Alignment with Sportlines

Post by **Structure240sx** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:45 am

i dropped off my car today before work to get a wheel alignment because i got rid of my prokits put in sportlines. they called me and i went to talk to them after work. they are tellin me that i need camber and castor kits in the front to get the alignment right. jsut those are like $150 plus labor cuz htey say it should be done at the same time as the alignment. i had them order the kits i didnt pay yet but they come in on monday. ill still prob put them in myslef.

But the question is why do i need to have all this done? i know alot of people use sportlines and dont go through this. last summer the driver LCA had to be replaced and they put in an eccentric bolt on the opposite side.

also they said one side is off 5 degrees and the other 6 degrees

Post by **Exar-Kun** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:45 am

wow 5 degrees off and 6 degrees? I'd like to see the readings,ask for them and post them if you can, I have my doubts. you would have had to mess something up pretty bad to have 5 degrees of ANYTHING.-chet

Post by **Structure240sx** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:45 am

yea they kind of showed me the sheet i didnt notice anything that high but i didnt get to read some of them. what could i have done that would screw it up that much?

Post by **mellojoe** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:45 am

As I recall, the Sportlines do recommend getting the camber adjustment kit. The ProKits don't drop it enough to have to worry about, but the Sportlines do. If I remember correctly, that is...

Post by **Redline240** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:45 am

My sportlines got me out 2.5 degrees on each side...i guess you could say i'm out 5 degrees total, but i can't imagine it being 6 degrees on one side...somethings not right. Have you decided what you want your camber at? By lowering it you improve you handling mainly because your increase your negitive camber, so correcting it too much will kinda defeat the purpose. And yes, it does lower your center of gravity, at it does look good, but don't forget why you lowered it in the first place! Oh and don't forget the more neg camber, the more tire wear...

Redline

Post by **float_6969** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:45 am

I had sportlines on my last 240 and the change wasn't nearly that bad. I think I was like 1.9 on the drivers and 2.1 on the passengers. Get another alignment by someone else.

Post by **Exar-Kun** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:45 am

lemme dispel some things real quick. WHen lowring a car, it ahndles better primarilly because the center of gravit, and thus, roll center of the car is lower, assisiting in proper weight shift and other things.

the negative camber given by lower a car helps, but only to a point, uneccessary negative camber hurts you, too. THink about it, negative camber was designed so the car would roll "onto" the tire during hard cornering, if you have too much, it just slides around on the edge of the tire, liekswise with too little camber it shift weight OFF the center of the tire and onto the outer edge...

for most street cars, -.75 to -2 degrees of camber is more than adequate. If you race every now and then, you may wish to goto -3 degrees, or greater if you have a way to test your settings. Toe wears tires more than camber, believe ot or not, the worst scenario is TOE+Camber, that smokes tires fast...

I run -1.2 front camber and -1.7 rear on my car, with .05degree front toe in and spec toe on the rear of my car. Caster is 6.8*, FYI.

anyways, hope that helps you out a bit.

I would get your alignment checked by another shop if possible to verify the readings, then post them here so we can take a look and see whats going on in your cars suspension.-chet

Post by **Structure240sx** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:45 am

once i replace my torque converter then ill be able to drive it to another place to get it checked again

Post by **RWDnot RICE** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:45 am

yeah sounds like you getting ripped, at that much neg. camber your tires would be noticably leaning!

Post by **Structure240sx** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:45 am

well i've only put on 500mi adn wont be puttin more on til i find a torque converter. im tryin to sell the sportlines now i want to get stech's. they'll raise it a up jsut a lil and from what everyone says they are alot stiffer.

Post by **Jookmasta** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:45 am

are u selling the sportlines now? if so how much?

Post by **Structure240sx** » Sat Jun 21, 2003 9:45 am

$180 shipped like i said theres only 500mi (2 weeks) on them so they're jsut broken in

Alignment with Sportlines

Alignment with Sportlines

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