Around 2-3 months ago there was a topic about a "cheap fix" for rear camber,
anyone remember what I'm talking about? If so can you explain this?

 

01GSR had some good photos if I remember correctly. He used 2mm washers in the rear to push out the camber.

 

it is the washer trick. It is really easy to do but I dont know how to describe where you put the washers. Maybe someone still has the pics that will show how to do it

 

ttt

 

try IMing 01GSR or experimenting with the search.

 

real easy. there are 2 bolts, 14mm i think, that bolt the rear arm into the frame. just undo the bolts and put some washers in there and bolt em back. the washers push out the rear control arm and make the tire sit more even on a lowered car. depending on how low your car is, you may need to get longer bolts, which you can find at a hardware store. if your drop is only1 or 2 inches, then you should be able to use the bolts you have. hope this helps. also, i would recommend you have an alinment place do it because they will make sure that the camber is 100% right. i have this done on my accord, and i have no uneven wear on any of my tires

 

They say more than two washers and you need longer bolts. If it were me I'd get longer bolts if I needed more than one washer...

 

 

thanks man

 

That's a Civic/Teg rear, right?

 

 

yes, same concept tho

 

one washer equals roughly 1 degree of camber

i got new bolts on my GSR even though i only used one washer

 

any special washer size?

 

forget what i said...

just read this

http://www.jdmfan.com/technical/suspension/rear_camber/

 

but now that I think about it...I only had a 1.25" drop but 1 washer was PLENTY

they say 2 washers for a 1.5" drop, but I wouldn't do that...

2 washers on my friends with a 1.8" drop was just right...but if anything you want negative camber, not positive, so go with the lower number of washers

 

my friends integra only took 2 washers per bolt for a 2.5 inch drop. we tried 3 washers at first but then he had positive camber and it looked like **** so we went with 2 instead.

 

yeah, that sounds about right

1 washer per inch dropped is a good estimate

 

so... what's the size of the washer that we need to use for our 5th G accords?

and how much difference did it make per one washer?

thanks bunch! :D

 

ahh, never mind, ya got it ;P


[Modified by poison, 1:35 AM 5/22/2002]

 

Definitely <U>DO NOT</U> buy a friggin camber kit for the rear.I bought one which replaces the upper control arm with a large threaded bolt and a ring at the end to fasten to the ball joint. Anyway mine on the driver's side broke and on the passenger side was very bent and about to break. I bought it before I was on H-T and paid about 120 bucks a corner. The worst part is when I had them put on the mechanic threw the old upper control arms away. I now have to pay 76 bucks apiece for new ones or go to a junkyard.

ALWAYS keep your old parts!!!