strange alignment numbers

boosted180

ok, i just got back from the alignment shop and was very surprised to find that my front camber was only -1.25 with the eibach springs installed. i was expecting something closer to -2.0 (i actually wanted about -2.7). most people who have lowered their cars have been getting much more negative camber, correct?

i thought there were eccentric bolts in the front control arms to give at least a little bit of adjustability but apparently not. the front is NOT adjustable for camber. i never thought it would be a problem, b/c i expected much more negative in the front after the spring installation, so even if there were no factory adjustability, i would have been "close enough". but -1.25 is way too little!

the rears also had another problem: i have the spc camber arms, which came with toe bolts. turns out the bolts from spc are not quite long enough. the mechanic said he'll do the alignment for me, but highly recommends to get that issue resolved b/c of safety reasons. the botl is long enough jsut to engage about 2/3 of the nut. you can see from the picture that the nut is not completely screwed on (no more thread b/c the botl is too short). if it comes off, i'm screwed. see attached picture.

did they give me a wrong part or are all the bolts with the spc kit like this? i cant believe this. so frustrating......

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