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Danspeed1 Suspension Guru's please step in
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Suspension is definitely not my forte so I am going to need some help with this one. I have a 2005 Grand am GT. After I upgraded the brakes I decided to swap out the wheels to TSW's with 225/40/18 Kuhmo 4x (which has also been nothing but a headache), and then finally decided to upgrade the shot suspension (150K miles) to all new Eibach springs (1.4 drop), KYB shocks, and all new hardware (boots, bushings). About 50 miles of driving (enough time to settle the suspension) I took it in for a wheel alignment. We have a few cars, and my wife has the longer commute so there are times when I don't notice things. Took the car out yesterday and noticed it was pulling very hard to the left. Figured one of us hit a pot hole and threw out the alignment so I made an appointment to get it redone. I just had an alignment done about 10K miles ago. I decided to do a tire rotation and when I pulled off the front tires below is what I found. Both tires were shredded on the inside. Understandable. I ordered two new tires and rotated the fronts to the rear for the drive to the alignment shop. Here's the part I don't understand: Got back on the highway with the fronts in the rear and the car is no longer pulling.... I think I may have a more serious problem here. I was under the impression inner tire wear is caused by bad toe, however I am wondering if the drop has something to do with it, and maybe I need a serious camber adjustment. I am not knowledgeable enough on suspensions to know for sure. HELP!?

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the answer is yes. you need a camber adjustment.

very common with a drop, and 1.4" is a drop...

more then likely you need an adjustable upper suspension mount. Eibach does make a camber kit - it's a cam bolt - that should fix your alignment problem. Looks to be about $35.00.

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/sku ... NDPuuTiqLkCFcdxQgodhWwAUA

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