CAMBER KITS FOR GSR
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CAMBER KITS FOR GSR
im planning on either getting a skunk 2 or tein kit that includes the shocks and coilover but i was told i needed camberkits so i dont wear down my tires but someone else told me that it is not needed unless my tire (rim) goes behind the actual body of the car meaning u cant see part of the tire or rim can someone help?
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Re: CAMBER KITS FOR GSR (JDM-Rota)
When you lower your car on stock cambers, the angle of the wheel, the way it sits on the ground, will be tilted inwards, thus, leaning more on 1 portion of the tire, rather than the way it is intended.
A camber kit adjusts this, so the tires sit evenly, and the tread on the tire wears evenly.
Trust me, its worth one. Skunk2 camber kit comes with the UCA assembly, little bit more spendy, but its a good kit.
Good luck
A camber kit adjusts this, so the tires sit evenly, and the tread on the tire wears evenly.
Trust me, its worth one. Skunk2 camber kit comes with the UCA assembly, little bit more spendy, but its a good kit.
Good luck
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Re: CAMBER KITS FOR GSR (JDM-Rota)
you definately need a camber kit, the lower center of gravity is what 'pushes' the tire out on the bottom (in on top)
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this will wear away the tire and you will have unsafe handling, get a kit (look on ebay?)
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this will wear away the tire and you will have unsafe handling, get a kit (look on ebay?)
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Re: CAMBER KITS FOR GSR (rkrone)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rkrone »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you definately need a camber kit, the lower center of gravity is what 'pushes' the tire out on the bottom (in on top)
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this will wear away the tire and you will have unsafe handling, get a kit (look on ebay?)</TD></TR></TABLE>
Unsafe handling would be entirely dependant on how much camber you actually have. Most tires will grip better for cornering with a little bit of negative camber. I personally don't believe that the tires will wear faster without a camber kit, but thats a huge debate, and will probably not be solved any time soon. My Spitifire factory specs call for 3 degrees of camber in the back, +- 1 degree, and I've never had abnormal tire wear in the 11 years I've owned the car. But my experience is just mine, you'll have to decide on your own if you want to adjust the camber back to stock.
But no matter what you want to do with camber, when you lower an Integra, it will change the toe settings, and that will cause alot of extra tire wear, so get an alignment no matter what.
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this will wear away the tire and you will have unsafe handling, get a kit (look on ebay?)</TD></TR></TABLE>
Unsafe handling would be entirely dependant on how much camber you actually have. Most tires will grip better for cornering with a little bit of negative camber. I personally don't believe that the tires will wear faster without a camber kit, but thats a huge debate, and will probably not be solved any time soon. My Spitifire factory specs call for 3 degrees of camber in the back, +- 1 degree, and I've never had abnormal tire wear in the 11 years I've owned the car. But my experience is just mine, you'll have to decide on your own if you want to adjust the camber back to stock.
But no matter what you want to do with camber, when you lower an Integra, it will change the toe settings, and that will cause alot of extra tire wear, so get an alignment no matter what.
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