need help with my alignment on lowered crx si

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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 05:53 PM
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i just go my alignment since my car had been lowered. they told me i need to buy adjustable ball joints for my front. im a little confused if i should get the ball joint or if a camber kit is what i need. im trying to spend little cash and ive seen the ball joint are cheaper but they all have different adjustment ranges and i dont know what i need.

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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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i would imagine a camber kit is needed, but im a noob
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 06:13 PM
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your toe is fine and thats all that matters. your camber is high, but not needed to be adjusted. so is your cross caster, but thats not really adjustable anyway.

whats more important is whats up with just the front alignment?! a 2 wheel alignment is for trucks... you got rear wheels that need attention too. go back and get the rear aligned.
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 06:42 PM
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will the camber hurt my tires? i have no clue why they didnt give me a chart for the rear
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 06:50 PM
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camber is a bit to high for me about a half inch where pulling starts to accour i hope that they aligned the rear if not the thrust angle can be off (rear alignment affects the front) and the thrust angle will cause drive-ability problems.

As for the adjustable ball joints they are talking about adjustable upper control arms
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 06:51 PM
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no, camber does not. go back and get the rears done. its more important than worrying about camber.
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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no, camber does not. go back and get the rears done. its more important than worrying about camber.
so if a car pulls should i worry about camber
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 07:03 PM
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camber is a bit to high for me about a half inch where pulling starts to accour i hope that they aligned the rear if not the thrust angle can be off (rear alignment affects the front) and the thrust angle will cause drive-ability problems.

As for the adjustable ball joints they are talking about adjustable upper control arms
ive searched adjustable ball joints and that seems like what they meant


http://www.circletracksupply.com/pro...?productid=578

ive also looked at this one on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-95...Q5fAccessories

i like the price of the ebay ones better
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 07:06 PM
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don't waste money on comber correction kits
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 07:37 PM
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If you want to correct camber, do it the right way: Skunk2 Upper Arms.
You don't need to correct it though. What you need is the toe fixed and a rear alignment.
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 07:45 PM
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If you want to correct camber, do it the right way: Skunk2 Upper Arms.
You don't need to correct it though. What you need is the toe fixed and a rear alignment.
the toe is perfect now. i think you read the chart wrong
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 08:21 PM
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Dont worry about the camber, listen to tyson he knows his ****.
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 08:43 PM
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if i were you i would worry about the camber with the camber 3.0 on the left and 2.5 on the right your going to get bad tire wear even if the toe is set to 0, if anything you want it toed in alittle bit since your camber is so negetive. if you want your tires to last i would get a camber kit for the front and back. camber and toe is what makes your tires wear good or bad.
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 09:02 PM
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Default Re: need help with my alignment on lowered crx si

Originally Posted by dacrxguy
so if a car pulls should i worry about camber
what do you mean? camber doesnt affect how a car "pulls", unless its a huge cross camber.
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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 09:03 PM
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ugh not this again... let the camber/toe battles begin
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