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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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K Mac rear camber kit

I just got back from my annual alignment at the local tire store. I found that my left rear camber is -3 while right rear is -2.6 . This sounds really bad according to the tire store worker but I can get approximately 25,000 miles out of my tires. Is this something I should be concerned of? I remount my tires (Left to right) at 12500 mile interval religiously due to the staggered set up on my car (225/40/18 front and 265/35/18 rear). My car is 7 years old and has 99500 miles on the odometer. I do plan on keeping this car as a beater for my daily commute. Please give me some advice whether I should by a camber kit from K Mac to fix this camber problem.
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Old Jan 18, 2004 | 10:18 PM
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An even better solution would be to get speedybenz's adjustable rear camber arms. Costs less than the Kmacs, as far as I recall, and much greater range of adjust ment. If you search the forum, you'll find a number of posts about the arms.
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 10:23 AM
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why not buy a mercedes camber kit?
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 11:50 AM
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Speedybenz's camber arms are the BEST! I bought them and installed them myself. They are fully adjustable and strong as heck. My alignment guy had asked me where I got them from because he thought they were perfect. I tried to buy them from Kmac before I knew they were avail. elsewhere and their customer service sucks BIG time! I would never recommend them to anyone, especially since Speedybenz sell them for much cheaper...
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 11:52 AM
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Btw, seach for the camber arm thread as I also posted pics. of mine and there is a thread on how to install them as well.
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 12:33 PM
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Hey Ken, how've you been?
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 12:56 PM
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Here is a pic. of the new arm installed:

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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 12:59 PM
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been out in the bogs with your benz jimmy?:p
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 02:20 PM
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 07:23 PM
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sorry for being a blurred cow jimmy, but which one is the new arm? izzit the black weird shaped thingy or the straight bolt kit
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Old Jan 19, 2004 | 09:18 PM
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Thanks for your help guys. I'll try to locate speedy benz's email address. Any idea how much this kit costs and how much mechanics charge for installing this kit?

Hank: How are you doing bro? I'm still alive and well. Havn't been moding my Mercedes for ages. I'm all about just keeping it running. My porsche boxster has been my pride and joy for the past 2 years. I'm thinking about buying a W211 E500 in a year but I've heard many horror stories about the reliability of the w211 E class. It seems like I may keep my W210 for a while until Mercedes fixes all the bugs out.
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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 12:07 PM
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carlsson9, the new camber arm is the only clean thing in my pic, lol. It's the gold arm that's going from the hub to the frame.

brabuseclass, type in speedybenz in your buddy list and you should find him. Unless demand has risen the prices, the arms cost $260 bucks and if your some what handy with cars and tools, you should be able to swap them yourself. I have instructions if you're interested. I can also do them for you but I think you're a bit far from me.
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 03:39 PM
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was that picture of the back or the fronts?
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 03:42 PM
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Originally posted by deuce zer0
jimmy,
was that picture of the back or the fronts?
That pic is of the rears. The fronts don't need arms, they just use longer camber bolts. H&R makes them for the front.
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 05:01 PM
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i had a feeling they where the backs but had to ask. i was actually looking at ur sway bars. i wish they had something like that set up instead of the way they do come.
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