Camber Issues

[JPRodney]

Originally Posted by fazlook

I am having the exact same problem as yours what did you order ? and from where ?

Well I ordered some megan racing control arms (rear) from ft86motorsports.

Living in Ontario, it only takes them 2 days to have it delivered if it's in stock. Which is why I went with megan, as i couldn't wait to fix my camber and toe setup.

I will let you know how it goes. If you're not in a rush I would shop around and go through ft86.

[MJones_RB]

You may have issues with the rear toe arms needing more adjustment as well. I bought the SPC Adjustable Control Arms that come with a toe arm bushing that needs to be pressed in with a hydraulic press. The alignment shop I took my car to said they didn't have a press & that I'd have to buy adjustable toe arms. Check with your shop first to see if they can work with the SPC kit.

[Amatsukaze]

Originally Posted by JPRodney

Thanks guys,

I appreciate the feedback. I ordered some LCA today and hopefully receive them tomorrow.

Man If Nothing else I'm jealous about that shipping time, if I want to order something it's like 2-3 weeks out every time..

[fazlook]

Originally Posted by JPRodney

Well I ordered some megan racing control arms (rear) from ft86motorsports.

Living in Ontario, it only takes them 2 days to have it delivered if it's in stock. Which is why I went with megan, as i couldn't wait to fix my camber and toe setup.

I will let you know how it goes. If you're not in a rush I would shop around and go through ft86.

\So how was it ? I am still waiting

[Darkrune]

We don't know how low you went, because this would never happen with a 1". Secondly, you took it to toyota with coil overs. They don't know how to adjust non-oem stuff most of the time, unless you know someone there. Rear toe should be adjustable from factory. I always talk to people or forums before I buy and install, so this can be avoided.

[JPRodney]

Originally Posted by fazlook

\So how was it ? I am still waiting

Sorry for the long reply, I don't visit the forums too often with work being quite busy. The control arms solved my problem and the car is as solid as ever. Extremely happy with the purchase and very easy to adjust on my own. I drive the car just as hard as I did at factory settings and even a bit of forced sliding here and there.

The install was moderately easy and only took one other person and a driveway to complete. There is no real difference in terms of ride quality or noise compared to the OEM ones. They're just better made and feel more reinforced which helps with the confidence when I chuck the car into corners.

Have you received your LCA's yet?

[JPRodney]

Originally Posted by Darkrune

We don't know how low you went, because this would never happen with a 1". Secondly, you took it to toyota with coil overs. They don't know how to adjust non-oem stuff most of the time, unless you know someone there. Rear toe should be adjustable from factory. I always talk to people or forums before I buy and install, so this can be avoided.

Regardless if you lowered the car 1" or 4", when you lower the car an alignment is needed. My original question was what was needed to fix the problem - which multiple people have stated, LCA's.

I did take it to Toyota assuming they would know how to dial it in. Most mechanics know how to do this, however, it's against company policy so it was avoided - which is understandable. I most likely should not have assumed, however, I learned a little more about my car and got a lot of knowledge out of it.

This wasn't something necessarily that could be avoided for me. I wanted to lower the car to my current specifications - so I had to take a few extra steps to achieve that. It wasn't exactly a problem for me, I just needed the advice. If I had to rebuild the entire suspension...well then, that would have been done.

I also did ask the forum before I purchased LCA's this is what the post was about. How to fix my camber issues.

[guybo]

Don't worry about being out of spec for alignment. You want the camber to be out of spec for cornering performance. There are some threads on alignment on this forum and good alignment shops will let you specify what you want for settings. I had to call around several shops before I found one that would do the alignment settings I wanted. I have stock suspension except for cambolts up front and SPC camber arms in the rear.

[Darkrune]

Originally Posted by JPRodney

Regardless if you lowered the car 1" or 4", when you lower the car an alignment is needed. My original question was what was needed to fix the problem - which multiple people have stated, LCA's.

I did take it to Toyota assuming they would know how to dial it in. Most mechanics know how to do this, however, it's against company policy so it was avoided - which is understandable. I most likely should not have assumed, however, I learned a little more about my car and got a lot of knowledge out of it.

This wasn't something necessarily that could be avoided for me. I wanted to lower the car to my current specifications - so I had to take a few extra steps to achieve that. It wasn't exactly a problem for me, I just needed the advice. If I had to rebuild the entire suspension...well then, that would have been done.

I also did ask the forum before I purchased LCA's this is what the post was about. How to fix my camber issues.

Sorry if I came off as obtuse bro. I had good intent. Most people that use coilovers go to specialized shops for alignments. I am glad that you were able to gain good experience from this.