i got my car dropped and aligned a couple weeks ago.

front camber is -2.8 degrees and very obviously visible. i searched a bit and it seems like -2.0 degrees is a general maximum amount anyone should run.

before i buy a camber kit, i would like to know how much camber you guys run? do you adjust it as close to factory spec as possible?

it seems to me like one of the benefits of lowering a car is to have that negative camber.

i want my car to be set up at a good compromise between handling and tire wear.

 

Problem! There is no set rate for how much camber you should have once you drop your car other that stock. Every set up differs, wat you use it for, how much you drive it, wat you want out of it. The more camber the betteer you turn. to much camber and it becomes hard to control lots of spin outs. +2.8 is too much you can kiss your tire good bye in 6 months tops and thats tops. -1/2 degree is stock for most newer teggs. honda desnt suggest going more than +1/2 degree or less that -1 1/2. I personaly have -3/4 degree. my opinion first find a shop that will give you car a allignment a lot of shops wont do them. then ask wat they suggest. I personly like -3/4 i usually have to change my tire a few thousand miles before i should but i dont burn them up like crazy. good luck

 

what did you have your toe set to? if they did true zero toe you should be OK with that camber.

did they set each side the same or did they do 'cross camber' measurement (i.e. an avg of the two readings)?

 

my toe and caster are at factory specs. even the rear camber is fine.

i had the alignment done at firestone and it is -2.8 degrees camber at each front corner.

 

Yeah -2.8 is going to wear the tires down a bit, even with perfect toe settings.

I would say somewhere between -1.5 and -2 would be good for a street car that gets "spritily driven"

 

as much as it takes to tuck half wheel w/o touching the inner fender lip.

how much camber you run all depends on how often you wish to be buying new tires.

 

my camber is set at 1.5 and toe is set perfect

 

-1.7 for me

 

If your car doesn't touch an AUTO X event or a track day then you should be as close to OE specs as possible. Anything less and all you are doing is wearing out tyres incorrectly.

Camber, caster and toe all need to be withing spec; not just 1 or the other.