what was being done. i had to ask more and a lot. i saw a tech use a torque to bend the knuckles. they charged me $108 to bend it plus $60 for the alignment.
what i like to know is...has anybody gotten this done to their car? a week later just found out there's a better method to this. it's called, "cold bend." i would prefer this method. but too late now. could the torque cause more stress on the steel? did the shop did the right thing to my car? should i have just gotten just the alignment done? was it worth it doing that?
i did know about just getting the alignment and adjusting the toes done if you don't want your inner tires eaten up quickly. i heard about camber kits, but they're recommended for a super-low cars. my dropped are only 2.50 front, and 2.25 rear.
went to this one alignment shop, which was recommended here locally. they advise me to get something done-they didn't explained to me clearly what was being done. i had to ask more and a lot. i saw a tech use a torque to bend the knuckles. they charged me $108 to bend it plus $60 for the alignment.
what i like to know is...has anybody gotten this done to their car? a week later just found out there's a better method to this. it's called, "cold bend." i would prefer this method. but too late now. could the torque cause more stress on the steel? did the shop did the right thing to my car? should i have just gotten just the alignment done? was it worth it doing that?
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Re: Bending the Knuckles
Please post up what shop was willing to do this, or PM me. I've been interesting in getting mine bent, or bending a new set if bottoming out has already bent mine too much. Stupid camber kit hitting the shock tower...
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Re: Bending the Knuckles
camber is one of the things i over looked on a car. should have done more homework first before i went and get it done- but you always learned from your mistakes right?
i did know about just getting the alignment and adjusting the toes done if you don't want your inner tires eaten up quickly. i heard about camber kits, but they're recommended for a super-low cars. my dropped are only 2.50 front, and 2.25 rear.
went to this one alignment shop, which was recommended here locally. they advise me to get something done-they didn't explained to me clearly what was being done. i had to ask more and a lot. i saw a tech use a torque to bend the knuckles. they charged me $108 to bend it plus $60 for the alignment.
what i like to know is...has anybody gotten this done to their car? a week later just found out there's a better method to this. it's called, "cold bend." i would prefer this method. but too late now. could the torque cause more stress on the steel? did the shop did the right thing to my car? should i have just gotten just the alignment done? was it worth it doing that?
i did know about just getting the alignment and adjusting the toes done if you don't want your inner tires eaten up quickly. i heard about camber kits, but they're recommended for a super-low cars. my dropped are only 2.50 front, and 2.25 rear.
went to this one alignment shop, which was recommended here locally. they advise me to get something done-they didn't explained to me clearly what was being done. i had to ask more and a lot. i saw a tech use a torque to bend the knuckles. they charged me $108 to bend it plus $60 for the alignment.
what i like to know is...has anybody gotten this done to their car? a week later just found out there's a better method to this. it's called, "cold bend." i would prefer this method. but too late now. could the torque cause more stress on the steel? did the shop did the right thing to my car? should i have just gotten just the alignment done? was it worth it doing that?
