DIY alignment

[95AccordVTEC]

I have a 95 Accord, and I got 1.8" lowering springs and Tokico shocks...I don't wanna have to spend another $50 to get my wheels aligned, so I was wondering if anyone knows how to adjust their own alignment, and if it's easy and/or recommended to do it yourself. I don't wanna spend $50 more, so I'm looking for any way out. If anyone could help me, that would be fantastic! Thanks guys!

[matts]

sorry to break it to you, but your going to spend a bit more than $50. you'll need a camber kit at least in the front. a good kit is ingalls. not too hard to install, and you can do it yourself. (set it to right in the middle to drive it to the shop) you can get away with just washers in the back.
my costs were about $60 for the allignment, $60 for the allignment shop to put the right amount of washers in the back, and $120 for the front camber kits.
it's expensive, but still cheaper than ripping through tires.

[95AccordVTEC]

I was told by my alignment shop that they could do a 4 wheel alignment for my car for $49.50 and it would fix the problem as long as my car wasn't lowered more than 2". He said he's done it before and it turned out fine - he specializes in Honda tuning/maintenance, so I assume he knows what he's talking about. And IF I have to put washers on the back, I'm definately not paying $60 for it. If they can do it with a wrench and some elbow grease, then so can I - I just need to know what bolts to play with to adjust my camber...if anyone knows, please let me know. Thanks

[matts]

the shop i had mine done at tried to do the alignment before i put the camber kit on the front, and the guy showed me the computer program that does it all. it's cool, and shows the amount of stock adjustment, as well as where the current alignment is at.
the shop can definatly check it out first, it might save you some money if you don't need a kit.
the bolt where you add the washers in the back is behind the wheel, it's kinda hard to explain, but it should be obvious that addind space between the arm, and body will move the top of the wheel out. you can add washers yourself, and i think that many people have done this, but without knowing how many washers you need to add, the camber might never be right, but you should be able to get it close enough. the shop might even be able to tell you how much space you should add.
it's just one of those 10 cents for the washer, $59.90 for knowing where to put it things.
good luck.