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Old 11 Jul 2004, 09:11 am
TomP
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Default Re: Camber Kit or Bending?

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.


You are implying by the comment, ("ie: raised"), that the car is
lowered. If this is the case, I see no reason not to bend the knuckles.
Sounds like your alignment shop does this on a regular basis, so hopefully
knows what they are doing.

> Bearing in mind this is the Frankenstein Civic (it looks great,


That's matter of taste... ;-o


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