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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 11:32 PM
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Default CAMBER KIT HELP

DO YOU GUYS THINK THE FRONT CAMBER KITS FOR INTEGRAS ON EBAY ARE ANYGOOD CUZ I WANNA GET RID OF MY NEGITAVE CAMBER ON MY INTEGRA
BCUZ MY TIRES RUN OUT FAST
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 06:57 AM
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Default Re: CAMBER KIT HELP (dohcgarage@714)

First, lose the caps. Second, how low is your car, when was it last aligned, and what were the specs?
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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Default Re: CAMBER KIT HELP (Padawan)

i have the neu speed springs and my car got droped about 2.25 inches and when i get the camber kit i am going to take my car to get an alignment
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dohcgarage@714 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have the neu speed springs and my car got droped about 2.25 inches and when i get the camber kit i am going to take my car to get an alignment</TD></TR></TABLE>

Skip the camber kit, and just go get the alignment. Seriously. Lowering our cars changes the static toe, which is what kills tires. Ask for 0 toe in the back, instead of the factory specified toe in, if you want your tires to last even longer.

A replacement UCA will limit suspension travel, because the uper ball joint is taller. Reducing available suspension travel is the last thing a lowered street car needs. For a track car (either drag strip, autocross, or HPDE use), then being able to set the exact amount of desired camber is agood thing, but unnecessary for a streeet car.

Replacement UCA bushings with camber adjusting sliders could work, but I just don't think they're worth the effort. I had a set of Ingalls UCA bushings for a bit, but if you're alignment tech isn't seriously seriously good, adjusting them will screw up your caster, because it near impossible to get both bushings adjusted perfectly even.

And if you're still worried about camber "killing tires", I've put 10k miles on my weekend car with -4.75* rear camber, without any abnormal, uneven, or accelerated tire wear. My daily driver Integra currently has -4.0* (I asked for -3.3*, and the tech screwed up) in the front, (its also used for autocross and HPDEs) and the tires haven't shown any signs of increased wear in the last 6 months that I've had the camber set that high. For the 6 months before this setting, it was -2.8*, and again, no evidence of "camber wear".
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 05:19 PM
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Default Re: CAMBER KIT HELP (TunerN00b)

the back tires on my car are fine its my front tires that run out from the inside only
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