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neetyrom
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I just want to start off by saying i am a NOOB

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do e12 have rear sway bar end links? if so do they make a difference on ride ability.
also has anyone tried the KMAC rear camber/caster kit? would you recommend them? my car vibrates from the back when i go 70+ mph and i know it is because i have +/- 1.3 degree off center. or does anyone think it is a universal bearing/joint or cv bearing.
please feel free to elaborate
much thanks
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Post by neetyrom »

1.3 total degrees off on REAR alignment*
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Post by wkohler »

They do have end links, but they don't affect ride quality. The bar would though, since it is a torsion spring.

The vibration is not caused by a camber issue. It could be any number of things - a bad tire, a balance problem or a sticking caliper/e-brake shoe just to name a few. Even u-joints in the driveshaft could cause it.

KMAC is crap. If you're going to go for the adjustability, get the weld-on tabs and get a positive, repeatable adjustment.
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Post by neetyrom »

where would i go to get the weld on tabs and the postive repeatable adjustment
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Vibration at 70 is not from 1.3 degrees of ? Might be a tire, might be a U joint. Those would be my first guesses. But not alignment.
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