personally, i'd go with the kit. if they're going to bend anything it
should be the frame not the control arms because the upper arm needs to
either get longer or be set out further. and the trouble with bending
the frame is that if you sell it at any time, the buyer may have a hell
of a job adjusting the ride height again if they chose to. so
personally, i think it would pay more on resale for the car that's been
done right rather than the one that's been fudged - frankenstein or not.

ravelation wrote:
> We took the Civic to the Alignment shop to diagnose the tire wear
> problem. First step was two new tires on the front. Now, they offer two
> ways to fix the problem--
> install a camber kit for $240. or physically bend the knuckle dealy for
> $55. each side.
> Downside to the bending is if the suspension gets changed, ie: raised,
> you have to rebend it. A camber kit would allow adjustment.
>
> Bearing in mind this is the Frankenstein Civic (it looks great, but is
> put together with multiple year parts), I'm leaning toward bending the
> metal. Has anyone heard any horror stories from this method? Does this
> increase the odds of something breaking?
>