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Old 03-10-08, 10:05 PM
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just ordered the front Daizen Camber kit from TMengineering. i'm more familar w/ bolt type camber kit then the bushing type..i searched and found some info but wasn't sure..do i really need to take it to the shop to install it for me, can't i just do it myself even though i don't have a press. can someone w/ some experience give me some advice..pics would be great! btw i know my title doesn't makes sense, i meant yourself...
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dang..no one has the Daizen camber kit??
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i know someone has to have it...
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Forget about installing it.... lol, how long did it take to get the kit??? I am in socal, and I ordered the kit last weekend and still haven't received it... Guess I was being too hopeful....


Good Luck in installing the kit, also search for DIY+Daizen

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just wondering anyone got pictures of the camber kit?
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Originally Posted by -MILTDOG-
Forget about installing it.... lol, how long did it take to get the kit??? I am in socal, and I ordered the kit last weekend and still haven't received it... Guess I was being too hopeful....


Good Luck in installing the kit, also search for DIY+Daizen
i know how you feel, i just ordered mines this past monday. tried calling and emailing them but w/o any answers. plus they done charge me already...hopefully i get them by next week...
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ima just get a good alignment 1st see if that helps
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i tried getting an alignment already, kinda help but not really over time..
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you can do anything on your own as long as you know how to wrench on a car and have basic common sense

you know what the parts should do and it doesnt take a genius to figure to otu how they go in. directions are available too.

what do you mean it "kinda helped"? did it fix your alignment? what were your alignment specs before the and after they did it? what do you want the alignment specs to be after the kit is installed? what does you suspension setup consist of? more details please. and before you go out and spend money on parts and labor on things you might not need do some more research.
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Originally Posted by 5sp_jzz30
you can do anything on your own as long as you know how to wrench on a car and have basic common sense

you know what the parts should do and it doesnt take a genius to figure to otu how they go in. directions are available too.

what do you mean it "kinda helped"? did it fix your alignment? what were your alignment specs before the and after they did it? what do you want the alignment specs to be after the kit is installed? what does you suspension setup consist of? more details please. and before you go out and spend money on parts and labor on things you might not need do some more research.
i meant it kinda help by reducing the tire wear in the inside a little longer. i got some tein springs and blown shocks, pretty sure i need to buy some new shocks really soon. don't remember what the alignment spec were before and after but one of my close friend that works at a tire shop did it for me and after i do install the camber kit then i just want it to keep my tires to wear evenly.

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Man, poor tire.... You should flip them once in a while....
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Originally Posted by -MILTDOG-
Man, poor tire.... You should flip them once in a while....
you mean taking off the tires or switching the rear wheels to the front?
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i think he means "flipping" as in taking the tire and mounting it the other way on the rim which would be mounting it backwards and rub down the other side of the tire
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If you are installing a camber kit,you will still need an alignment....


I recommend taking it to an aligment shop and have the kit installed and then have it aligned to get the suspension dialed in correctly while you are there...
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ok just got it in the mail yesterday..was reading the instruction and was confused on which offset am i supposed to put it on, 2, or 1 degree offset? i guess 2 degree offset right? i called a shop but they won't do it unless they ordered it from there supplier...i guess i could do it myself since my work place has a few huge press which i can sneek it in and press it in...and am i supposed to press the bushings itself in too b/c i doubt you could press it in w/ your hands....


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