Originally Posted by
BRagland
Agreed!
Also, don't let anyone talk you into a "Cam Bolt" at the major alignment places. Once had a guy tell me a camber bolt would cost $75 plus additional $75 for the actual alignment. Walked out without saying a word.
Most cam bolts are well under $30. In fact, I've never seen one over $20...
TireRack has eibach (rebranded SPC) for -$30. The cheapest Chinese knock off we used looked like exact copy of Moog down to dimples on washer. My only complaint it didn't have the position of cam marked on bolt head, and the position of cam lobe and bolt head was different from one to another. So you had to mark it with permanent marker prior to install.
Most of the cars require 2-2.5 turns toe-out on tie rods to compensate for camber, Mirage needs half as much. $75 for alignment is not bad, many places charge $110+ around here. I'd bet $75 per kit came from msrp+100% markup, YMMV.
Last edited by cyclopathic; 02-04-2016 at 06:34 AM.
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