what up? i searched but only found threads with links to spc and some other one but they don't offer online purchases of their products...i tried to get an alignment at a tire shop they said that they couldn't do anything to it cuz the car needs a camber kit. i have a 99 civic ex with h&r race springs its about a little over than a 2.5 drop so can anyone give me a good site to purchase camber kits for a good price? anything will help all this talk of tread wear is sacring me

 

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This has been covered more times than I care to look up. But, you do NOT need a camber kit. If you want one, thats another story. Go get your toe set to 0, and call it a day. With a 2.5" drop, you have what, 2.2* or so camber? Use the washer trick in the back (if you want), leave the front. I'm driving my Integra with 2.4/1.4 camber, and I'm not worried about tire wear. In fact, I have an Ingalls UCA mount "camber kit" that I'm using to get more camber. Check my sig, if you'd like to see a car with 4.75* rear camber, and there is absolutely no abnormal tire wear.

This is all just my opinion from reading, researching, and personal experience. Take it as you will.

 

thanks man..i know its been covered but like i said the mechanics said they can't adjust anything with out a camber kit. ha so all i have to do is tell them to set the toe at 0 and they will know what i'm talking about?

 

omni camber kits are good.

normally 2.5+ drops do need camber kits. you could always get the omni shim kit. cheap and effective.

PM me for more ?s on anything...

-derek

 

how does setting toe to 0 fix camber.. i dont get how it works yet but i heard that only works on some cars..

 

negative camber doesnt affect tire wear, for the most part.

bad toe affects tire wear, immensely.

setting toe to 0 doesnt affect camber.

 

the tire shops down here don't want to touch my car without a camber kit they said setting the toe to 0 won't do **** im so confused right now im just trying to save my tires

 

Shop around, you'll either
a. Find a shop that knows what they are talking about and know how to do their jobs, or
b. Find out that 99% of shops out there are in the business of lying their way into your pockets, and taking advantage of your lack of knowledge, so they will try and sell you stuff or services you don't need. Its hard to recoop the cost of a $20k worth of alignment equipment with $20 alignments.
Listen to this thread. We're not here to make money off of you. Well... they're not.

 

theres no reason why they cant adjust your toe without a camber kit.

they just believe the misconception that camber is responsible for "cambered" tire wear. so they dont think its useful to just change the toe and dont want to take responsiblity if you come back, or want to do an incomplete job. thats why theyre refusing i guess.

but really, the only adjustment from the factory is toe, so why would they think you MUST have a camber kit to do an alignment...

just go to another shop.

 

cool man thanks!! i think im getting a few grey hairs on my head because of this ****!!

 

so just to make sure that my newb *** has a clear understandin..." i don't need a camber kit although it will help..all i need to do is go to a non money hungry shop and tell them i want my toe set to 0 and thats it??...my tires won't look like slicks in 2 weeks right?/ just need a clarification... thanks again to everyone that replied with solutions

 

yes.

come back with your alignment sheet.

 

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