Hi guys..

i kinda need some major help.. see firstly i have 17 inch racing hart C5's and i am abt to get NEW tires for them as all my tires have bad camber wear on them..

now i was wondering that if i get my car alligned WITHOUT the camber kit.. u guys think i will still get a lot of camber wear ??
or u guys think its worth it if i get my camber kits in first then put the rims wid new tires and then get it alligned the same day ?
THATS THAT...

also i have heard that if i get better springs then i might not get as much camber as i do.. as i have skunk2 coilovers... i find them really good but then i still get camber... so plzz let me know.. am i better of investing monye on camber kits.. or should i get better springs ?? let me know guys.. thanks a lot.. and plzz whoever read its plzz post a reply if u know as i need more comments as i am abt to get my camber kit tommrow in the mail thanks a lot guys !!

 

A camber kit would be the best thing. I would recommend skunk2 or ingall's kits for the front and use a longer bolt with washers in the rear.

You CAN get teh car aligned without a camber kit, but it won't totally get rid of all the negative camber. Just get the toe set to zero and try to reduce the camber. Getting new springs won't help, unless they'll give you less of drop than what you have now.

 

Get the camber kit. If you don't you will be buying tires all the time. If your gonna take the time to drop it, take the time to do it right. There is no need for new springs. Just buy the camber kit, get it aligned when you get your new tires on. IMO I would put the new tires on on my way to get it aligned.

 

All this camber kit talk is garbage.

You wont know if you NEED a camber kit until you get an alignment. Check your camber specs, they should be able to clear up toe problems, which cause the majority of uneven tire wear. A little negative camber will do nothing but "help" your handling, depending on how you prefer the car to react.

Doing it "right" would entail installing the suspension, letting it settle, getting an alignment, analyzing your #'s, and deciding what you want to do. Usually over -2.5deg may cause a bit of a wear issue, but nothing that cant be solved by rotating your tires as scheduled.

Changing the springs to "better" springs wont do anything in terms of camber unless the drop is a different height. Again, an alignment is VERY important after installing suspension, as toe is your enemy in terms of wear, not so much camber.

You should all get it done in one shot. Go to the shop with your wheels/tires and have them mount/balance the tires and do an alignment.

Camber kits are not as necessary as everyone makes them out to be.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by newgsrdriver &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">All this camber kit talk is garbage.

You wont know if you NEED a camber kit until you get an alignment. Check your camber specs, they should be able to clear up toe problems, which cause the majority of uneven tire wear. A little negative camber will do nothing but "help" your handling, depending on how you prefer the car to react.

Changing the springs to "better" springs wont do anything in terms of camber unless the drop is a different height. Again, an alignment is VERY important after installing suspension, as toe is your enemy in terms of wear, not so much camber.

You should all get it done in one shot. Go to the shop with your wheels/tires and have them mount/balance the tires and do an alignment.

Camber kits are not as necessary as everyone makes them out to be.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Agree! Also if you go to a good shop, they can adjust the camber there for you if there is a problem. Just remember that everytime you adjust the ride height on your vehicle, it will need a new alignment.. And, to answer your question, bring car there with the new tires on the vehicle. Anyway good luck bud!

 

i agree wid u bew gsr driver.. and thanks a lot fo ur reply as i always felt the same but i was just wondering as i am getting the ingalls fornt camber kit for tyhe front which i am getting for $50 so i dont mind the xtra $50 and $40 for installing it at my frineds shop... also for the back camber i ghetto rigged it wid the longer screws and washers.. i think my back is fine now.. but yeah thanks a lot guys.. for ur help.. take care and have fun !!