[Shotimes] Alignment Products, Problems to begin with

Johnsho92 john_sho92@yahoo.com
Thu, 11 Dec 2003 22:07:18 -0800 (PST)


Did you do this to all four Strut-Towers?   and I
assume just a little is safe, how much is enough? 
Thanks!

-john


--- Kirk  Doucette <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net> wrote:
> Yep a carbide bit and a die grinder. Takes all of
> about 10 minutes. Hardest
> part is loosening the nuts on the top of the strut:)
> 
> Kirk J Doucette
> NESHOC President
> Stormtrooper-97 White
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Johnsho92 [mailto:john_sho92@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 10:28 AM
> To: Kirk Doucette; Mike Murphy;
> jcassidy1@hot.rr.com;
> shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Alignment Products, Problems
> to begin with
> 
> So you used the bit to make the Holes Bigger
> yourself?
> 
> 
> -John
> 
> 
> --- Kirk  Doucette <Kirk.doucette@verizon.net>
> wrote:
> > The factory towers have plenty of adjustment, when
> > you buy this kit you have
> > to IIRC drill out the same meat out of the tower
> to
> > install the kit, as you
> > would to get an good alignment out of the factory
> > towers.
> >
> > I don't know the Degree to inch conversion table,
> > but you can get an 3/8 of
> > an inch movement on the tops of the towers.   On
> my
> > Gen 3 (lowered a little
> > bit) I had to get this thing fixed. I was at Neg
> > camber 2.5 or a little
> > Higher, Im right in Spec now with just a little
> > fancy Carbide Bit doing the
> > talking. Spec according to Gary M anyway..
> >
> > Kirk J Doucette
> > NESHOC President
> > Stormtrooper-97 White
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On
> > Behalf Of Johnsho92
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 12:48 AM
> > To: Mike Murphy; jcassidy1@hot.rr.com;
> > shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Alignment Products, Problems
> to
> > begin with
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > has anyone has any expeirnce and would like to
> share
> > about this particualar Front-Camber kit?
> >
> >  1) Install the Specialty Products front camber
> kit
> > #89625 to gain more
> >
> > > positive camber adjustment.
> >
> > This was quoked from the FAQs under one the
> > articles..
> >  I went to the site, and they dn't have the info
> on
> > file, but they do have three Kits for rear
> camber..
> > One wasm particularly odd, they basically have a
> > template to drill new holes for the
> > strut-Mount-Studs,
> > marked by #s representing degrees of change..  
> How
> > interesting.  Would the front setup seem similar?
> > is
> > it safe to drill through the Strut-Towers?
> >
> > Thanks..
> >
> > I'm looking towards this becuase my my Front
> camber
> > with new OEM springs that are hieghten about 2 1/2
> > inches, I think the codes are JJWW, which JJs are
> > fronts.  Still I have too much negative Camber.. 
> :(
> > Cambers-
> > Drivers:-0.4  Passngr: -1.7
> >
> > I don't think it's a big deal, but then again I
> > don't
> > know why they're so non-symetrical.  I've changed
> > the
> > struts and all, inspected them agian to make sure
> > it;s
> > not bent to my knowledge..  Weird!
> >
> > thanks a lot..
> >
> >
> > -john
> >
> >
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