Interesting camber tool
11-05-2002, 01:41 PM
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11-05-2002, 02:06 PM
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hey had a couple of questions...
Steve, Ive been turning up my ride height with my pss9s because its winter time and Im getting an alignment done. Ive got the drivers rear turned up to its max height but for some reason this corner is still at least .5 inch lower than all the other four corners. Fronts are approximately 25.75-26 at mid fender point to the ground. Passenger side rear is about 25.75 as well...but the drivers rear is still way to low?? Car is riding on 4 205 50 17 snow tires...pressurized at 40 front and 35 rear... rear camber is noticeable off... do you think alignment could be so far off as to effect ride height? Car noticeable pulls to the right during hard acceleration... any thoughts on this one?
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11-05-2002, 02:51 PM
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Are you measuring from the ground or the center of the wheel?
Use fender lip to center of wheel ONLY. Unless you know the ground is PERFECTLY level. I had different fender to ground measurements up to 1/4-3/8 off depending on where my car was measured in my garage!
11-05-2002, 03:01 PM
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If the ground wasn't level, would turning the car 180 deg. produce the same effect on the
opposite wheel? Just trying to think of a way to determine if it's the car or the ground.
11-05-2002, 03:06 PM
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Dave...assuming no assembly screw-ups...>>
IE: spacer or something missing in the low side, I would level down the other 3 to even out the car. You've got to start with the car level, so the lowest (highest) common denominator is the place to adjust to. You always have to go by height and corner weighting rather than turns on the adjusters. I'm at 25.75 at all four corners on Eibachs. Check the rear camber after you get the car level. You are doing this on a level surface I assume?
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11-05-2002, 03:25 PM
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Yeah was measuring fender lip to ground
but also repositioned car four different ways to see if there was any variation in measurements which might account for garage floor being out of level... very puzzeling...car has always seemed abit low in that corner even before i got the coilovers..