Stars had to be in line, just to get an alingment. WTF

So I've come to realization that a majority of what will end up here is car related. So here is some car stuffs.

So after lagging on picking up RUCA's for my car, I figured it was time

to throw down on a pair. I've only run SPLparts.com stuff in the past, and it was all I suggested. Until I was offered a pair by Powered By Max ruca's for a killer price off of some dude on Zilvia; they are supposed to be designed with, 'slammed' cars in mind.

After waiting like a week or so, I finally got off my butt and installed the PBM ruca's, along with a set of Kazama toe rods I had laying around. I decided to take my car to a local 'performance' shop for an alignment.

So I drop the car off, and head out to lunch with Joe and Scott. Then the shop hit me up saying they can only get the rear down to -4.5* It was at like -6* or something retarded prior. So I'm thinking they are just adjusting the arms wrong and we head back to the shop.

Guys there tell me it took an hour to get my car on the rack and all that jazz. Then I was told I had to raise the car in order to get the alignment I wanted. So now I'm just thinking whatever. Because I'm not trying to get charged out the ass for something that should be simple.

After having to raise the car 1.5" in rear, they were able to get the camber down to -3*

Still nowhere near the -1.5* I was aiming for.

Once they got it to -3* it was pretty much take it or leave it. So here I am with a car raked like I'm on 22's in back, and nowhere near the alignment I wanted.

After having a depressing day, I hit Joey up @ Performance Options and told him my situation. He helped me figure out how much camber I could safely get out of the car once I lowered it back to where I wanted.

Blah blah blah, we had to HELLA screw the heim out further from the arm in order to get -1.5*. Not only that, but the ruca was hitting my lower coilover collar in back. So I just moved it out the way since my coilovers are bottomed out anyways. As for the PBM ruca, it looks like it is going to break for sure, but whatever. Good looking car = good looking drifting. In the mean time, I need to buy some SPL toe and ruca's. Since my kazama's are like an inch away from the subframe before suspension articulation, and because the ruca's suck.

Anyways, final alingnment specs

Front

3* camber

1/8 toe out

7* caster

Rear

1.5* camber

0 toe

Stock Traction rods

Getting aligned at Performance Options. Pic courtesy of Kenny.