Well, ok, maybe I walk a little crooked, but my back tires are now straight! 
I remember some local guys joking around about my tires. How they would look brand new, but you could look inside and the inner edge would be completely bald. No more! Ayotte Technologies Camber Correction Installed!!!!!!
So, the story begins with my friend Matt and I taking a little trip to Dallas this past weekend. We met up at a gas station about 6:30am, yes, am, on a Saturday....and off we went. The 4 hour drive took us a mere 3 hours. No/little traffic and some open roads let us open up a little.
Got to Dallas, and met with Mike(BiKeViL) at his shop. Thom of Ayotte Technologies was about an hour away(Thank you again Thom for driving out to meet me!), so Mike was kind enough to take us out to eat some brunch. I didn't even know this, but Mike's shop wasn't even open on Saturday, but he took time out of his schedule and time away from his family, and spent most of the day with us. (Thank you again Mike!)
After bunch, headed back to the shop and started prepping my car to under go some serious suspension surgery! Thom showed up just in time and we dove right in. Thom wasted no time and before long, one side was done. Onto the next side, we had to use a little muscle. This is where I stepped to the side and let Mike and Thom flex their stuff. Wait, disregard that comment, I'm straight, remember. :smile:
Installation was pretty simple and straight forward. It's the tools and the men doing the install that really made it look too easy. The only hard part I noticed, was aligning the parts to be pressed into the control arm. Keep in mind, they did this without removing the control arms. It's aluminum, and it's from a NSX, so it's gonna be expensive, right? Thom and Mike took their time and were really patient to get everything in perfectly.
I had a little problem with my spacers/longer wheel studs, but I will disregard that since it won't apply to anyone else.
After that was situated, I bolted the wheels on(this is where I stepped in :smile: ). Thom and I lowered the car off the jack stands and..........uh oh, why does my car look like that?! My car looked bowlegged. I mean, I am from Texas ya'll, but still, I've never been on a horse, and I don't walk bowlegged....neither should my car. :tongue:
Thom had me back the car out and drive it back in. He then hopped underneath and started adjusting my camber and tow. After some adjustments, everything straightened out, and I was a happy camper! My tires where actually sitting flat!
As it looks right now, just by eyeing it, it appears to be at negative 1 degree. Alignment to come this weekend and I can report exact stats then. On the 4 hour drive back, I didn't notice any problems, besides when I would drive over uneven payment. The car would sway a little bit. On a smooth stretch, at 80mph, I let go of the steering wheel, and the car was perfectly straight for a good 30 seconds! Pretty good alignment by hand from Thom!
Anyways, I'm sure everyone is bored read this, so I'll get to the pics.....and here we go:
BEFORE(-3.5+ camber)
AFTER
After washing some bugs off
Regards,
I remember some local guys joking around about my tires. How they would look brand new, but you could look inside and the inner edge would be completely bald. No more! Ayotte Technologies Camber Correction Installed!!!!!!So, the story begins with my friend Matt and I taking a little trip to Dallas this past weekend. We met up at a gas station about 6:30am, yes, am, on a Saturday....and off we went. The 4 hour drive took us a mere 3 hours. No/little traffic and some open roads let us open up a little.
Got to Dallas, and met with Mike(BiKeViL) at his shop. Thom of Ayotte Technologies was about an hour away(Thank you again Thom for driving out to meet me!), so Mike was kind enough to take us out to eat some brunch. I didn't even know this, but Mike's shop wasn't even open on Saturday, but he took time out of his schedule and time away from his family, and spent most of the day with us. (Thank you again Mike!)
After bunch, headed back to the shop and started prepping my car to under go some serious suspension surgery! Thom showed up just in time and we dove right in. Thom wasted no time and before long, one side was done. Onto the next side, we had to use a little muscle. This is where I stepped to the side and let Mike and Thom flex their stuff. Wait, disregard that comment, I'm straight, remember. :smile:
Installation was pretty simple and straight forward. It's the tools and the men doing the install that really made it look too easy. The only hard part I noticed, was aligning the parts to be pressed into the control arm. Keep in mind, they did this without removing the control arms. It's aluminum, and it's from a NSX, so it's gonna be expensive, right? Thom and Mike took their time and were really patient to get everything in perfectly.
I had a little problem with my spacers/longer wheel studs, but I will disregard that since it won't apply to anyone else.
After that was situated, I bolted the wheels on(this is where I stepped in :smile: ). Thom and I lowered the car off the jack stands and..........uh oh, why does my car look like that?! My car looked bowlegged. I mean, I am from Texas ya'll, but still, I've never been on a horse, and I don't walk bowlegged....neither should my car. :tongue:
Thom had me back the car out and drive it back in. He then hopped underneath and started adjusting my camber and tow. After some adjustments, everything straightened out, and I was a happy camper! My tires where actually sitting flat!
As it looks right now, just by eyeing it, it appears to be at negative 1 degree. Alignment to come this weekend and I can report exact stats then. On the 4 hour drive back, I didn't notice any problems, besides when I would drive over uneven payment. The car would sway a little bit. On a smooth stretch, at 80mph, I let go of the steering wheel, and the car was perfectly straight for a good 30 seconds! Pretty good alignment by hand from Thom!
Anyways, I'm sure everyone is bored read this, so I'll get to the pics.....and here we go:
BEFORE(-3.5+ camber)
AFTER
After washing some bugs off
Regards,
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