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D2 Suspension problem -2 toe camber

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Old Feb 18, 2011 | 10:16 PM
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Default D2 Suspension problem -2 toe camber

Recently purchased D2 suspension and re-aligned my car but the guy who was doing the alignment could not get the proper adjustment and indicated that he was get a -2 on the adjustment of the camber which is causing my from wheels to **** at the top. Has anyone had any problems such as this? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated to correct this issue.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 09:59 PM
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Default Re: D2 Suspension problem -2 toe camber

Ok I forgot to tell you guys that I did a RSX conversion to 5 lug. But I found out that I needed to buy modified tierod ends that are shorter. Spoke to Todd who is a great guy but he is currently out of stock! Just my luck!
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 04:31 AM
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Default Re: D2 Suspension problem -2 toe camber

Sounds like you need a camber kit. Am I missing something?
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 04:20 PM
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The D2 suspension came with the pillow mount camber.
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 05:24 PM
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So which is it? -2.0 degrees of camber, or -2.0 degrees of toe?

-2.0 degrees of static front camber is about the bare minimum I'd run for somewhat decent handling with a MacPherson strut chassis. That sounds fine to me. If it were my car, I'd get some camber plates and set it even more negative.

-2.0 toe is a problem; it's going to chew up the inner shoulders of the tires. Set it to dead center of the factory tolerance range for toe ("in spec" isn't good enough; it needs to be exactly centered). I run a hair of toe out (negative toe) in the front of my competition car to improve turn-in, but it does wear the tires unevenly so I don't recommend it for a daily driver. My daily ride has the toe set to the center of the factory tolerance range and any uneven tire wear is mild enough that it doesn't make a difference.
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Old Feb 24, 2011 | 02:37 AM
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Its a -2 toe problem! The only way that I searched to correct it was to get the shortened tie rod from Tom. He also sells the caster plates
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Old Feb 24, 2011 | 05:41 AM
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Link to those parts?
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Old Feb 24, 2011 | 07:10 AM
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Here is the linkhttp://www.teamspirit.net/rsx/tierods.html
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