Rear lowering complications
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Rear lowering complications
Ok, here's the left side, 53 mm fender/wheel gap, its as low as it will go:
Right side, 43 mm fender/wheel gap, its about half as low as it will go.
The right side has a nasty negative camber
The left side has a little bit of a positive camber(picture didn't turn out). The right side is within the fender, the left side sticks out a little bit.
Other than the fact that its not even, it looks a lot better than stock:
This is a bad angle, but still. :cool:
My thoughts are that since I was trying to even out the left side, by running the bolt ALL the way down, it pulled the suspension out of kilter. I'm about to go out and set them both about even bolt lengths and see what happens.
BTW, it was pretty even before. Any suggestions? :seeya
[Modified by NoWorries, 6:53 PM 9/28/2002]
Right side, 43 mm fender/wheel gap, its about half as low as it will go.
The right side has a nasty negative camber
The left side has a little bit of a positive camber(picture didn't turn out). The right side is within the fender, the left side sticks out a little bit.
Other than the fact that its not even, it looks a lot better than stock:
This is a bad angle, but still. :cool:My thoughts are that since I was trying to even out the left side, by running the bolt ALL the way down, it pulled the suspension out of kilter. I'm about to go out and set them both about even bolt lengths and see what happens.
BTW, it was pretty even before. Any suggestions? :seeya
[Modified by NoWorries, 6:53 PM 9/28/2002]
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Re: Rear lowering complications (NoWorries)
Ok, I just measured it, I'm showing 3.7 degrees camber on the right tire, 0.0 on the left tire.
I dropped the right side, showing about 29 mm fender/wheel gap, the left is at 49 mm. Any idea how to even this up?
I'm going to get the rear adjusted/alligned to about 0.5 or less degrees camber on both tires.
I dropped the right side, showing about 29 mm fender/wheel gap, the left is at 49 mm. Any idea how to even this up?
I'm going to get the rear adjusted/alligned to about 0.5 or less degrees camber on both tires.
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Re: Rear lowering complications (NoWorries)
Make sure to drive the car forward and backwards a few times after making the adjustments to take out any binding and get the suspension to settle in. I think the lower adjustment looks much better. However, I would put it on an alignment rack and make the corrections to prevent any uneven tire wear.
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Re: Rear lowering complications (Sharky Guam)
I took it around the block after every adjustment, I don't know why its sitting so weird.
I'm going to have to get it alligned, because of this crazy camber(I could take it around Talladega the way it is). One of my tie-rod ends is going out, I've been pumping it full of grease often, and it hasn't gotten any worse, but if I'm going to get the whole car alligned, I'm going to replace that before I take it in.
Still...I should be able to get the car back where it was, nothing else changed...that I know of.
I'm going to have to get it alligned, because of this crazy camber(I could take it around Talladega the way it is). One of my tie-rod ends is going out, I've been pumping it full of grease often, and it hasn't gotten any worse, but if I'm going to get the whole car alligned, I'm going to replace that before I take it in.
Still...I should be able to get the car back where it was, nothing else changed...that I know of.
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Re: Rear lowering complications (NoWorries)
I have just the opposite prob. The nut on the longer bolt is all the way out to the maximum on the right rear but up about 1.5" on the left side. It's sitting even and there was no change in camber. I only lowered the car 1/2" in the rear. The MAD bolts just weren't long enough. Next stop, Home Depot. Another MAD part not living up to expectations.
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Re: Rear lowering complications (NoWorries)
Maybe dumb questions, but...
Is your driveway level?
Are your front wheels straight?
Otherwise I have similar setup on my 96 (rear fender gaps are different). I decided to leave the adjustments the same side to side and deal with the gaps.
You could always have it corner weighted???
:)
Is your driveway level?
Are your front wheels straight?
Otherwise I have similar setup on my 96 (rear fender gaps are different). I decided to leave the adjustments the same side to side and deal with the gaps.
You could always have it corner weighted???
:)
