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Old 05-27-2009, 06:23 AM
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Hey I figured I would just go with the UK alignment specs, will that be ok with a 17x9+44 in the back with 255's? I
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talk to anuj and jimmel.
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u really cant get oem specs when lowered with these offsets and big tires...

what u'll need to do is go on the rack, tell them to camber it as much as u will need to not rub, since u are on 225/255 tire combo, i'm thinking 1-1.5 in front and 2.5-3 in rear....both negative camber

then have them max out ur caster and zero the toe all around
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Thats exactly the specs I was going to use when I get my car aligned

My toe is off and killing my tires
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ok, I have 215's in the front same specs that Driver # 8 suggests? Is there a BEFORE specs that they can give me just to see what I am at now?

also when I tell them MAX CASTER what does that mean, I mean what is MAX ? Is it like CAMBER where MAX CAMBER is an extremely high degree if ya know what I mean?
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Originally Posted by S2K KiDD,May 27 2009, 10:49 AM
Thats exactly the specs I was going to use when I get my car aligned

My toe is off and killing my tires
You mean you haven't still? You gonna run out of thread on your front tires!
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Originally Posted by JoeyBalls,May 27 2009, 06:23 AM
Hey I figured I would just go with the UK alignment specs, will that be ok with a 17x9+44 in the back with 255's? I
if i may ask, where you goin to get your car aligned ?
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Originally Posted by JoeyBalls,May 27 2009, 07:55 AM
ok, I have 215's in the front same specs that Driver # 8 suggests? Is there a BEFORE specs that they can give me just to see what I am at now?

also when I tell them MAX CASTER what does that mean, I mean what is MAX ? Is it like CAMBER where MAX CAMBER is an extremely high degree if ya know what I mean?
u may be able to run less front camber with a 215 tire

as far as caster, it is measured in angles....if u tell the guy at the alignment place to max out ur front caster, he should know what u are talking about.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caster_angle
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Originally Posted by yellows2k_1226,May 27 2009, 08:48 AM
if i may ask, where you goin to get your car aligned ?
local place who put my tires on the rims, they have a very cool looking alignment machine so I figured I would bring it there , a whole bunch of computers and stuff, hopefully they do a good job

how much shorter will my tire life be with maxing out the camber, I dont drive too aggressively


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