camber kits! off ebay? or any others? lets make a useful post

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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 02:25 PM
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Default camber kits! off ebay? or any others? lets make a useful post

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33581

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33581

ebay has that seems not too bad

but actually i am looking into getting good camber kits...
i heard about progress and ingalls and all that
if u have camber kits, would u please post a link, price and where u got them.
i wanna make the right choice before buying them
also with a 2.5 drop, what kind adjustment i am looking at?? some places have kits up to 1.75 and others to 3.0... its there any way to tell how much camber u got??? thanxs


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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 02:46 PM
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Looks like they arent adjustable, and are set at 1.75 deg.

You need about 1deg correction for every inch of drop.
With the stock uppper control arms, you can correct no more than 2deg
before the arms start contacting the frame.

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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 02:46 PM
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The REAR progress camber kit for sale on eBay is 4 bolts and washers.
Go to Home depot and buy longer bolts (about 1/2") and some stainless steel washers. I would not spend the money on a rear camber kit.
For the front you will need a kit.
The oldest one is Ingalls, but there are a bunch of companies making copies.
I have had Ingalls and X brand front camber kit with the exact same result.
Good overall along with a bit of squeak from the hard bushings.
The one that is non adjustable is not the kind I would recomend. I had a problem with my kit adjusting too far out and the upper arm was hitting the inside of the fender. If it were non adjustable, there would be no way to fix that.
the offset bussings seem good, but it's hard to tell if you have adjusted both bushings equally, meaning you could have one side of the arm farther out than the other. Also, installation might require a shop press to get the old bushings out and the new ones in.


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Old Feb 14, 2003 | 07:55 PM
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i found that the ingalls are $95 ea side?
any input on adjustable ball joints??
i just care about front ones... i know i can fix the rear by myself...
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