Honda Civic Si - Poor Man's Alignment
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Honda Civic Si - Poor Man's Alignment
Honda Civic Si - Poor Man's Alignment
It might be because you're cheap. Or maybe it's because you don't trust your Honda Civic Si in the hands of the gas station apprentice. It doesn't really matter. Doing things yourself is almost always a good thing.Technical
It might be because you're cheap. Or maybe it's because you don't trust your Civic in the hands of the gas station apprentice. It doesn't really matter. Doing things yourself is almost always a good thing. It's that whole not knowing what you're doing part that can turn a cheap situation into a bad one, though. Fortunately, adjusting camber, caster, and toe isn't terribly difficult. Even the kid at the gas station can do it. But adjusting camber, caster, and toe in ways that won't wear your tires to the cords every other oil change or make your hatchback handle like mush can be.inline_mediumwraptextright00Double-wishbone geometry introduces negative camber once ride height decreases. Fortunately there are a number of aftermarket camber adjustment kits that correct this or allow for further negative camber for race applications.33324429/tech/htup_1006_honda_civic_sihtup_1006_01_o+honda_civic _si+front_shot.jpgtrue
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It might be because you're cheap. Or maybe it's because you don't trust your Honda Civic Si in the hands of the gas station apprentice. It doesn't really matter. Doing things yourself is almost always a good thing.Technical
It might be because you're cheap. Or maybe it's because you don't trust your Civic in the hands of the gas station apprentice. It doesn't really matter. Doing things yourself is almost always a good thing. It's that whole not knowing what you're doing part that can turn a cheap situation into a bad one, though. Fortunately, adjusting camber, caster, and toe isn't terribly difficult. Even the kid at the gas station can do it. But adjusting camber, caster, and toe in ways that won't wear your tires to the cords every other oil change or make your hatchback handle like mush can be.inline_mediumwraptextright00Double-wishbone geometry introduces negative camber once ride height decreases. Fortunately there are a number of aftermarket camber adjustment kits that correct this or allow for further negative camber for race applications.33324429/tech/htup_1006_honda_civic_sihtup_1006_01_o+honda_civic _si+front_shot.jpgtrue
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