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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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So I got this new Accord, and its sweet. Lowered, exhaust, intake, everything its gorgeous. But, after taking off all my tires to do a little brake bleeding, I saw some SERIOUSLY uneven wear on my rear tires, and my buddy I was working with pointed out that the camber was all messed up on all 4 of my tires.

Well, even though the front two tires look pretty uneven camber wise, the tires don't have any kind of wear, but the rear tires are toast. So my question is this..

What are my options for camber kits for the front and rear? how much work do they take and/or should I take them to a shop? and can anyone supply me with links to websites that carry the said kits, so I can order them before Christmas ) thanks
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 08:51 AM
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its your toe, not camber that is destroying your tires. go get a alignment. problem solved. most people when they lower a car dont realize you HAVE to get a alignment done.
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 09:27 AM
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I rode around with toe zero'd out in my car and it does wear through tires quicker than it would with a camber kit. That's from a shop that's reputable and I went back after 6 months to get them realigned.

It still wears quicker. I personally went with the Ingalls Anchor camber kit for the front and then the washer trick in the rear.
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 11:37 AM
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none of my 2.5" lowered hondas do or ever have....dont know what to tell ya..
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Old Dec 6, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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If the rear camber looks much better than the front camber (i.e. more equal than front camber), but one rear tyre shows much worse camber wear than the other tyres, then I'd be suspecting that the rear tyres might have spent most of their life on the front of the car...
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 12:54 AM
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Originally Posted by johnlear
If the rear camber looks much better than the front camber (i.e. more equal than front camber), but one rear tyre shows much worse camber wear than the other tyres, then I'd be suspecting that the rear tyres might have spent most of their life on the front of the car...
This makes big sense. Im actually about to purchase a camber kit. I bought the entire camber suspension minus struts and springs. Arms balljoints, you can buy the entire set for about 120 shipped on ebay. Then I am getting adjustale camber kit. Most mechanics will gripe at you for not having it because it makes it so hard for them to align properly, they have to deal with major improvising, and it's all in all not good for your camber. My 5thgen squeaks now cause of camber problems. I just tell em Im S/C
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