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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 10:18 AM
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What exactly does a camber kit correct, well obviously the camber, but what is the camber. If i drop my car 2 inches will i need to get a camber kit?
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 11:10 AM
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Default Re: General camber question (SMC Rice Rocket)

It changes the relationship of the tire to the ground.

| | <--- imagine this is your car wheels looking at it straight on. 0 camber

/ \ <--- this is what happens when you drop it a lot. lots of negative camber, exaggerated of course.

\ / <---- this is what SUVs look like, lots of positive camber (at least the ones ive looked at). If they had negative camber or sticky tires you'd see these things flip over more often than they do already. postive camber helps the vehicle slide, i.e., bad cornering grip. In Japan, drifters use positive camber to make longer drifts.

You idealy want to have some negative camber to grip the road better, but not so much that your treadwear is going to be bad and your tires wont be planted as well.

A 2" drop is debateable, you might be able to get away with it, you might not. I suggest you monitor the treadwear closely and decide from there. hth
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 01:42 PM
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Default Re: General camber question (tilt)

thanks thats a huge help
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Old Jul 30, 2003 | 01:49 PM
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Default Re: General camber question (SMC Rice Rocket)

if u drop ure car 2 in ure gonna have camber. it almost always happens when u lower a car. but its not a mandatory thing to fix. by getting a camber kit it will make ure tires stay staright up and not on a tilt. bye gettin the camber kit u wont get the camber wear on ure tires. basically all up to u...
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