i had new rear and front struts put in and then got the car aligned. after a few weeks the alignment went bad took it back today and they said the chamber was off. they recommended getting a chamber bolt kit cuz they said the new struts and that the kit would allow better adjusting of the chamber. is this make sense and were do i get the chamber bolt kit. also i put on kyb struts oem style not aftermarket.
~1996 Cavalier LS 2.4L (auto)
i call bs. there is no such thing as chamber adjustment on our cars.
now camber on the other hand, could be effected by lots of things, but if you used replacement struts, and i'm assuming stock style springs, and you're off, either they don't know what they're doing, or something is bent/worn in your steering/suspension system
i dont know if they said camber or chamber i couldnt understand him. all i know is they said get a bolt kit that allows for better adjusting. it was a quick strut kit came with new spring and strut.
also my car is about 1" higher ever since i put them in.
~1996 Cavalier LS 2.4L (auto)
does putting on aftermarket wheels affect there adjustments also?
~1996 Cavalier LS 2.4L (auto)
shouldn't. new springs need about 50-100 miles to settle, so you'll always need 2 alignments with new springs. one when you get it done, one after around 100 miles. i would wait 250, to be sure they are settled. but no need at all to get a special kit for getting them in spec.
I have the Eibach Camber kit installed on mine. And yes it was needed considering im on coilovers.
BuiltNBoosted wrote:I have the Eibach Camber kit installed on mine. And yes it was needed considering im on coilovers.
he's on quick struts, not coilovers...very different. and there are many on here that would disagree with you...but i'll stay out of that.
Dave De Stefano wrote:BuiltNBoosted wrote:I have the Eibach Camber kit installed on mine. And yes it was needed considering im on coilovers.
he's on quick struts, not coilovers...very different. and there are many on here that would disagree with you...but i'll stay out of that.
they can disagree all the want. i have the spec sheet showing how far out of alignment my car was and was fixed in the front ONLY using the camber bolts. the rears had to be shimmed.
Im bagged and never had any camber issues at any ride height.
there probably talking about a lobed bolt that replaces 1 of the 2 stock strut bolts to the spindle i had these there a pain in the rear to get or but they do help adjust the camber after lowering the car
JBO since July 30, 2001
I have them...they are a good investment
Slot the holes in the struts. Thats how mine are done and that is how we did them at the dealer. Really does not take much and I can go as far as -1.9* if I want to.
but my car is not even droped all i do have is the different size tire and wheel which are 205-50-17 does aftermarket wheels affect camber?
~1996 Cavalier LS 2.4L (auto)
NO. Bent components do though. If camber is out of spec you might want to check for a damaged strut tower, control arm, worn strut mount, or a cradle that is shifted.
