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Old 10-06-05, 08:06 AM
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Default camber fix for air ride

sup..been looking at some gs on air ride and was wondering what they did to correct there camber. or do they just ride around salmmed without a fix. maybe this is a dumb question but im a newbie. thanks
Old 10-06-05, 01:22 PM
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?? just put the car at driving posiitionm and get alignment done that way. you only slam the car when you are at show or stopped. not sure if you wanna roll around slammed anyway
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This is problematic on the Lexus cars because if you correct the camber at a low static ride height (for example -1 degree sitting low) the camber will actually become 'positive' when the car is raised-up. When you slam them on air ride, the camber naturally becomes very negative and there's not much you can do about it.

Rode in the GT Pro LS430 last night on air ride (I guess it was actually early this morning **rubs eyes**)). A very cool system.

With the LS, when a somewhat "normal" lowered setting (driveable) the front wheels sit nicely- relative to the fender.
When the car is slammed all the way the top of the tire is tucked in about 1" due to the camber change. Looks a little strange to me...
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ok. thanks...i guess i didnt really think about getting an alignment as the height i was going to drive it.
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Lowered GS's have negative cambers on them because there is not a camber correction kit out there.
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Originally Posted by rgarjr
Lowered GS's have negative cambers on them because there is not a camber correction kit out there.
that's to certain extend. if you lower your car a bit, the camber adjustment might still be able to bring it back. but if you lower your car more than a certain limit then there is no cure
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