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Old 12-21-2004, 12:26 AM
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I have recently put an 18" wheel and tire combo on my 1996 bonnie. I now have a camber issue and I need to resolve it before I where out the inside of my tires. I only have 1500 miles on them so far, but I would rather not have to replace them before I need to. I have searched the internet for some sort of camber adjustment plate, but I really haven't found anything to my liking. I would rather not do anything to the struts. I am looking for a little guidance on where to look. And any recommendations about what to do and where to look would be great.
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i would think that a good alignment shop should be able to correct it.
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You should be able to adjust camber with bolts. I had to use one when I got my drop springs from Domestic Perf. I'll have to dig them up, they were from Ingalls.
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I took it to get a 4 wheel alignment and they took all the negative camber out they could. But it still sits on the inside of the tires too much. How does the adjustment bolt work?
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What degree of neg. camber do you have? Typically 1/2 a degree is optimal, any more and you wear your tires.
Did you lower the car as well? Wheel/tire diameters don't affect camber as far as I know. :?
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I haven't lowered it as of yet. I just don't like the way it sits and would like to get the wheels looking level. Right now the camber is -.06 degrees left and -.08 degrees right. I understand this is within GM specs. I would just like to change the way it looks.
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