There is NOTHING to an alignment. Didn't even have to remove my wheels :D The mechanic who did the job was cool. He let me watch everything and even get under the car to see how he adjusted the toe. After he did the front camber and then the toe, I asked about the casterand he said it's preset from the factory and nothing you cna do about it :confused:

Anyhow, he said the rear was to far off to shim out. Said only up to .75 degrees they can shim out. They offered me a rear camber kit by specialty products for like $220

I told him I will shim it out myself with the bolt and washer trick. He then said to just bring it back and he'll align the toe in the rear again at no charge.

In the front from over 3 degrees negative camber to about 1/2 degree of negative camber. I told him as close to 1/2 a degree is what I am wanting!

What do you guys think? ....3 washers on each bolt?

Here it is:



P~E~A~C~E

 

Sounds like your car is lowered quite a bit so you might want to go with three washers per bolt but realize that you probably need to get new bolts if you go with that many washers. The stock bolts barely have enough thread for two washers. Good luck.

 

Yeah, I am picking up 40mm bolts later today......

 

That "trick" works like a charm!!

 

What does this actaully do, putting in washers, and where do you put them... how's it work...

Thanx

 

Inside the upper control arm where it mounts to the chasis. It pushes the trailing arm back into alignment. Ingalls uses a $100+ kit that replaces the upper arm and spreads from the middle to accomplish the same thing. I like the "trick"

 

Like this:



Instructions are here:
http://jdmfan.com/technical/suspension/rear_camber/


[Modified by C1V1C, 8:14 PM 4/10/2002]

 

Each washer is approx. 1/2 degree in angle. so depending on how far off you are go from there.

 

Does the grade of bolts matter? I got some automobile bolts from Pep Boys that are only threaded half way up and then I got some from ACE that have 8.8 on the head. The guy (ACE) said those bolts weren't as strong as the steel ones......

So, I am concerned about the bolts and 1/2 degree of correction for each bolt. Damn, I'll need like 5 washers on each bolt....


[Modified by LX98Civic, 3:48 PM 4/11/2002]