p4ult
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About 2 months ago, I lowered my car by 40mm on g-max springs (looks more like 60). All has been fine with only a little rubbing.
Yesterday when I took me front wheels off to paint the calipers I noticed the inside edge of the tyres has worn very badly. The place that fitted the springs couldnt do the tracking as their jig wouldnt go over the wheel as the arch was stopping it! And I havnt had the chance to find anywhere else that can do it yet!
I had expected the tyres to wear quicker as the camber is now set like / \ that. I also know the camber cant be adjusted without a special fitting kit that Regal do.
My question is, if I get the tracking looked at will it stop the wearing or will I have to get the camber seen to as well?
Surely everybody on here that has lowered their cars hasnt had the camber changed or do they go through tyres every 6 months???
Cheers
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Adam_B
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What size are the wheels ?
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Wolfy
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more then lily your camber will need doing. and no you cant adjust it wit ha drop that low. pvd sell the kit.
as for tracing, go find someone that uses Lazer tracking. cause they use a diffrent method to stay on the tyre to track em.
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willay
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try R-TEC mate they arent far from you and have all the jee wizz magic machines to do the tracking and all that.
www.r-tecautodesign.com
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Rocky
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u got to get the tracking dun straight away dude mine is lowered on apex 40mm springs and shocks and mine dont rub or anything just a lot of bangs lol wen i go over bumps but thats the spring kit hard ride 
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Meat-Pie-SRI
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u sure thats not the exhaust banging the rear cross member??
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Mikorsa16v
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quote:
Originally posted by Meat-Pie-SRI
u sure thats not the exhaust banging the rear cross member??
thats what i have ATM with apex -40mm so annoying 
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p4ult
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Cheers
Ok, I know it was silly of me not to get the tracking sorted, but havnt had the time to go driving round different places,
How do the rest of u get round the tyre wear???
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corsa c14se
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it is too much camber thats causing the wear on the inside of the wheel.Try a laser tracking.Probably won't even need a camber kit for a small change in camber
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Blazer
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Registered: 31st Aug 02
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have u hit ur car hard on a kurb? That might of ruined it
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Andy4B
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My exhaust makes that knocking sound. So irritating.
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Wolfy
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quote:
Originally posted by Mikorsa16v
quote:
Originally posted by Meat-Pie-SRI
u sure thats not the exhaust banging the rear cross member??
thats what i have ATM with apex -40mm so annoying
wrap some heat resistant rubber round it. worked for me perfect.
till i crashed at it got ripped off. hehehe
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Black Corsa SRi
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quote:
Originally posted by p4ult
Cheers
Ok, I know it was silly of me not to get the tracking sorted, but havnt had the time to go driving round different places,
How do the rest of u get round the tyre wear???
My front tyres have got a few thousand miles left on them and by then they'll have done 18,000 and my cars lowered! They r only cheap jobbies too! The rear have got the michelin tyres that were on the car when i bought it and i've done 25,000 since then so they've done at least that and they've got loads of tread left, still look like new, but they not drive wheels though i know!
Oh and yeah my car is lowered! LOL
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LoudandProud
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if i was u m8 check ur front anti roll bar a common problem on corsa's when ur on full lock on alloys cos there wider than standard wheels and tend to rub had that problem with my 17's so i put 195 16s instead
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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when i got my trackin done they did the camber n shit altogether
was 4wheel trackin
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mtcmedia
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Registered: 19th Nov 02
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excuse my noobyness, but what is tracking/camber?
where did you get it done icy?
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