Alignment specs for 2" lowered EF9?

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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 04:38 AM
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Damn guys do not know what to do with this car. Because camber is out its raising a flag with the computerized alignment machine. I told them so, you set the camber to stock specs. They tell me but what do they reference it to. DUH isn't a camber setting a pure angle measurement of the lean of the wheel? I mean I can only see an issue with bump steer or something. But then I am not an alignment guy and I know the older systems used absolute measurements. What do some of you run. Now keep in mind this is a street driven car, not a track car so camber will have to be more conservative for tire life.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 05:46 AM
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SOmeone must know something. I know its soon but I need te work done soon.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 05:53 AM
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yah just set it to OEM specs... you might beed a front camber kit, but for the rear just put some gr.9 washer between the upper control arm and the body.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 08:52 AM
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Thats the whole problem, these computerized alignment machines wig out when the camber is out of spec because the machine says its not adjustible. Well I do have the Ingles front and rear camber kits. Camber is adjustible front and back. But this shop relys on the computer which won't tell what spec is. They keep talking about they have no reference. Well with the old machines it was an absolute measurement, not referenced to something. Two shops told me this. But they did say their best guy can make offsets to allow for it being lowered. I mean what does that mean. caster is not adustible, camber normally isn't but is on mine, then you have toe in. what else can they possible have to mess with. Or I am missing something important because I admit I am NOT an alighnment guy. But I am a damn good mechanic.
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Old Feb 25, 2004 | 08:54 AM
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go somewhere else, if they rely on the computer for that they are probably not very good mechanics.
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