I got the Omni power camber kit from JHP on Wednesday for my 2000 ex coupe and tried to install them today. After spending an hour removing the wheel and upper control arm, I discovered a problem: the bushings were too wide, 4mm wider than the stock ones. The stocks fit snugly and measure 224mm wide, and the omnis are 228mm. I emailed JHP about this problem and hope to get a response by Monday. I just hope they handle this situation professionally and admit fault without charging me a rediculous 20% restocking fee. This sucks, because I didn't want to drive a mile more with my 2.5" dropped negative camber. Anyone ever had this problem with their camber kits?

 

Here's the link to the pics, I cant link them directly with the Honda-Tech insert image feature. http://krazeemunk.freeservers.com/photo.html

 

well, I have the same problem, the omni were slightly larger. all I did was take it to the die grinder and shaved off a little on both sides, and it fit mint
give it a try

 

I wish I had a grinder. I have a feeling I'll have to buy a grinder and grind them myself or face the probability of a rediculous 20% restocking + $15 shipping fee. We'll see.

 

no one should have to take a grinder to a brand new car part. lets cross our fingers about jhp

 

JHP wrote:
"Contact omnipowerusa.com on the fitment problem. We cannot accept them
back if they have been taken out of the box. I have the same camber kit
on my 2000 civic and they were a little trouble getting them in there but
they do fit. If you have any further questions you can reply to this
email keeping the previous emails attached or call the shop."


"We cannot accept them
back if they have been taken out of the box"

- That's weird, because they came wrapped in bubble wrap bags inside of a 16"x11"x4" UPS box.......is there some particular way I can check the contents without opening the box and unwrapping the bubble bags?

"I have the same camber kit
on my 2000 civic and they were a little trouble getting them in there but
they do fit"

- I don't know how you can fit something thats a solid 228mm wide into a cramped 224mm +/- .5mm opening....

Anyways, I just emailed JHP and Omni, hoping for a response from both by Wednesday. Thanks for reading.

 

hope this gets resolved

 

I bought a similar camber kit from a local store, one side fit perfect, and the other side was off by at least 2-3 mm. It was a tight squeeze, but i got it in there with a rubber mallet. Its been on for almost a year now, no problems.

 

It's a tight fit. That's how it suspose to be. I install a Skunk2 on my bro 99 si. Just push it in. Don't worry to much. What ever you do please don't grin.

I don't know but i'm not feeling the purple.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cmpx2_15_owner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I got the Omni power camber kit from JHP on Wednesday for my 2000 ex coupe and tried to install them today. After spending an hour removing the wheel and upper control arm, I discovered a problem: the bushings were too wide, 4mm wider than the stock ones. The stocks fit snugly and measure 224mm wide, and the omnis are 228mm. I emailed JHP about this problem and hope to get a response by Monday. I just hope they handle this situation professionally and admit fault without charging me a rediculous 20% restocking fee. This sucks, because I didn't want to drive a mile more with my 2.5" dropped negative camber. Anyone ever had this problem with their camber kits? </TD></TR></TABLE>Why would JHP admit fault, it's not as if they are the ones who make these camber kits, you should talk to omnipower for that.

 

DONT GRIND THEM. you just have to press the bushings in more on both sides. just take a bench vise and some sockets.

FYI: i have a 97 CX and my omni front and rear camber kits fit perfect( redzone). no modifications required. mine are red tho, not purple

 

i have heard great things about jhp they will propably come through. Good luck

 

good luck...that really sux

 

Put a little muscle into it. I have the same kit on my car and i remember it was much tighter than stock. Didnt break out the tape measure so i cant say if you have the wrong part, but i doubt it.

 

i have had good experiences and bad ex with them. i have a couple of good orders from them and then one day i ordered a "jdm" 15/16 master cylinder from them and ended up getting 13/16 master cylinder which is the same that i already have on my car. They tried telling me on the second conversation that they had told me they were out of the 15/16 and that i could just use it and i was like but that is not what i ordered They wouldn't take it back and i just told them look it was bought on my debit card. You can either take it back and give me money back or i keep the part and drive down to the back and cancel the transaction at the bank. Electronic transaction are great

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by untuned &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well, I have the same problem, the omni were slightly larger. all I did was take it to the die grinder and shaved off a little on both sides, and it fit mint
give it a try
</TD></TR></TABLE>Mark the bushings and take 2mm of both sides. Sometimes things do not fit right at first. That really is a easy fix. It's not worth the down time, waiting for JHP or omni to fix it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by a_kaibigan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">DONT GRIND THEM. you just have to press the bushings in more on both sides. just take a bench vise and some sockets.

FYI: i have a 97 CX and my omni front and rear camber kits fit perfect( redzone). no modifications required. mine are red tho, not purple </TD></TR></TABLE>

I wish I could just press them in to fit, but the bushings are metal rods. Take a look at the new pics I took today http://krazeemunk.freeservers.com/photo.html

As for they purple color....that's all JHP had, it doesn't matter because nobody will be able to see them.

Still awaiting response from both.

 

now thats just plain retarted if you cant shipped them back, its not like you installed it and drove on them...

 

Omni wrote:

"Please send your camber kit back to us and we will replace it with a new one. this is the first that i have heard of this. I am sorry for the inconvience."

We'll see if Omni comes through with a set that fits. This sucks because it originally cost me $139.00 + $12.35 s/h + $11.47 tax for a total of $162.82...now I have to pay another ~$10.00 to ship it to Riverside county. Damn, I should have drove to Modacar and picked it up myself for $173 instead of buying from JHP....now I got to wait.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cmpx2_15_owner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Omni wrote:

"Please send your camber kit back to us and we will replace it with a new one. this is the first that i have heard of this. I am sorry for the inconvience."

We'll see if Omni comes through with a set that fits. This sucks because it originally cost me $139.00 + $12.35 s/h + $11.47 tax for a total of $162.82...now I have to pay another ~$10.00 to ship it to Riverside county. Damn, I should have drove to Modacar and picked it up myself for $173 instead of buying from JHP....now I got to wait. </TD></TR></TABLE>

props to OMNI Power....

 

you should be happy that they are gonna take em back. either way good luck with the fitment of the new ones

 

I just got mine last week and installed them with no problems at all on my 94 dx. Thnx to http://www.kteller.com Did you get the rear kit too?, because I would highly recommend it. Well I hope all goes well for you.


Modified by Hartattack at 4:15 AM 2/2/2005

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hartattack &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I just got mine last week and installed them with no problems at all on my 94 dx. Thnx to http://www.kteller.com Did you get the rear kit too?, because I would highly recommend it. Well I hope all goes well for you.


Modified by Hartattack at 4:15 AM 2/2/2005</TD></TR></TABLE>

All that came in the box was the front camber kit, it seems like everyone sells this Omni Power Camber kit as a front and rear set. Oh well, I didn't need the rear kit anyways. I just used some extended Grade 8 bolts and adjusted my camber with zinc plated washers from Home Depot, all for about $5. Just got to wait for Omni to get back to me with their address, I wonder why it's not on their website?

 

Omni replied:

"I don't have any more yellow ones, but do have red and black ones. You can just send them back - I'll remember whose they are, just make sure we have a return address.

Our address is:

Omni-Power USA
1050 Whispering Pines Lane, Ste. H
Grass Valley, CA 95945"

Hopefully I can get the new ones by next Friday so I can install them Saturday. Grass Valley....I thought I was shipping to area code 951(Riverside, CA).

 

Damn, Omni just got my package Thursday. Hoping to get the exhange by this coming Friday, another week of commuting with negative camber tire wear......
Anyways, my car smelled like burnt plastic for the last week due to this.....



Plastic bag? Road kill? Not sure but it STINKS. I'll try to scrape that stuff off tomorrow.