PhthaloType
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I got the alignment done after installing new shocks, struts, mounts, and subframe deadset kits.
I found out that the front camber is kinda jacked up:
I’m 95% sure I installed the struts correctly, everything went back together according to spec. The car was driven about 10-15 miles between changing the struts and going to the shop, which included some hard turning, so everything should have settled in. Maybe the previous owner had an unreported accident? Who knows…
The only thing they can do would be to adjust the subframe. The shop owner recommended I drive the car for a while, decide If i want to go that route, and if I go back within 30 days he won’t charge me for an additional alignment.
I’m afraid that if I do it, I'll just be entering a repeating cycle of the subframe shifting around on its own and then having to get it re-aligned. I mean, the whole reason I installed the deadset kit was because the subframe WAS shifting around on its own. Plus it would suck to have to toss it out right after I bought it. But, that's probably gonna be a necessary evil to have decent alignment.
Thoughts?
(BTW, I know camber plates are a thing, but for $500/set it’s out of the question.)p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 115%; }a:link { }
I found out that the front camber is kinda jacked up:
I’m 95% sure I installed the struts correctly, everything went back together according to spec. The car was driven about 10-15 miles between changing the struts and going to the shop, which included some hard turning, so everything should have settled in. Maybe the previous owner had an unreported accident? Who knows…
The only thing they can do would be to adjust the subframe. The shop owner recommended I drive the car for a while, decide If i want to go that route, and if I go back within 30 days he won’t charge me for an additional alignment.
I’m afraid that if I do it, I'll just be entering a repeating cycle of the subframe shifting around on its own and then having to get it re-aligned. I mean, the whole reason I installed the deadset kit was because the subframe WAS shifting around on its own. Plus it would suck to have to toss it out right after I bought it. But, that's probably gonna be a necessary evil to have decent alignment.
Thoughts?
(BTW, I know camber plates are a thing, but for $500/set it’s out of the question.)p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 115%; }a:link { }