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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 01:46 PM
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can somebody tell me where i can find reasonably price set of adjustable control arms for a 90 hatchback . or a better idea for fixing negative camber problems.thanks peace
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 01:56 PM
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Default Re: camber problems (90si-racer)

Have you tried SKUNK2 camber kit? that should help you cambering problem
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 02:45 PM
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Depending on how serious of a camber issue you have, it may not be as bad as you would think...

Eating up tires on the inside edge? Yes, camber plays a part, but also vital to solid tire wear is the alignment. (as well as rotation) I have ~1.5-2º negative camber and was tearing thru tires in a ridiculous amount of time, eating up an inch or two on that inside edge while the rest of the tire was fine.

Most places now have a 1 or 2 yr. alignment package that will allow you to align your car as much as you'd like in that time period. That's what i did, in addition to being dilligent about rotation and whadda you know, it seriously decreased tire wear!

Unless of course you have 2.5-3º+ of neg. camber, in which case you can disregard all previous BS HTH...

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edit: spelling
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 04:07 PM
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Default Re: camber problems (from_zer0)

I have 2.7 degrees of negative camber, and have had that much (or more) for about 3 years now. I drive 50 miles round trip to work every day, mostly on the highway. I am on my 2nd set of tires in 3 years. I use mostly low treadwear (140 or less) tires, and I often drive hard around some of the corners.

The key is to have an alignment that resets the toe in/out to a reasonable level. It is the out of tolerance toe settings that really chew up tires on the inside shoulder. Sure too much camber contributes to the inside shoulder wear, but maybe about 5% of the accelerated wear. The bad toe is what does 95% of the damage.
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Old Oct 17, 2004 | 09:36 PM
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Default Re: camber problems (Jaker)

this is good to konw since i just took off my tires and noticed they are wearing pretty fast on the insides
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