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Title: Spring Settling Post by: clapton924 on May 18, 2009, 04:44:49 PM Just wanted to share some info with you folks.
I've been having alignment issues with my car the past year or two...my rear camber has been reaching -2's within 6 months of getting alignments. I called Ingalls today to talk about their rear camber kit; thinking that it may have been improperly installed by the shop where I had the work done. They guy I spoke with told me a few things: 1. With an ingalls kit your camber should hardly budge...even if you hit big bumps and pot-holes. If your camber is really off something is wrong. 2. My problem with camber wear on my tires was most likely from my springs settling. Springs will settle up to 1/2" in a months time. The past two years I have removed my spring/shock assembly and reinstalled them. The next day I would take the car to get aligned. This past year I replaced shocks and I noticed the rear was sitting about a finger gap higher than it used to a few days after. Today I noticed that the extra gap is now gone. So I think I solved my problem....I was getting my car aligned too soon after installing new suspension pieces....my car continued to settle about 1/2" after the alignment....pushing the rear camber to -2.xx values. I guess the best thing is to install new suspension parts....align the car a few days after if its really off....but then get it aligned again 4-5 weeks later. Cheers Title: Re: Spring Settling Post by: timot_one on May 18, 2009, 06:05:42 PM That's a good practice. It's common for new springs to "settle" after a little bit of time.
Title: Re: Spring Settling Post by: MyNameIsThien on May 18, 2009, 08:15:04 PM This is what I usually tell guys to do when springs or coilovers has been installed. After getting the springs or coilovers installed, do a pre-alignment to kind of get everything in place. Wait about 3-5 weeks for the springs to settle in. Go back in for a final alignment. Recheck alignment every 6 months or whenever you feel like something is wrong or hit a severe pot hole or curb.
Title: Re: Spring Settling Post by: Blackhawk on May 21, 2009, 10:47:15 AM Quote from: "MyNameIsThien" This is what I usually tell guys to do when springs or coilovers has been installed. After getting the springs or coilovers installed, do a pre-alignment to kind of get everything in place. Wait about 3-5 weeks for the springs to settle in. Go back in for a final alignment. Recheck alignment every 6 months or whenever you feel like something is wrong or hit a severe pot hole or curb. This is the best advice. I installed my Eibach Sportline springs about 2 weeks ago and they have already settled 1/4". I can only imagine how much more they may settle in the next month. -JT Title: Re: Spring Settling Post by: MyNameIsThien on May 21, 2009, 09:47:58 PM Quote from: "Skippy" It is always prudent to align the car twice after new parts are installed. The first alignment is performed immediately after the equipment is installed, and the second alignment is performed approximately a month after the new equipment is installed. This will allow the equipment to bed itself in and adjust. Thats what I said. Haha. Title: Re: Spring Settling Post by: Skippy on May 24, 2009, 01:35:42 PM Post removed, Thien, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to repeat info or seem like I was upstaging you.
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