'89 90q camber and lowering springs

[Jim Green]

Interesting, I'll dissect it some more this weekend.
Thanks,
Jim
--- JShadzi at aol.com wrote:
> Jim, my car is lowered quite a bit (2 fingers or so
> above each tire), and I
> have no camber setting problems, in fact, I resently
> added camber from .5
> degree to 1 degree to get more camber.  With both
> adjustments, the ball joint
> sliders and the strut to knuckly play, you should
> have plenty of camber
> adjustment left.
>
> Javad
>
> In a message dated 6/5/2002 7:38:51 PM Pacific
> Daylight Time,
> jeg1976 at yahoo.com writes:
>
>
> > After being feed a bunch of hogwash from the
> alignment
> > shop about the camber not being adjustable, I
> decided
> > to look for myself.  Well it is adjustable, but
> it's
> > all the way in, and with the lowering springs
> (Eibach
> > Pro Kit), it's still way off.  From using my level
> it
> > looks like it needs to go in about 1/4" more on
> the
> > front and 1/8" more on the back.  Have all you
> lowered
> > type 89 people experienced this?  Any solutions
> other
> > than camber plates?  I was thinking about taking
> the
> > little piece that connects the A arm and the ball
> > joint, and expanding the little ovals that the
> bolts
> > go through so I can push it in a little more.
> Anyone?
> >
> > Ever since I've had the springs on, I go tires
> like
> > crazy, always wearing on the inside edge the
> worst.
> > Now I know why.  I've had the car aligned a few
> times
> > in the few years, but I think the shops just
> screwed
> > me and left the camber off.
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > =====
> > Jim Green
> > '89 90tq EFI
> > http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html
> >
>
>


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