Recently i installed lowering springs on my car. Its been about a week and i noticed some wear on the outer edges of my tires. How close can i get the alignment without using C/C plates. My car is lowered approx 1.5 inches.
i just went through all this myself. i needed the plates. i went with MM pieces, there really nice BTW. the main reason youd need aftermarket caster camber plates is to properly set your camber, in which you can easily do yourself in a matter of minutes. that said, during the process youd find out yourself whether you need them or not rather than pay someone to tell you that. theses no way they can say whether or not you need them until they actually start working on it.
how can you say you can set the camber yourself in a matter of minutes? i installed springs and caster/camber plates myself also and there was absolutely NO WAY i could set it myself. i didnt have any alignment tool(s) needed. you can't just look at it and say "oh that looks good". i put everything on and let the car sit for a couple days so the springs would settle and then got it aligned. i just threw the c/c plates on and tried to eyeball them to the stock location and let the shop do the rest. you're nuts if you think you can align a car by eyeballing it.
all in all you need the plates. if you dont you will probably end up butchering your strut tower holes with a drill to set the caster/camber correct if you use your stock plates. that's just not worth it in my opinion.
I heard of people not needing the CC plates when they had their cars lowered. I just dont want to go through the hassle of ordering them and then finding out i dont need them. My car really doesnt look that low, heres a pic for reference.
the stupid alignment shop cant get my alignment right with a 1 inch lower in the front. i even have C/C plates installed and those f00kers cant get it to work!
the stupid alignment shop cant get my alignment right with a 1 inch lower in the front. i even have C/C plates installed and those f00kers cant get it to work!
yeah there is a stanger alignment shop next door to blood performance speed shop and ill see what they can do for me. i need to find someone to shim my gears in my axle too!
how can you say you can set the camber yourself in a matter of minutes? i installed springs and caster/camber plates myself also and there was absolutely NO WAY i could set it myself. i didnt have any alignment tool(s) needed. you can't just look at it and say "oh that looks good". i put everything on and let the car sit for a couple days so the springs would settle and then got it aligned. i just threw the c/c plates on and tried to eyeball them to the stock location and let the shop do the rest. you're nuts if you think you can align a car by eyeballing it.
all in all you need the plates. if you dont you will probably end up butchering your strut tower holes with a drill to set the caster/camber correct if you use your stock plates. that's just not worth it in my opinion.
i just use a combination square and a precision ruler. and yes i can readjust my camber in a matter of minutes. it might not be within a 10th of a degree but its far better than eyeballing. im about to take mine in for an alignment. id feel more comfortable for someone to align the toe setting.