first things first:
90 DX, lowered 1.25" all around with Tokico shocks and springs (all installed properly, ride height equal all around)
i had my alignment done recently, and after checking out the sheet and driving around, i've noticed my camber is not even on both sides in the front....-1.3deg. on the left, -0.8deg on the right!. thus, my caster is off by 0.2deg, causing my car to veer to the right. (toe is set at perfect 0 on both sides).

what can i do to correct this? will installing a camber kit and evening out the camber fix my caster problem?...which i'm assuming would also fix my problem of veering to the right? i'd like to fix this soon, it causes some instability while braking, only when hard (auto-x mainly, it doesn't throw me off course but requires adjustment via the steering wheel).



[Modified by OvERaCiD, 6:51 PM 7/26/2002]

 

you might have a bad shock, if the car is not even on each size. Check into that

 

1/2 degree difference in camber shouldn't cause it to pull. Make sure your brakes are not dragging and try crossing your front tires to see what happens.

 

i've already rotated the tires, no fix there. i'm positive my brakes aren't dragging either, they were one of the first things i checked as well. any other ideas? maybe a bent knuckle??

 

Irregular wear in the tire can cause the car to pull. So can the wrong tire pressure. Check those first and if they're all good, go back and tell to fix it.

Did they do a 4 wheel alignment or half *** 2 wheel toe and go? If the rears are off and you make the fronts good in relation to the rear its still gonna be shitty.

 

on that year car, they can tweak the radius rods to correct castor.

 

it was a 4-wheel alignment, i watched them do it. the rears are aligned perfectly as well. i'll look into the radius rods, and see what can be done. i didn't know they had an effect on the alignment (actually, i never knew their purpose! now i do, which is nice).

 

.2 degrees of caster is not bad at all. when u venture over .5 degrees u can tend to get a pull. it should pull to the "lower" side. camber should not affect the car like that. like that other guy said. CROSS ROTATE the front tires to see if it will pull to the other side. then check tire pressure. if that fails, take it back to them and have them redo it.

 

i did take it back to them, they said i had a bent knuckle! i don't see how that would be possible, being as nothing horrible has happened to the car. i think i'll try another alignment shop, sucks to pay another $60 but it needs to be fixed.