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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 01:48 AM
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I took my car back to a couple shops to see what they said about why the left camber is negative... I told them the shop that originally did the alignment said that something was bent on the left rear side... But the shops said everything looked good... They said that I should get rear camber kit to fix the problem... Now I read the sticky up top and it says that camber kits are not needed, is that for the front only? This really bothers me because when I either have people sitting in the back or stuff in my trunk. I get nervous like if it is going to snap. haha My yearly alignment is coming up in october, so I just want it done correctly this time. I have the tokico kit installed.
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 04:36 AM
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I imagine that static camber is a hair negative - .05 deg neg for example...I cannot read the sheet though.

What kind of car?
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 05:40 AM
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i would get a camber kit to equal out the camber. it will help your tires wear properly. once you equal out the camber you can equal out toe a little easier
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 10:43 AM
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Its on my 2000 civic ex...

Oneoffaccord, thats what I was thinking of doing... Cause like I said when i have people or stuff in the rear it seems to get negative... so then what exactly does the sticky try to get at?
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 11:52 AM
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is it-0.7 and -0.8?

If so just leave it alone, that small amount of camber will never wear your tires as long as the toe is set correctly.
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 01:07 PM
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No its the rear left... its like -2.4
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Old Sep 2, 2010 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 23LX23
Its on my 2000 civic ex...

Oneoffaccord, thats what I was thinking of doing... Cause like I said when i have people or stuff in the rear it seems to get negative... so then what exactly does the sticky try to get at?
thats normal for any car when u put weight in.
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 01:07 AM
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Another question, even though it is said that camber does not kill tire... Can I just get a rear camber kit to straighten out the tires for personal preference, cause it bothers me seeing that tire the way it is...
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 06:39 AM
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yes
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 11:33 AM
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thanks! made my day knowing i can fix this... what would be recommended? i was looking at skunk2 that I found for $170... anything better?
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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Buddy club.
Skunk2 camber kits make all kinds of weird noises, it gets old fast.
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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ok i will be looking into buddy club and try to do some research
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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You could also use a couple washers and longer bolts to get rid of some of the negative camber and still have your stock arms.
I dont know that i would do this to get rid of all camber.
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Old Sep 5, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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i dont think the washer trick will work completely. does it work yes but to equal out both sizes totally then i say no. i bought a wicked tuning kit for both my civic and accord. works great
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 01:29 AM
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Yea Im just going to buy a rear camber kit and hopefully that is the problem... I think im going with ksport, found it for like $95 shipped...
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Old Sep 6, 2010 | 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by oneoffaccord
i dont think the washer trick will work completely. does it work yes but to equal out both sizes totally then i say no. i bought a wicked tuning kit for both my civic and accord. works great
No, it wont make each side perfectly equal,unless they were already equal which i have almost never seen. The way to get both sides perfectly equal is a camber kit.
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