Hi, I can't seem to find a shop that will do an alignment on my car with the 19" rims for whatever reason. THe negative camber is very noticeable, especially in the back. I realize it wouldn't be the precision adjustments that a real alignment would give me, but is there anyway i can make some crude adjustments with the back end jacked up, at least to the point where the negative camber isn't so bad? Its got to be at least 5 degrees or more of negative camber right now, and i think its really hurting my traction, not to mention wearing just the inside of the tires.

Any help is appreciated!

 

Of course you can.

Buy a camber guage or at least a Home Depot bubble guage that can measure angles.

Place your car on a level surface (this is important) and adjust your camber.

In the back you should be able to get it just right.

In the front you will be adjusting camber and caster simultaneously which makes things trickier.

After making those adjustments your Toe settings will be affected.

To adjust Toe you will need a tape measure.
It also helps to run a loop of string around all 4 tires to make sure the front and rear are square to each other and the body of the car.

I aligned my car back in the day with good results (never tried my FD though).
You can PM me if you have any questions.

If the alignment shops are hasling you about your 19's just borrow a set of stock wheels and tires and have them do the alignment on the stock wheels.

Then re-install your 19's after they are done.

I dont see why it is a big deal to the alignment shop because they can easily get to all the FD alignment adjustments just as easy.

 

They must be affraid to scratch your rims or do something stupid...do what lunar says, it shouldnt be that difficult, i had to do my camber on an '86 after power sliding into some dirt once

 

Good info Lunar 7

 

is there camber kit for fd"s?