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Just had my SPC camber arms put in the other day as you can see in the pics but I have a few quick questions. First, they obviously were able to get the rear perfectly adjusted but the front is still a little off. Is that a big concern? Plan for now is just to keep rotating them back and forth like I have been doing. Also, I have the Tanabe lowering springs installed and I just noticed today that the passenger side was sitting a little higher. I pulled out the tape measure when I got home and sure enough, passenger rear is sitting a good half inch higher that the drivers side. Could the camber arms caused this or am I just now noticing the difference? I installed the springs myself about 2 months ago.
When you installed the springs, did you jack up the wheels before torquing the suspension links?
If you torque the suspension links with the car off the ground, the bushings will be under strain when the car is on the ground, and that can prevent it sitting properly.
It's called 'suspension preloading', and it's a critical step in spring jobs to avoid the height issues you're describing.
I remember reading about preloading issues in other threads and thought I had done it correctly when I did the install but I may have just now noticed it. Think I am going to take the rear wheels off again this weekend and try the preloading process again to see if it helps. Any idea on what the torque spec for the suspension links are? When I did the springs I had the torque specs for everything but the main suspension link bolt...
You may need another alignment. Anytime you make a change to any suspension parts, you will need an 4 wheel alignment. I had my coilovers and camber arms installed and alignment done on same day.
You mean after I try doing the preloading step again? I had them do an alignment right after they put the camber arms in so I know that was done properly.
You mean after I try doing the preloading step again? I had them do an alignment right after they put the camber arms in so I know that was done properly.
You should be OK without another alignment. I thought you did alignment after you put springs on. Another alignment would be a good idea down the road once everything settles in. Did you get your steering wheel straight after alignment? Took my car to America's Tire for replacement a flat couple weeks ago. All the workers were drooling' all over my DCTMS CF wheel
I did an alignment about 2 weeks after I put the springs in and yes, they straightened out my wheel when they did the alignment and yes, I had 2 or 3 employees say something about my wheel and shift ****! Of the mods I have done to the car, anyone who gets into it for the first time, without fail, mentions the wheel and **** and how good it looks. Personally, my favorite mod as well.
08-05-19, 09:19 PM
SPC camber arms questions
