camber concern

[nate22]

here's the dealie....

got REAL noticeable rear camber.....everybody was telling me"hurry! get it fixed...it'll wear your tires quick!"....THEN, i talked to my boy, who's tires have had camber goin' on for two years...said hasn't worn his tires a bit.....
THEN took it to my mechanic......said, "in his professional opinion"...that it would be alright.....and that i shouldn't worry about it...

should i get a new mechanic??? how much adjusting can i get out of the stock camber adjusters? i DO NOT feel like dropping another $250 for a camber kit.....

[autxr]

Get an alignment, then let us know.

A little bit of excess camber won't kill a tire very fast. Excessive toe will.

If you did the springs and not an alignment, I assure you, the toe is wrong and you will kill the tires.

With a good 4 wheel alignment your car should handle better, have better tire life, and look better. The stock adjusters will get it really close.

Scott

[nate22]

what exactly is "toe"? yeah, i know nothing.....
i tried taking to PepBoys(duh) for an alignment, but they told me they only had stock specs for the system...therefore they couldn't get a true alignment.......what the heck is up w/ that??

was he totally BSing me? there's gotta be a way, right?
he prolly just didn't wanna mess w/ it.....

[autxr]

Camber, looking from the rear of the car / \ tires angled like that would have negative camber.

Toe, from ABOVE / \ Toe IN is when the front of the tires are closer together than the rear of the tires.

Typically you want a little toe IN in front and in back.

The guy at Pep Boys wasn't exactly BSing you. He was doing what their lawyers say. IF they can't get it into spec, then it is broken, so they won't touch it if they don't think they can do it.

Look in the yellow pages for an alignment shop. Find one that does cars, trucks and busses. You know how munch money a trucker loses if his alignment is off? It's a bunch. Tires are expensive, so is gas, and a faulty alignment can cost him 5% in fuel economy.

Alternatively, join the local SCCA chapter and find out where those folks go for their alignments.

Scott