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Old 02-24-2011, 11:06 AM
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I recently lowered my s2 on skunk2 pro c coilovers and got an alignment done yesterday. I have about a one finger gap in the front and the back is slighty tucked. The guy at the shop said i was running -3.5 degree in the rear and he couldnt adjust it. I'm not too familiar with alignments on these cars. What do you guys recommend I do? I feel like that much negative camber we eat up my rear tires. Is it possible to adjust it at all? What are my options? Thanks
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https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=785037
you can most likely find help here hellaflush people deal with camber all the time ..hope this helps
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Whats your toe spec? Even if you're highly neg cambered, you wont "eat up your tire" much more than normal unless you're toe is extremely negative/positive. Also, if you're really worried and you have access to swapping tires, flip your rear tires halfway through the,.
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The toe front and back was supposed to be set to the factory spec. This alignment shop uses the old style alignment equipment which is supposed to be more accurate than the new stuff but the down side is that I didn't get a computer print out. Everything was set as closely to factory spec as possible I think except for the rear camber.
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If thats true, than it should be good. If you want more life, like i mentioned..while you still have tread left if you have noticeable uneven wear, remove both tires and remount
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Originally Posted by honda03ap1
I recently lowered my s2 on skunk2 pro c coilovers and got an alignment done yesterday. I have about a one finger gap in the front and the back is slighty tucked. The guy at the shop said i was running -3.5 degree in the rear and he couldnt adjust it. I'm not too familiar with alignments on these cars. What do you guys recommend I do? I feel like that much negative camber we eat up my rear tires. Is it possible to adjust it at all? What are my options? Thanks
spc adjustable ball joints or megan camber arm. when tucking the rear the camber adjustment will be maxed out. your tires will wear quickly.
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Originally Posted by ikeyballz
If thats true, than it should be good. If you want more life, like i mentioned..while you still have tread left if you have noticeable uneven wear, remove both tires and remount
You REALLY shouldn't blindly suggest this, especially since the tires used weren't named. Many tires have uni-directional tread, swapping sides could be disasterous...

To the OP: I was able to get my Skunk2's up to -2.8 (or 2.6... I can't remember). They were at -around -3.2 when I went in though. Are you running stock wheels? Stock tire sizes? Etc?
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i dont think your car is that low where -3.5 the the best they could do, maxed out at -3.5 is almost impossible

anyway, i do my own alignment and by adjusting toe around you can get more positive camber.
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