i have skunk 2 camber kits front and rear. i was wondering how to set them right so i won't have camber. i set them already but it still looks like theres camber

 

Um, you want some camber.

In fact, you want all of the camber you gained from lowering. The slight gain in negative camber from lowering allows better cornering. Why (spend money and) lower the car if you aren't looking for better handling?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TunerN00b &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Um, you want some camber.

In fact, you want all of the camber you gained from lowering. The slight gain in negative camber from lowering allows better cornering. Why (spend money and) lower the car if you aren't looking for better handling?</TD></TR></TABLE>

ditto. and even if you want zero camber on all fours, take it to an alignment shop to do it instead of eyeballing it.

 

Take the camber kits off, put stock parts back on, get alignment ASAP with stock parts, sell camber kit parts, and rotate tires every 5K miles.

That's my suggestion. Your tire wear will be fine.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PatrickGSR94 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Take the camber kits off, put stock parts back on, get alignment ASAP with stock parts, sell camber kit parts, and rotate tires every 5K miles.

That's my suggestion. Your tire wear will be fine.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thing is i dont have the stock control arm anymore. so the camber kits doesnt do ****? So whats wearing out my tires

 

TOE. your tires arent pointing straight.

 

so when i align my car tell him to leave my camber and just set my toe at 0??

 

Yeah tell them to zero out the toe and caster if all you do is daily drive it. And also to make the camber even in regards to the 2 back tires and then the same in regards to the 2 fronts (ie: -3*Rear&-2.5Front). Settings are different for a track only car.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by japanjay &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah tell them to zero out the toe and caster if all you do is daily drive it. And also to make the camber even in regards to the 2 back tires and then the same in regards to the 2 fronts (ie: -3*Rear&-2.5Front). Settings are different for a track only car.</TD></TR></TABLE>

so camber is -3 in the rear and -2.5 for front is what i want right?

 

i run -2.5 int eh front -3.5 in the rear.

been going on 3.5 years completely even tire wear...


How is it that its 2008 and people still dont realize when they lower their car they need to get an alignment...

 

i used to run -2.5 in the front and -1.5 in the rear on street tires and it handled great. you might wanna try -2.0 front and -1.5 rear but i always have a little more camber in the front.

your car's cornering ability will depend on your suspension set-up as a whole so there isnt any magic camber set-up that will cure an ill handling car.

 

one question. do i have to get alignment every time i lower my car. meaning if i adjust the height i have to do alignment?

 

Yes.

 

If you want your tires to last, then yes.

 

Do you have to get an aligmnent if you just adjust the camber on the camber kit?

 

Yes.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SportEL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Do you have to get an aligmnent if you just adjust the camber on the camber kit?</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 02 accord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yes.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i believe not. Since the main point of the alignment is to zero out the toes.

if you eye your camber youll just never know how many degress you are running.

an alignment will tell you that and set it at the desired degree instead of guessing.

you may also be running two different degrees on both sides if you eye it. then i could see some handling negatives but i am pretty sure it wont eat your tires.

 

Toe will change when you move a camber kit, also.

 

oh didnt knjow that!

thanks