Like the title says. im wondering if i REALLY need a camber kit?


1993 integra daily driver
sitting on cheapbay coilover sleeves and blown struts.

I went through brand new front tires in like 2000 miles and im not even "dumped".

I researched camber kits and found nothing but controversial threads on here.

Im looking to purchase full "coilovers" for my car.

Sorry for the paragraph. BUT

DO I NEED A FRONT CAMBER KIT OR not.

 

Pretty sure there's a whole thread explaining this in the FAQ.

 

Searched. and WELCOME to honda tech. NOOB

 

Are you blind? I think you must be. It's the only way you could have missed the sticky'd thread at the top of this forum that answers your simple *** question plain as day.

What exactly made you think that creating another new thread on the subject of "do I need a camber kit" would yield a different result than all the other controversial threads you found? People haven't changed any, there is still the group that believes camber kills tires because they're misinformed and or have no real world experience to speak of. The simple fact is that when you lower a car it throws the alignment off. You add a LITTLE bit of negative camber(typically on a fwd Honda you end up in the neighborhood of -1.1 degrees in the front and -0.9 degrees in the back) , but you also induce toe out which is what actually needs correcting because it is what kills tires. I'm at -2.5 degrees in the front and -2.0 degrees in the back with adjustable camber kits and I have no abnormal tire wear to speak of because my front and rear toe figures are in check. Having access to $100,000 Hunter Engineering Hawkeye alignment systems is a really nice thing.

If you are going through a set of front tires in 2,000 miles then either your alignment is drastically out or you're running Hoosier R-comps.

 

Thanks bud. Maybe my search button works differently. Noob to forum yes. Noob to searching. No sir

 

https://honda-tech.com/forums/showth...449&styleid=14

 

Yes, go out and buy the most expensive ones you can find. Most likely a jdm brand, because it will work the best.

 

I would start by replacing the blown struts. That can't be good for tire wear. After that get it aligned. The results will tell you whether you need a camber kit or not. Lowered cars may need a camber kit for proper tire wear.

 

Everyone is opinionated here from what i've read. So since i was in a similar situation a few months back here's what i did: lowered my car to what i wanted, got my wheels/tires on(which i don't plan on changing) and then got an alignment. Now 4 months in it is so far so good. Just keep reading if you aren't sure, that's all i did.

 

get an ebay camber kit. those nice shiney ones.....those are the best. after you get the camber kit installed, the blown struts will not be an issue

 

Was the car aligned after you lowered/ prior to those 2k miles?