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Old 04-12-2003 | 10:42 AM
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I have my car lowered pretty far and i have a skunk 2 camber kit, but i am still getting a pretty good amount of wear on the inside of my tires. could i have installed them wrong or something? the adjusters are as far as they can go, i used a level and it said my tires were pretty damn close to straight up and down. do i have any options other than to raise my car alittle? i dont have the money to be buying new tires all the time.

also, i have not been able to get it aligned yet because i cant find a place to do it. could that be the reason for the wear? its only on the inside as if it were from camber.
Old 04-12-2003 | 10:45 AM
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Installing a camber kit does not mean it will solve your camber problems.

You need a professional alignment to fix your camber and toe.
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Old 04-12-2003 | 05:00 PM
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of all the camber kits i install for my buddies cars, doesnt look straight til it was align.

Originally posted by asiandoood
Installing a camber kit does not mean it will solve your camber problems.

You need a professional alignment to fix your camber and toe.
Old 04-12-2003 | 05:24 PM
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Originally posted by huviduc

also, i have not been able to get it aligned yet because i cant find a place to do it. could that be the reason for the wear? its only on the inside as if it were from camber.
That is probably your problem right there. Your car's front toe-out is probably off the charts. The insides will still get chewed up even if your wheels are almost vertical because they're trying to pull your car in opposite directions. Also, you might have a good amount of scrubbing going on when you make turns. Let us know how things go after you get an alignment.
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Yep. Just because you have 0 degrees camber doesn't mean your toe is right. Personally I think toe wears tires faster than camber.
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Old 04-12-2003 | 07:39 PM
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does anyone know of any places that will do camber on lowered cars? sear, pep boys, etc. sears wont do it, but any other places like that?
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Originally posted by huviduc
does anyone know of any places that will do camber on lowered cars? sear, pep boys, etc. sears wont do it, but any other places like that?
I think NTB might. They asked me if I wanted my camber dialed in.

But your best bet is to find a performance shop or special racing shop that will get everything perfect.
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