i need a camber kit and it seems the ingalls kit is the one i want to go with . butt my problem is that ive been driving for close to a year now and i noticed that the tire is wearing unevenly on the front and wearing evenly on the rear . my camber sheet shows a -1.7 all around . its a 94 accord on h&r sport springs which is a 1.75 drop in the front and a 1.5 drop in the rear .

1. so my question is should i only purchase the kit for the front and not for the rear ?!
2. is that ok to run with a front camber kit and not a rear ?!
3. would the ingalls camber kit be able to reset my camber back close to 0 ?!
4. do i need an alignment after installing a camber kit ?!
5. just curious butt do i need an alignment everytime if i am constantly changing wheels from my stock 15" back to 17" and back to 15" and so on and so on ?!

 

1. if u want to fix teh camber issue, you should get all 4, unless u wanna do the washer/bolt tirck (check out iam7head's suspension writeup in the General Guide thread)
2. if ur worried about something happening besides tire wear, no, ull be fine
3. that depends.....on some camber kits, u cannot reset the camber back to 0 (or w/e the stock level was) unless u cut a hole in the wheel well/grind down the arm (camber kit)
4.YES!!!!.......ur camber/toe could be even WORSE once u install teh kit untill u get an alignment
5.most people do.....its the smart way to go about things.....saftey first!!!

 

you might want to check your alignment anyway. the front toe being off will most likely be the culprit for your front tires wearing out so fast.

normally the rear wears out fast because the factory toe setting is 1/16 to 1/8" toe in.

in any case, if you install a camber kit, defintaley get an alignment.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by fw190bvi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">3. that depends.....on some camber kits, u cannot reset the camber back to 0 (or w/e the stock level was) unless u cut a hole in the wheel well/grind down the arm (camber kit)</TD></TR></TABLE>

since u said i couldnt get it back to factory specs with the ingalls kit unless i do all that . how close would the ingalls kit be able to adjust the camber to the factory specs without cutting the wheel well or grinding down the arm ?!

 

you cant really know for sure.....but i think iam7head (honorary god of suspension components) once said...."....and thou shalt use the Ingalls Camber kit. and thou's camber shall not exceed -1. Shave thine arm or wheel well, and thoust has the ability to return the camber to 0".....or something like that......

 

o ok . yeaa i see what you mean when i was searching and most people said the same thing . butt you mentioned that bolt and washer trick . i tried to search for it and couldnt find it butt do you have the link to that thread possibly ?! because i went into the guide to basic accords butt it didnt go into much detail . if not do you happen to know what size and quanitity of bolts and washers i would need ?!

 

i dont know too much detail about it either......just that u use a longer bolt and get a bunch of washers......keep adding more washers untill the camber is close to 0

 

how will i tell if i am getting the camber close to 0 ?! will i have to look at something or measure something or do i have to get an alignment to know if it is close to 0 ?! and can i use the bolt/washer trick in the front as well as the rear ?!
and where do i actually put on the bolts and washers on the uca ?!

i noticed the ingalls kit also uses bolts and washers for the rear so i might end up just buying the kit for the front and use bolts and washers in the rear .




Modified by redxalien at 4:23 PM 3/28/2004