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Old 03-11-2010, 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.
 
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Old 03-11-2010, 07:13 PM
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hmm, I'll talk to devil and hiwords about that.
 
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Old 03-11-2010, 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.
 
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Old 03-11-2010, 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?
 
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Old 03-11-2010, 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 03-11-2010, 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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