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#393422 03/07/02 02:41 PM
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I have ground controls and my camber is at -.25 on all 4 tires. I have almost 30,000 miles on the nitto450 performance 215/45/17's and might get another 15,000. My car is dropped as far as it will go. In all about 3 1/2inches and no abnormal wear. I would take it in and get a second opinion. Dropping it shouldn't cause that much wear that fast. I might be wrong.


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#393423 03/14/02 04:26 AM
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Just thinking out loud, that uneven might be due to a need for an alignment?? Maybe you thought of this already. I've had my eibachs for 15,000+ miles and had no probs on my yoko's.


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#393424 03/14/02 05:58 PM
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i lowered my svt with h&r's and my tires wear fast, but evenly.

all they can adjust in an alignment are the toe specs, but i guess you can go check and see if your caster/camber are within specs.

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#393425 03/14/02 06:32 PM
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Page 14 of the new BAT catalog has a section that discusses this issue. They say camber between -1.7 and .08 degrees is ok. Here is a link to the catalog: http://www.batinc.net/contour.htm

Hope this is helpful - suspension optimization is something I need to learn more about myself.


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#393426 03/14/02 06:50 PM
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WOuldn't it be sweet if there were an option for re-constructing the front strut tower to allow the fittment of this:



I doubt there would be enough interest or financial commitment from this group, but if there were a very skilled welder, an engineer and a customer with deep pockets, it could be done. Total custom fabrication = $$$$$$$$.

I wonder how Albert Mirko dealt with camber adjustments on the car he ran?

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#393427 03/14/02 09:28 PM
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Ya call that a caster/camber plate? Yeesh. Check out the Griggs equipment in all its glory. Too bad the CDW27 strut towers aren't flat....



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#393428 03/15/02 04:57 AM
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My first set of tires wore on inside(stock). Toe setting was causing it more then chamber. My car is lowered and tires are wearing evenly. A friend of mine, owner of Morris Eng. Suspension is curently working on chamber adjustment plates for celica and neon. Said he will take a look and see if he can make some for contour. Probably within a month, when he can find time. If he can i'll post something in GB if anyone is interested.


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#393429 03/15/02 05:23 AM
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the griggs is cute steve, but is it adjustable - cant tell from pics.......besides, I'm partial to parts designed for Porsches

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#393430 03/15/02 04:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Trapps:
the griggs is cute steve, but is it adjustable - cant tell from pics.......besides, I'm partial to parts designed for Porsches

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IIRC, the camber has two fixed positions. One for street and one for track. The caster is fully adjustable.

If you want full adjustable on both, then you get these:


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#393431 03/15/02 06:42 PM
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Leo capaldi has modified his strut tower in order to accept normal camber/caster plates

Basically he cut four slits into the top of the tower going from the outer edge to the middle, so now his tower looks like a 4 slice pizza, then he took a BFH and pounded on the towers until they were flat, next is to weld your cuts back up, grind to a nice finish and mount your camber/caster plates.


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