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Old Jan 29, 2026 | 04:14 PM
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Question for anybody that has replaced their struts. Did You elongate the upper bolt hole on the strut body to enable a little camber adjustment?
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I did not.
Do You still see insane tire wear on the inside edge?
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Old Jan 30, 2026 | 09:25 AM
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I do on one side. But it's likely toe wear not camber. My car is also pretty low.
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I'm stock and the -1.5 camber eats My soft snow tires. I guess I'll put everything on and set the toe and see what I get for camber. I'd prefer -.75 I don't need the turn in benefit of -1.5
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-1.5 is nothing TBH. Most factory performance cars have that or more and for good reason. People always assume camber is what wears tires on the inside edge but more often than not it's actually a toe issue and scrubbing. My Nissan has -4 camber and the tires don't wear very fast. Only when my toe is out of spec.
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-1.5 is nothing TBH. Most factory performance cars have that or more and for good reason. People always assume camber is what wears tires on the inside edge but more often than not it's actually a toe issue and scrubbing.
That makes sense. When I got the car the indy dealership couldn't get less than -2.0 on the pass. Side. I replaced both lower arms and got the -1.5.
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I plan to replace my lower arms soon and have it aligned as well.
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What’s a proper total toe spec?
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It now appears one of the front struts is almost as hard to find as one of the rear shocks.
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So FCP Euro has one strut available. They shipped it and Fedex promptly destroyed it. Yay Me.
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If you order it from MB, you will get one. It just might take 1-3 weeks. So don't worry about the inventory. FCP will often cancel your order when MB shows them as NLA so you just may have to pay a little more at the dealer. If you aren't in a rush, try FCP first and then the dealer if your order gets canceled. I got my fronts from FCP and rears from MB.
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rears from MB.
Yep, the dealer can "order on back order" and you wait. For me it was about 4 weeks....that said, I have to go put two bielteins into my other car (that also took a few weeks to get)
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I think mine only took a little over two weeks.
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