I ran a search and it wasn't too much help. just a lot of flaming on a guy w/ 19's on a Civic.

I just lowered my TEG with a 2.5" drop. I noticed that the tires are starting to get eaten up pretty good on the inside. I know I need Positive camber to adjust for this. I just need to know what way to adjust my kit. Do I need to move the ball joint towards the inner wheel well or outer wheel well? I'm thinking that I need to move it inside more. I think moving it outside more would create negatvie camber. Right?

 

no....you gotta move it away from the car to create more positive camber to balance it out........

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^^^if that makes any sense to you!


Modified by sabotage7 at 12:13 PM 11/24/2004

 

neg camber is the top of the wheel going towards the engine bay. pos camber is when it points away from the car.

if you are talking about an adjustable LOWER balljoint, then you would move it towards the car for positive and away for negative.

OR...take it to a shop and have it done PROPERLY. not a flame, but if you don't have the equipment to measure, it's not going to be correct. improper toe-in/out is a big reason for worn tires, and you can't just "eyeball" that.

negative camber is good for cornering [if not overdone]. and it just means you have to be good about rotating tires. if the toe isn't set correctly, you have excess wear on the tires every time you make a turn.

 

Thanks guys. I didn't know if moving that upper ball joint would have a reverse affect on the wheel. That's why I thought moving the BJ in would move it towards more POS camber. I think I'll get my tires rotated first. Gotta put on my rear suspension this weekend anyway.

It's gonna be awesome:
Omnipower Full Coil Suspension
Megan rear LCA's
JDM Type-R Upper strut bar
C-pillar bar
F & R camber kits

Soon to have:
JDM Type-R rear strut bar
Skunk 2 lower tie bar
F & R sway bars (haven't decided on what yet)

Can you say autocross?