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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 02:43 PM
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for the rear of an eg... the adjustable upper arms.

i know theyre cheap, but can you really mess somthing like this up? anyone ever have a prob with them?
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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either this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...2414&viewitem=

or this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Car-...1%7C240%3A1318
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 06:53 PM
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dam i would like to know this also. my back cambers too. from my view it looks fine. nothing can go wrong right. its not going to break in half or something?
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 08:11 PM
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what i didnt like was how small an area there was to weld. it doesnt seem like enough contact area to attatch well. but then again im not sure really how much force that area will take.
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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what i didnt like was how small an area there was to weld. it doesnt seem like enough contact area to attatch well. but then again im not sure really how much force that area will take.
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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Don't cheap out on suspension components. Don't "slam", "dump", "drop till you scrape" your vehicle and these pieces aren't necessary. Aftermarket suspensions were designed to outperform.
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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im not dropping it at all. i went to get an alignment and they said i needed it. it has integra springs/struts and i guess it sits a lil lower. they told me it wasnt off my too much but worth fixing.
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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Don't buy the silver ones. I bought a set and the damn bushings separated from the arm. They lasted about two months. Just keep your stocks and add some washers behind the arm where it bolts to the frame. Save your money
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 10:43 PM
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OP, dont waste your money on any rear camber kit. Do the washer trick...
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 03:05 AM
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alright...does anyone know how the thickness of the washers relates to the camber adjustment? like inches to degrees?
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 05:36 AM
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Integra springs on a Civic hatch should make it sit HIGHER, not lower. Do you have some positive camber now?
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:34 AM
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its def sits lower than any stock eg hatch ive seen. also differant year integras in the same generation sat lower than others and had differant height springs.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:18 AM
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its as simple as you get what you pay for
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:02 AM
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Default Re: ebay camber kit?

Originally Posted by freakasis
its def sits lower than any stock eg hatch ive seen. also differant year integras in the same generation sat lower than others and had differant height springs.
If you're talking about Gen 3 94-01 Integras, then that is incorrect, except for Type R springs. All non-R Integras had the same springs, and then the Type R had its own springs and shocks to make the car sit slightly lower.

An Integra is heavier than any 92-95 Civic hatchback, so if you have a 5th gen hatch and you put Integra springs on it, the car WILL sit higher. If your car is lower than stock, then I'm fairly certain you do not have 3rd gen Integra springs on it.

Unless you have positive camber (dangerous), then I wouldn't worry about the camber at all, unless the camber is due to bent/damaged suspension components. In either case, I wouldn't bother with adjustable camber arms. I would either just get an alignment and not worry about negative camber (if all your stock suspension arms are good); or fix whatever is bent/damaged, and then get it aligned.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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sorry i was wrong its not the year that matters. but there are differant springs. look up the part numbers. at least the 94 4 door gsr has differant springs....but whatever springs i have, theyre oem honda and the car sits lower than stock.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 11:29 AM
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Default Re: ebay camber kit?

I would get the first one, looks like the second one will be angled too much down and eat the bushings.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 03:58 PM
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Default Re: ebay camber kit?

Do your REAR springs happen to look like this (bottom spring) with spots of blue, purple, and green paint on them? If so, they're ITR springs.

Top spring is a stock non-R rear spring.

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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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i count 8 full coils not including the 1/2 ones at the top and bottom and they have 3 spots on them. blue, white, and lighter blue.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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These are ITR springs. They look like this?

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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 03:42 PM
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Default Re: ebay camber kit?

they look like the ones on the left but the dots are blue, white, light blue.
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