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Old 07-21-2009 | 06:47 PM
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CV Angles Bad? Check the pics out.

So I have the camburg coilover and the camburg uca. I am concerned though about my CV angles. I would appreciate some input on this. I have the coilover set to 2.75 inches right now. It clears the tires with no rubbing. I am though worried about the cv angles. These are pics without the current set up but the cv angles are the same.





 
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Old 07-21-2009 | 08:11 PM
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It's a little steep, but not to bad...
 
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Old 07-21-2009 | 08:14 PM
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Thanks jdruzik.

Think I should lower it down to 2.5? Then I might run into some rubbing issues then with the tires.

I just don't want to mess up the CV axle is all. I do have an extended warranty through a company called the mechanic.
 
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Old 07-21-2009 | 08:39 PM
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If the cv's are binding it would be bad. I doubt they are.
 
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Old 07-21-2009 | 08:48 PM
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I don't think they are binding. It works beautifully in 4h and in 4l.
 
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Old 07-21-2009 | 10:59 PM
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man that is pretty steep. Well the good thing is the more bumps you hit the more often you'll be in specs.
 
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Old 07-21-2009 | 11:52 PM
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I would back them down to 2.25-2.5
 
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Old 07-22-2009 | 12:22 AM
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The thing is if I go lower, even about 1/4 of an inch I might get rubbing. I already have bent some metal and trimmed a lot. I have rims that are 4.5 backspacing in a 305/65/18 tire to clear the camburg upper a arm
 
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Old 07-22-2009 | 08:33 AM
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So you have a camburg UCA? So does that mean no more ball joint or does it have one?
 
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Old 07-22-2009 | 11:42 AM
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No more ball joint. Its replaced by a 1 inch uniball. So much better. The angle is gone.
 
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Old 07-22-2009 | 11:55 AM
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No more ball joint. Its replaced by a 1 inch uniball. So much better. The angle is gone.
Ok good, I wasn't sure what kind of joint it was (heim, etc) but I would say with CVs at that angle, a BJ up top would be feeling some pain.
 
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Old 07-22-2009 | 12:07 PM
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Don't forget about them settling a bit.

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If the cv's are binding it would be bad. I doubt they are.
Whuddup Chris.
 
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Old 07-22-2009 | 01:47 PM
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Those angles are pretty bad.
 
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Old 07-22-2009 | 02:19 PM
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Those angles do look steep but if there is no binding it should be fine. Here's some pics of what they look like with a 2.5" level.

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Old 07-22-2009 | 02:36 PM
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man that is pretty steep. Well the good thing is the more bumps you hit the more often you'll be in specs.
Not on the rebound. Offroading could pose issues IMO.
 


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