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Old Feb 24, 2023 | 12:27 AM
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Question Alignment question

I just had my car aligned after replacing the tie rods and doing some other work. The shop that aligned it doesn't normally mess with ride height unless something was done that would have changed it. I thought my height was closer than it actually was so I told him to go with it the way it is. Below are the post alignment specs from the shop and the ride height as close as I could measure it. The shop said they couldn't bring down the RF camber any lower than -1.5. He said my eccentrics were free and that he was able to adjust, but it wouldn't go any lower than -1.5. Could my low ride height be throwing the camber out of the range to be adjusted to factory specs? I read a thread saying that upper control arm bushings could cause the camber to be out of range. I plan to raise the front to factory spec height before too long. Let me know what you think.

LF: -1.2 camber, .13 toe (in), 3.8 caster
RF: -1.5 camber, .13 toe (in), 3.8 caster
LR: -.8 camber, .20 toe (in)
RR: -.8 camber, .20 toe (in)

R 142mm
L 147mm

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-Ethan
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Old Feb 24, 2023 | 12:59 AM
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Low ride height makes more neg camber, also worn upper leg bushes add more neg camber as well.
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Old Feb 24, 2023 | 01:09 AM
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Low ride height makes more neg camber, also worn upper leg bushes add more neg camber as well.
Thanks Speedtoys. I'll get the height dialed in and get it realligned. Luckily someone came up with a handy spreadsheet to help with height adjustment.
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