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Cesar14
05-03-2016, 01:46 PM
What up guys so recently i messed around with the front camber plates because they were not at the same spec, i dialed them to be the same but when i lowered the car back on its wheels one wheel still had more camber than the other. i lifted it back up rechecked everything made sure there was no damage to the coilover (k-Sport) and made sure camber plates were the same. I set the plates to be as far negative as they would go just to compare, brought the car back down and the driver side wheel had the amount of camber i had set it to but the driver side wheel barely had any if any negative camber. Any idea on what may be the issue? also made sure no arms were damaged and everything looks fine
brndck
05-03-2016, 02:14 PM
sounds like something is bent. jack the car up, and remove the bolt that attaches the LCA to the subframe, and inspect the hole in the subframe where the bolt goes through. I've seen these get rounded out and elongated. This would account for MINOR camber adjustment, not much though.

is this s13? s14?
Cesar14
05-03-2016, 03:30 PM
aright sounds good ill check that out when i get home from work, im going to get it alinged this week but dont want to take it in until i resolve whats causing this. as far as anything being bent, a damaged inner or outter tie rod wouldn't cause this right?

and is an s13
brndck
05-03-2016, 03:44 PM
aright sounds good ill check that out when i get home from work, im going to get it alinged this week but dont want to take it in until i resolve whats causing this. as far as anything being bent, a damaged inner or outter tie rod wouldn't cause this right?

and is an s13

tie rods control toe. they would not affect camber.
a bent LCA would affect camber, but its usually fairly easy to see when one of those is bent.
zach3904
05-03-2016, 03:53 PM
The holes where the bolts go through the shock body and knuckle usually have some play. On each side, maybe try loosening those, push the assembly towards the inside of the car and tighten the bolts. See if that changes anything.
tuzzio
05-04-2016, 08:13 AM
The holes where the bolts go through the shock body and knuckle usually have some play. On each side, maybe try loosening those, push the assembly towards the inside of the car and tighten the bolts. See if that changes anything.

This. The upper bolts can make a difference. I like to slam them in (think more camber) and use the plates afterwards.