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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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lol sorry. Yeah i think the control arm thing had something to do with fudging adjustments that the alignment guys use to get more-or-less stock camber back.
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 07:13 PM
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hmm, I'll talk to devil and hiwords about that.
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 07:15 PM
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suffice it to say, there is a big difference between low and low. Like I stated above, I'm on H&R sports and when I took the car to the shop a month after the install the camber was not off by much. Figure anything more than sport and yeah your camber will be off.
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 07:32 PM
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forgive if this is a stupid question, but what change-if any-would you see 16" vs. 17" vs. 18" wheels, assuming the tires were sized appropriately to maintain a stockish rolling diameter?
 
Old Mar 11, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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The only advice I can give you is have it done by someone who knows what they are doing. You can get into trouble with camber adjustment real quick when you start lowering the vehicle. Sometimes you have to install adjustable control arms to allow for camber adjustment after the vehicle is lowered.
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Old Mar 11, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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You WILL have negative camber when you lower your car, it's no big deal though. The 'fudging' you guys are talking about is that we can't independently adjust camber, but we can shift the subframe so that camber is equal on both sides (so you'll have -1.5 degrees on both sides).


and different wheels wont make a difference as long as the tires are the same height overall.
 
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