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Old 04-21-2011, 11:36 AM
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Allignment problem after lowering my car

hello
i lowered my car with eibach spring about 2 years ago?
i did my allignment right after lowering it. [not perfect but the shop said they did their best]
the allignment bar? is little bit long since i lowered the car
and the inner side my tires are burning faster than outer side
is there anything i can do?
Old 04-21-2011, 11:38 AM
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where did you get the alignment done at? You need to have it done at a place where they are able to do a custom alignments since you lowered your car... A lot of dealers will only set it to the factory specs
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inner part wearing out = negative camber and you're not driving the car hard enough to wear the tires out evenly.

Since you're only on springs, you should be able to go to an alignment shop and have them take a little bit of camber out to even the tire wear out and hopefully still not rub.

A good alignment will run you $100 - $150.
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^ +1

Make sure the set the toe properly as well. Too much toe one way or the other can cause excessive wear as well.
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Excessive lowering can increase the camber a lot and get inner tire wear....but often it is caused by excessive toe

Usually toe will kill tires faster than camber
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ah, yeah the shop that i went to used the factory setting.
maybe i will look for a shop that does alignment professionally
i will write follow ups when i get these done!
thx!
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Mine's still okay with chopped springs
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camber wear? thats normal
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