Camber kit to reduce front - camber?
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Camber kit to reduce front - camber?
My 90 civic si is slammed to the ground...
I'm not too fond of it but i'm learning to like it but i NEED some sort of camber kit. the car is eating the inside of the front tires at an alarming rate.
What do you guys reccomend buying? something cheap preferably
I'm not too fond of it but i'm learning to like it but i NEED some sort of camber kit. the car is eating the inside of the front tires at an alarming rate.
What do you guys reccomend buying? something cheap preferably
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Re: Camber kit to reduce front - camber? (ALX)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ALX »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">most likely its that your car needs to be aligned, whens the last time you had that done?</TD></TR></TABLE>
it's not been aligned since i got it and i know thats a problem but you can visibly see a lot of - camber. you can tell its been slammed a little too low.
unfortunately i bought the car that way so i can't go back to the stock springs :-/
and i need to fix the front camber to save some $$ on tires and get some better traction up there
it's not been aligned since i got it and i know thats a problem but you can visibly see a lot of - camber. you can tell its been slammed a little too low.
unfortunately i bought the car that way so i can't go back to the stock springs :-/
and i need to fix the front camber to save some $$ on tires and get some better traction up there
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Re: Camber kit to reduce front - camber? (ComputerJLT)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ComputerJLT »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My 90 civic si is slammed to the ground...
I'm not too fond of it but i'm learning to like it but i NEED some sort of camber kit. the car is eating the inside of the front tires at an alarming rate.
What do you guys reccomend buying? something cheap preferably </TD></TR></TABLE>
If you're "slizzammed y0!," then a camber kit will just make the control arm start hitting things under there . . .
The reason you're eating the insides of the front tires is because you have massive toe-out that resulted from lowering the ride height. Take your car to an alignment shop and have them set the toe to factory specs.
I'm not too fond of it but i'm learning to like it but i NEED some sort of camber kit. the car is eating the inside of the front tires at an alarming rate.
What do you guys reccomend buying? something cheap preferably </TD></TR></TABLE>
If you're "slizzammed y0!," then a camber kit will just make the control arm start hitting things under there . . .
The reason you're eating the insides of the front tires is because you have massive toe-out that resulted from lowering the ride height. Take your car to an alignment shop and have them set the toe to factory specs.
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Re: Camber kit to reduce front - camber? (Targa250R)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Targa250R »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
If you're "slizzammed y0!," then a camber kit will just make the control arm start hitting things under there . . .
The reason you're eating the insides of the front tires is because you have massive toe-out that resulted from lowering the ride height. Take your car to an alignment shop and have them set the toe to factory specs.</TD></TR></TABLE>
ok maybe you're not hearing me.
the wheels on the car sit like this" / (car) \
thats camber. and i know thast whats eating my tires up
If you're "slizzammed y0!," then a camber kit will just make the control arm start hitting things under there . . .
The reason you're eating the insides of the front tires is because you have massive toe-out that resulted from lowering the ride height. Take your car to an alignment shop and have them set the toe to factory specs.</TD></TR></TABLE>
ok maybe you're not hearing me.
the wheels on the car sit like this" / (car) \
thats camber. and i know thast whats eating my tires up
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Re: Camber kit to reduce front - camber? (ComputerJLT)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ComputerJLT »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
ok maybe you're not hearing me.
the wheels on the car sit like this" / (car) \
thats camber. and i know thast whats eating my tires up</TD></TR></TABLE>
Apparently you don't know much about alignments.
ok maybe you're not hearing me.
the wheels on the car sit like this" / (car) \
thats camber. and i know thast whats eating my tires up</TD></TR></TABLE>
Apparently you don't know much about alignments.
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Re: Camber kit to reduce front - camber? (Targa250R)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Targa250R »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Apparently you don't know much about alignments.</TD></TR></TABLE>
ok.... I know what toe is; and i know what camber is......
the wheels are sitting at an angle to the ground; just like this:
http://wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/...r.jpg
thast not my car and not as bad but still pretty bad
Apparently you don't know much about alignments.</TD></TR></TABLE>
ok.... I know what toe is; and i know what camber is......
the wheels are sitting at an angle to the ground; just like this:
http://wwwrsphysse.anu.edu.au/...r.jpg
thast not my car and not as bad but still pretty bad
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Re: Camber kit to reduce front - camber? (ComputerJLT)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Targa250R »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
If you're "slizzammed y0!," then a camber kit will just make the control arm start hitting things under there . . .
The reason you're eating the insides of the front tires is because you have massive toe-out that resulted from lowering the ride height. Take your car to an alignment shop and have them set the toe to factory specs.</TD></TR></TABLE>\
I had this exact same issue. I had extreme toe out and I didnt fix it and in 2 weeks I runined a nice set of tires. The guy at les schwab said I should really have the cars toe issue taken care of, I was like eh Ill get the camber kit and take care of the toe/camber issue all at once. Bad mistake. lol Camber wear takes a lil bit of time to show up vs. and extreme toe issue.
good luck
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If you're "slizzammed y0!," then a camber kit will just make the control arm start hitting things under there . . .
The reason you're eating the insides of the front tires is because you have massive toe-out that resulted from lowering the ride height. Take your car to an alignment shop and have them set the toe to factory specs.</TD></TR></TABLE>\
I had this exact same issue. I had extreme toe out and I didnt fix it and in 2 weeks I runined a nice set of tires. The guy at les schwab said I should really have the cars toe issue taken care of, I was like eh Ill get the camber kit and take care of the toe/camber issue all at once. Bad mistake. lol Camber wear takes a lil bit of time to show up vs. and extreme toe issue.
good luck
Blaze
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Re: Camber kit to reduce front - camber? (Blaze45)
hmm.... i guess i'll go check out the alignement tomorrow.
maybe even get my tires rebalaned. i think i thew a weight and it shakes at 60 now every once in a while
maybe even get my tires rebalaned. i think i thew a weight and it shakes at 60 now every once in a while
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Re: Camber kit to reduce front - camber? (ComputerJLT)
Just because you have several degrees of negative camber doesn't mean you are going to eat through tires.
The number one killer of tires in lowered Hondas is not excessive negative camber, but rather excessive toe-out. Honda's double wishbone suspension progressively increases the amount of negative camber and the toe-out as the suspension compresses, which makes for better handling. When you lower the car, you are setting the ride height at a position where the stock suspension would be compressed - so your wheels are toed out and have negative camber.
Contrary to popular belief, some negative camber alone will not wear your tires very quickly at all. Toe-out, on the other hand, wears out tires very quickly, particularly on the inside shoulder. Your tires are attempting to drive apart from each other, and tearing themselves to shreds in the process.
I would recommend that you get 2 fresh tires, have them mounted on your car and IMMEDIATELY take it to an alignment shop to have them set the toe to factory specs. This should eliminate most if not all of the uneven tire wear.
The number one killer of tires in lowered Hondas is not excessive negative camber, but rather excessive toe-out. Honda's double wishbone suspension progressively increases the amount of negative camber and the toe-out as the suspension compresses, which makes for better handling. When you lower the car, you are setting the ride height at a position where the stock suspension would be compressed - so your wheels are toed out and have negative camber.
Contrary to popular belief, some negative camber alone will not wear your tires very quickly at all. Toe-out, on the other hand, wears out tires very quickly, particularly on the inside shoulder. Your tires are attempting to drive apart from each other, and tearing themselves to shreds in the process.
I would recommend that you get 2 fresh tires, have them mounted on your car and IMMEDIATELY take it to an alignment shop to have them set the toe to factory specs. This should eliminate most if not all of the uneven tire wear.
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Re: Camber kit to reduce front - camber? (Targa250R)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Targa250R »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just because you have several degrees of negative camber doesn't mean you are going to eat through tires.
The number one killer of tires in lowered Hondas is not excessive negative camber, but rather excessive toe-out. Honda's double wishbone suspension progressively increases the amount of negative camber and the toe-out as the suspension compresses, which makes for better handling. When you lower the car, you are setting the ride height at a position where the stock suspension would be compressed - so your wheels are toed out and have negative camber.
Contrary to popular belief, some negative camber alone will not wear your tires very quickly at all. Toe-out, on the other hand, wears out tires very quickly, particularly on the inside shoulder. Your tires are attempting to drive apart from each other, and tearing themselves to shreds in the process.
I would recommend that you get 2 fresh tires, have them mounted on your car and IMMEDIATELY take it to an alignment shop to have them set the toe to factory specs. This should eliminate most if not all of the uneven tire wear.</TD></TR></TABLE>
makes sense; too bad i dont have money for new tires.
the back tires are in good shape. i'll throw them on ethere
The number one killer of tires in lowered Hondas is not excessive negative camber, but rather excessive toe-out. Honda's double wishbone suspension progressively increases the amount of negative camber and the toe-out as the suspension compresses, which makes for better handling. When you lower the car, you are setting the ride height at a position where the stock suspension would be compressed - so your wheels are toed out and have negative camber.
Contrary to popular belief, some negative camber alone will not wear your tires very quickly at all. Toe-out, on the other hand, wears out tires very quickly, particularly on the inside shoulder. Your tires are attempting to drive apart from each other, and tearing themselves to shreds in the process.
I would recommend that you get 2 fresh tires, have them mounted on your car and IMMEDIATELY take it to an alignment shop to have them set the toe to factory specs. This should eliminate most if not all of the uneven tire wear.</TD></TR></TABLE>
makes sense; too bad i dont have money for new tires.
the back tires are in good shape. i'll throw them on ethere
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Re: Camber kit to reduce front - camber? (ComputerJLT)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ComputerJLT »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
makes sense; too bad i dont have money for new tires.
the back tires are in good shape. i'll throw them on ethere</TD></TR></TABLE>
Do it right before you go for the alignment. The reason I mention it is because the unevenly worn tires may fudge the alignment settings when they try to set it.
makes sense; too bad i dont have money for new tires.
the back tires are in good shape. i'll throw them on ethere</TD></TR></TABLE>
Do it right before you go for the alignment. The reason I mention it is because the unevenly worn tires may fudge the alignment settings when they try to set it.
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Re: Camber kit to reduce front - camber? (Targa250R)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Targa250R »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Do it right before you go for the alignment. The reason I mention it is because the unevenly worn tires may fudge the alignment settings when they try to set it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
buck futters :-/
i guess i can borrow my friends brand new wheels/tires for the alignment eh?
i think they're ~ the same size as mine
Do it right before you go for the alignment. The reason I mention it is because the unevenly worn tires may fudge the alignment settings when they try to set it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
buck futters :-/
i guess i can borrow my friends brand new wheels/tires for the alignment eh?
i think they're ~ the same size as mine
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