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      10-02-2017, 09:30 PM   #1
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Camber plate installation difficulty?

Is camber plate installation easy? Easy meaning a floor jack, jack stands, and some basic hand tools and torque wrench all I need, or is it fairly involved? I just ordered a square track wheel/tire set for my first track day and heard that stock alignment can eat the tires so I decided it might be a good idea to order front camber plates. I'm just trying to decide if I want to get the ground controls and install them myself or if I should get Dinan ones and have the dealer do it.

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Spring compressors to be able to take the support guides off and for the camber plates.

I'd also allow for an alignment check when your done.

Lastly, torque up the bolts with the car on the me ground.

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Ugh, I hate messing with spring compressors. Freaks me out every time. Thanks for the reply!
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You absolutely need to do an alignment post install...how are you going to know how you changed camber and caster with the plates?
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Is camber plate installation easy? Easy meaning a floor jack, jack stands, and some basic hand tools and torque wrench all I need, or is it fairly involved? I just ordered a square track wheel/tire set for my first track day and heard that stock alignment can eat the tires so I decided it might be a good idea to order front camber plates. I'm just trying to decide if I want to get the ground controls and install them myself or if I should get Dinan ones and have the dealer do it.

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What square tire and wheel setup did you get?
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Is camber plate installation easy? Easy meaning a floor jack, jack stands, and some basic hand tools and torque wrench all I need, or is it fairly involved? I just ordered a square track wheel/tire set for my first track day and heard that stock alignment can eat the tires so I decided it might be a good idea to order front camber plates. I'm just trying to decide if I want to get the ground controls and install them myself or if I should get Dinan ones and have the dealer do it.

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Hi, was interested which ones you went with, as I am considering the same. Did you install yourself? Do they make any noise?
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