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Subject CHECK your camber with a plumb-bob, not your eye:
     
Posted by zellamay on August 12, 2008 at 9:48 AM
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In Reply To How to DIY realign my tires posted by Heavyarms2050 on August 11, 2008 at 03:56 PM
     
Message Attach anything with weight to a piece of thin string, I used a nut and dental floss), then hang it on the outside of the tire, avoiding the buldge from the tire sitting on the ground. Check both tires. Remember, you may not be sitting on perfectly level ground, so you can't assume you know which side is off. You are looking for straight up and down. If camber is causing inside wear, you will see 1/4" or more gap at the top of the plumb-bob. This method is just to give you idea of what's going on before going to a shop. This is common when the springs get old OR when you replace stock with Eibach (which you should do if you replace springs), which are meant to lower the car. I've heard there's a kit to make your lower control arm adjustable (cam type), which sounds like the most economical way. As others have said, 300 Degree is cheap, but it's not adjustable, which means you have to guess and hope it's right.

     
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