Alignment after spindle swap?
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Melting Slicks
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Alignment after spindle swap?
I just installed my LG drag spindles on the rear. Obviously the geometry of the control arms changed because its a shorter piece. So I assume the alignment is off?
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Melting Slicks
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Well I didn't touch the ride height.. I run coilovers. But the upper control arm is what's pulled lower to connect to the shorter spindle. So it must have messes with it a little. I guess I'll go for an alignment.
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Oops, you did the shorter spindles not the lowering spindles. Then yes, when you lowered the upper a-arm ball-joint position you pulled in the top of the tires and added camber.
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Melting Slicks
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Im doing the alignment now. Surprisingly it pushed the top of the wheels out. So it was positive by quite a bit.
Melting Slicks
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Unless the arms were perpendicular to the road to begin with, it would have went more positive camber. Most likely your car is lowered so the arm was pointed upward which results in more negative camber due to the arc the arm travels when moving up/down.
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Melting Slicks
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Yup, either way, it's taken care of now
