what is this 'camber' stuff?
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Originally Posted by bluetwo
There is a great article in the Super Street parts catalog, on the shelf now, which can explain alignment stuff really well.
And yes if you do anything with the suspension you NEED to get an alignment. If a person must skimp on thier car, I hope they just dont drive it until they can get it right. That's my attitude.
Yeah an alignment will cost you a little, but not nearly as much as it would if you fly off a damn bridge or something.
And yes if you do anything with the suspension you NEED to get an alignment. If a person must skimp on thier car, I hope they just dont drive it until they can get it right. That's my attitude.
Yeah an alignment will cost you a little, but not nearly as much as it would if you fly off a damn bridge or something.
Originally Posted by flyromeo3
why would someone fly off a bridge in their car?
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Originally Posted by flyromeo3
why would someone fly off a bridge in their car?
Originally Posted by TaekOne
yeah, i was wondering the same thing...? haha
With no camber kit usually the inside of your tires wear very quickly. So that the outside of your tire looks brand new but the inside has steel belts showing(i know this from experience) which could cause a premature blow out. If this were to happen while you were on a bridge there is a slight chance you could lose control of the vehicle and end up over the side.
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I saw a car that had literally flown off a damn bridge and hit a gaurd rail on the ground. I know that was what happened becuase the car was still where it had landed. I don't know exactly what occured, maybe he was drunk. :dunno:
But the guy was actually pretty much fine, aside from being really shook up, or at least appeared to be. His car was friggin verticle though. I'll never forget that image... /
But the guy was actually pretty much fine, aside from being really shook up, or at least appeared to be. His car was friggin verticle though. I'll never forget that image... /
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Originally Posted by h22accord
With no camber kit usually the inside of your tires wear very quickly. So that the outside of your tire looks brand new but the inside has steel belts showing(i know this from experience) which could cause a premature blow out. If this were to happen while you were on a bridge there is a slight chance you could lose control of the vehicle and end up over the side.
Why in the world would you let your tires get that bad???? you drive a couple thousand miles, and thengo to a tire shop and have all the tires rotated in an X shape. and keep driving another couple thousand miles. I have mine without a camber kit. I'm not sure if my wheels will fit if I adjust the camber. But after 3 tire rotations thats about enough to by a camber kit anyways.
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Originally Posted by JL95AccorD
Why in the world would you let your tires get that bad???? you drive a couple thousand miles, and thengo to a tire shop and have all the tires rotated in an X shape. and keep driving another couple thousand miles. I have mine without a camber kit. I'm not sure if my wheels will fit if I adjust the camber. But after 3 tire rotations thats about enough to by a camber kit anyways.
Originally Posted by h22accord
With no camber kit usually the inside of your tires wear very quickly.
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It's common sense that anytime you do anything with the suspension you need to go get an alignment afterwards. That way the camber won't be THAT far off. 100 bucks for a camber kit that you can install yourself and an alignment is less expensive than a pair of high performance tires after just 1000 miles. Or even just rotating your wheels front to back would have saved the tires a little longer, since the front wheels suffer the most from the camber.