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What exactly does a Camber kit do?

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Old Dec 3, 2001 | 06:23 PM
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Default What exactly does a Camber kit do?

I just got a flat tire this last weekend, and the reason was cause the inside of my tire was worn out. Now i heard if you drop your car you will need a camber kit so this won't happen, i didn't hear about this until after i lowered my car. I was wondering what a camber kit does, and is it easy to install, can i do it myself? I have a 91 ex. Thanks for all your help, sorry if its a stupid q.
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Old Dec 3, 2001 | 06:48 PM
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Well when you lower your car the vertical alignment (camber) gets thrown off. So what the camber kit does is allow you to correct the vertical alignment so you tire wears out evenly.
As far as installation, I did mine by myself. But you will need to go to a shop to get it aligned correctly. Hope that helps.
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Old Dec 3, 2001 | 08:44 PM
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yeah that helps out a lot, thanks. are there better camber kits then others?
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Old Dec 3, 2001 | 08:45 PM
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Yup makes your tires like this | | as opposed to / \
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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 01:44 AM
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a camber kit saves you money on tires!!!
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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 03:31 AM
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actually only negative camber over like -2 gives you tire wear. It is actually - or + toe that willl wear the inside of your tire when combined with the negative camber. Take the car to a shop and have it aligned with the toe set at 0 on all 4 tires and ask them to write down where the camber is. If the camber is lower than -2 than a kit would not be a bad idea.
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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 06:22 AM
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So pretty much what I said but with pictures
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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 06:49 AM
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that is your toe, not your camber unless that is looking down the side of the car
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Old Dec 4, 2001 | 07:37 AM
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https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=79859
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