i have a 91 ls and i have a front camber issue. i have sk2 coilovers and its pretty low i dont know if that is an issue. ive been looking on ebay and have seen different types of camber kits i dont know which one works the best and how much money i should spend to fix the problem it is killing my tires.

 

Get a alignment, its most like the toe killing your tires.

 

x2 i've read that toe kills your tires over camber...

 

the toe? i mean i can visually see the top of the tiring leaning in and the tire goes on the very inside really bad i wish i had the the old tire to show you how bad it was

 

Whatever you get make sure that the welding job is good and that the heim joints are self lubricating.

 

order some skunk 2 front cambers off ebay i think its like 200 something bucks. i got them on mines

 

Get your car aligned first, because by dropping your car so low your toe as well as your camber will be out. Camber is not adjustable on these types of cars without a camber kit. Toe is, and for the most part it will eliminate inside tire wear. A camber kit would allow the camber to be brought back in to specs as well, but from seeing cars done with and without the camber kits, there is not much difference in wear...maybe 1 or 2/32 over the life of the tire on the inside shoulder. Good luck!

 

ok so a front end allignment should fix the camber or just fix the abnormal wear of my tires? ill get an allignment and let you guys know.

 

Sk2 camber kit. + alignment

 

Getting an alignment should fix the tire wear issue. The amount of negative camber you are dealing with should not affect anything too much, but if you want to get your camber back to factory specs (and spend the extra $200 to $300) you will need a camber kit and another alignment at that point as well. Good luck!

 

well i like the look of the camber lol and if it barely affecs tire wear ill keep it. getting an alignment tomorrow.

 

Camber kit and get alignment.

 

NO camber kit, and get an alignment. Camber kits are a waste of money.

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I have a similar problem, I keep hearing that camber kits are a waste of money. I took my '90 crx down for an alignment and the tech said I had to replace the inner and outer tie rods along with an adjustable upper ball joint. Since his response does not coincide with "camber kits are a waste of money" idea, what should I do so my tires will actually last for more than two weeks?

 

no!!!!!! dont get skunk

skunk2 = **** gives you massive caster issues

the skunk peice is actually an EF one with a different part #

just do what patrick said

 

do u have sk2 pro-c's?

 

if you got a friend at a frame shop have them bend your knuckle, you'll have correct camber all the time. or just get an alignment.

 

Ask if the tie rods need replacement because they're worn. If so, then do that. Otherwise, tell the shop that you only need the toe adjusted and negative camber is of no concern. If they try to argue, then leave immediately and take your car to an honest, competent shop.

Idiot shops/techs that try to say you need things when you do not REALLY **** me off!!!!

Until you change the ride height again, or put stock suspension back on. If you lower it more, it'll be negative again. If you raise it or put stock suspension back on, it'll have positive camber which is totally unsafe and bad for handling.

IMHO bending the knuckle is a very bad, unsafe idea.

 

I guess I should of added that it's for a set ride height. I've never done this, I've just heard this from the guy that does my alignments that he's ran into a few people that have done this.

 

OK you need a alignment i do alignment at work and the one that wears out tires the most is toe,toe does two thing it can correct a uneven steering wheel and inner tire wear,inner tire wear to the sidewall is cause by toe,camber will wear on the edge toward middle there are alot of thing to take when aligning what we do at our place we do a complete eval on the front end checking for play since worned out parts will cause a bad alignment most shop dont do this,just make sure all your steering compentants is good like inner tie rods,outer ties,hub bearing and even worned struts will cause tire wear and ball joints

 

GET YOUR TOE SET. camber kits are a waste of money

 

Thanks for the tip. I took it down yesterday to the alignment shop and the guy said he would replace the one inner/outer tie rod and do the alignment for $100. Sounds resonable to me so I set the appointment for today to do the work. I will post back if I still have problems.

The car I have is lowered and the camber is causing me some concern still. Is there a negative degree you don't want to go past for tire wear because I think the camber I have is too severe and will probably need to be fixed.

 

$100 sounds excellent for that work. I just hope they do a good job. Most good 4-wheel alignments cost $60-$65 alone, and an OEM outer tie rod alone is about $35, not counting the labor to install it.

When I was on GC's I ran about -2.8 front camber with no issues. TunerN00b on here runs like -4 up front with adjustable upper arms to ADD negative camber, and he reports even tire wear as well.

It really is all about getting the toe aligned properly.

 

Thanks Patrick. I have the tie rods, so he said he would install for 40 and do the alignment for 60. Thanks for the info on the camber degrees -4 with even tire wear is definetely relieving some worries. Appreciate the help, I will post tomorrow with the results.

 

Thanks honda-tech! you saved me $600 dollars by not doing all the stupid work the stupid tech at stupid Big O Tires told me to do. After the toe was corrected my little CRX drives better than it ever has!