Resetting camber on a GTT

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Hi all. Hope you guys can give me some advice on this

I just bought a 98 Caldina gtt from a dealer and ask for a mag swap from another gtt they had on the yard. Some unknown 17" with good amount of rubber on the tyres. Anyway after driving it for a week I noticed it was pulling right a bit on the motoways, so I got a 4 wheel aligment done. They found some slight camber on the front.
FL -1.02
FR +0.14
They said that would be causing it to pull to the right and it probably came from a bit of a tap on the left hand side. Not quite what I wanted to hear after just buying this car.

They meantioned it was nothing major, just that it will wear the tyres out little bit more and I can purchase a set of adjustable top camber plates and get the cambers back to factory setting. So I ask at Reapco and they only have some Racepro camber plates that costs like $500!!

Are there any other places that would have these adjustable camber plates? And are they all really that expensive?

Do I have any other options in take out those cambers from my car and not costing me a sh*t load?

Cheers
Benny

[fivebob]

You can get Tein camber plates directly from Japan for about $300-350 landed, much better than the RacePro ones

However I think you may be after a cheaper solution, in which case, you should get some camber bolts (also known as crash bolts). These are waisted bolts,i.e. the shank portion is thinner than the threaded portion, so they allow some slop in the shock to hub mounting.

Personally I don't like them and wouldn't use them, as they're a PITA to set and are prone to moving thus changing the alignment. However they do have the attribute you're looking for.... they're cheap. I suggest you email Mr Revhead for the best deal.

FWIW The previous owner of my car set the camber to -1.25° degrees on both the front wheels (Tein suspension) and it caused considerable wear on the inside of tyre

As camber is only really there to compensate for body roll, chassis flex and overly compliant tyre sidewalls, I don't need these as my car is a lot more rigid than stock so I will be changing to around -0.5° or less when I get my next alignment done, should save on tyre bills

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Thanks for the tip fivebob.

In the end, I took it into Wairau Alignment and they were able to reset the camber to what it should be. Apparently they have the tools to do it and cost came to around $135.00.

Previous camber
FL: -1.02 | FR:+0.13
RL: -1.21 | RR: -0.21

After camber reset
FL: -0.46 | FR: -0.23
RL: -0.24 | RR: -0.47

[Mr Revhead]

yeah most toyotas have different size bolts available. and they ARE a pita to set up. but they do work. but yeah, fivebobs right about the possibility of movement

what has me worried is the first place you went too.... if the 2nd could adjust it why didnt the first lot do that? unless the "correct tools" were large knockometers

[THA SHZ]

its not rite tools its just called camber bolts , most decent wheel alignment places will stock them or have access to them

[TRDWGN]

unless the "correct tools" were large knockometers

Exactly what i was thinking