i have more caster than before

[colombacho]

Hey guys i just replaced my control arms, CAB, springs to H&R sport (ic specific) and billies sports,all pads are accounted for and shock towers are new. i now have negative camber on one side and the other is fine. This is making the car pull to the right. What the hell could it be.
any ideas? anything that might be bent? any other shitty possibility??

thanks!

[jlevie]

With new (and correct) parts, this result would indicate that there's been damage to the front of the car. Both sides should have negative camber.

If the damage is not severe, adjustable camber plates may allow both sides to be set for the same camber.

[Wh33lhop]

Strut towers are new? how'd you manage that?

[Philo]

Strut towers are new? how'd you manage that?

Once again, you've been a great help.

Op, are you having a camber or caster problem? You state one in the title, and another in the text. Also, have you gotten an alignment since the install? I could see the new parts correcting some worn ones.

[Wh33lhop]

Once again, you've been a great help.

Op, are you having a camber or caster problem? You state one in the title, and another in the text. Also, have you gotten an alignment since the install? I could see the new parts correcting some worn ones.

Holy crap. Thread title says he has increased caster. His post says something completely different, and he says his strut towers are new. I don't know what that means, I assume he didn't actually mean his strut towers have been replaced. So instead of typing out a seven paragraph response outlining every possibility for someone who isn't giving consistent or straight information, I prompted an elaboration on the strut tower replacement.

Now get down off your high horse and quit whining.

[StereoInstaller1]

Now get down off your high horse and quit whinnying.

[Wh33lhop]

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You're a weird dude, Luke. :p

[colombacho]

i love internez piss fights....
anyhow, yes i made a mistake, it was 1 am and pretty tired.
the problem that i am having is with camber. i looked the car over and what i noticed was that the front passanger side is sagging about 1" or so lower than the driver's side. the springs are brand new h&rs. Again pads are good, struts new, Control arm new, bushings new and no subframe damage.
from searching around i supose the culprit is the spring. Is this regular from a new part?
the sag is so pronounced that the inside of my tire is getting eaten up.

thanks again for the imput.

[Philo]

I highly doubt H&R has given you a defective spring. The spring shouldn't create camber, unless it its dramatically lower. It sounds like somethings not setting right. check that the tire and hub are properly seated. Also, make sure the top strut mount is still good and sitting flush. Can you provide pictures?

[Wh33lhop]

Are you positive the springs have seated in the proper position? The top and bottom of the coil should be clocked at a certain angle relative to the spring seats. Also, may be a stupid question, but did you reuse your spring pads? How much extra camber are you seeing?

[N2MYE30]

Ya got any pix?

[colombacho]

yes i did reuse the pads, and dont know exacly about clockin angle of springs but they seat flush against the pad on the indentations.
Pics!







Holly f-ing dirtiness Batman!!
I know, i know. my wife wont ride with me in it because of that. Which is more incentive not to.:mrgreen:

[Philo]

Looks like you're parked on an incline. J/K A side shot from each side would have helped a bit more. If one spring was shorter, by as much as you claim it to be, you would have noticed it during install. You could just lift the car off the ground and measure each spring , if you think that's the problem.