is it TRue? cant get allingment without camber kit?

[JDMFanatik]

hello i have a problem with my car since i noticed that my car on the highway it starts to shake bad and i wanted to get an allingment and they said it no because i needed a camber kit.. i lowered my car about 2.5 inches. Is that true or i could get it without it? thanks

 

[Mojeans69]

This is the first I ever heard of this....I know a lot of places don't do alignments on lowered cars, but I got mine done with my camber readout to let me know wat kit I need for my negativr camber...but I have 2 go back it do it again because I lifted my car up so I wanna know wat 2 set my camber kit @....

 

[Dinzdale40]

yes you can get it aligned without a camber kit....and shaking is usually the result of a wheel/tire imbalance....

 

[nexTOme]

^^^ true....

of course you can get alignment without camber kit....
camber kit just extends the deg of camber/toe adjustability....

also, i dont think there's n e adjustability available in the rear.....correct me if im wrong...

 

[honda_dude]

on our car....the the stock camber cant be adjusted in the rear

 

[GoldnKnight22]

This is the first I ever heard of this....I know a lot of places don't do alignments on lowered cars, but I got mine done with my camber readout to let me know wat kit I need for my negativr camber...but I have 2 go back it do it again because I lifted my car up so I wanna know wat 2 set my camber kit @....

Once you have the printout, how do you know what to adjust the camber kit to? Don't you just take it back to the shop and have them adjust it with the camber kit on there?

 

[AFAccord]

hello i have a problem with my car since i noticed that my car on the highway it starts to shake bad and i wanted to get an allingment and they said it no because i needed a camber kit.. i lowered my car about 2.5 inches. Is that true or i could get it without it? thanks

The shop saw unacceptable camber, and couldn't adjust it, therefore told you they couldn't do it. You wouldn't want to pay for a half-*** product would you? From my experience, on a 1.5" drop, camber was still within spec and I never had tire wear issues. Once I dropped down to a 2.0" drop, camber was around -2.8 degrees, so a camber kit was needed but only in the rear. If you're dropped 2.5", I'm sure you're in need of a camber kit.

Once you have the printout, how do you know what to adjust the camber kit to? Don't you just take it back to the shop and have them adjust it with the camber kit on there?

It's a trial and error deal, and needs to be accomplished while the car is being aligned. My shop check my specs and gave me the print-out but didn't charge me because they couldn't adjust it. I got my camber kit, installed it, and took it back. They checked the specs again, and adjusted the alignment accordingly, then gave me a before/after print-out. Simple.

 

[FallenAngelHIM]

A lot of places won't align slammed cars because they can't get it up on the ramp.
Find a performance specialist, I mean specialist, not GoodYear specialist.

In Miami, there is one shop that does every and all alignment from grandfather station wagons to dumped 350Zs.

As far as the Accord, I was told by my guy that the camber is not really an issue. As long as you don't do stupid dumped ultra tuck low, stock cambers will be fine for the alignment.

The key is to find a good good good alignment specialist.

 

[Mojeans69]

Once you have the printout, how do you know what to adjust the camber kit to? Don't you just take it back to the shop and have them adjust it with the camber kit on there?

The shop I take it to is called Alignment Specialist..they install the kit and everything....the can align anything with wheels....and some things without...

 

[shavedaccord]

I thought our Accords have no camber adjustment what so ever.. Which is why our camber kits are ball joints & upper control arms for the front otherwise we could use a camber plate like other vehicles. So I'm guessing that is why he told you no. We only have Toe adjustments.