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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 02:45 PM
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Ok...so i planned to do it today, i took pictures for EVERYONE! and guess what i found...



This is what it supposed to look like...however when i took my wheel off...







is it just me or is that a camber kit already on it?? I don't really notice things like that, but it looks like one. any suggestions? compared to jdm fan's ek, it definately looks like one. oh, and it's an ej8 [ek coupe] so i dunno.

*edit - as u can see in the middle, there is a nut that is adjustable. it appears to be for camber*


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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 02:48 PM
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is there any sort of adjustment on it
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 02:48 PM
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Looks like someone already did the home made camber kit!
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 02:49 PM
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I don't think that was one. My buddy installed one today and that looks like his OEM arm. The adjustable one should have some threaded piece with a nut in the middle.
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 02:49 PM
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yup..looks like it to me
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 02:52 PM
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here's a picture of the rear tires...and the car used to be slammed...i always wondered why they never had camber wear...

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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 02:54 PM
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i say yes
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 02:57 PM
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anyone have personal experience with this?? i am leaning towards the "no" side from what they are saying...but 0 camber wear and it's on a "almost tuck" drop. been like that for months now. i think i might just throw on the rims today if i don't have a camber problem.
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 03:05 PM
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YES! that is a camber kit, take a wrench to it and see for yourself, this isnt rocket science.
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 03:09 PM
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yeah, it moves...had to WD40 the hell out of it...so much crap on it. anyways...what kind is this? it looks...kinda ghetto if u ask me.
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 03:12 PM
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thats like finding 20 bucks in your pocket you didnt know you had
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 03:16 PM
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guess what folks?



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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 03:40 PM
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srr . . . i'm planning on gettint it too
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 04:23 PM
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now you can add that to your mod list
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 04:30 PM
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doesnt look like stock so it looks like one to me
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 04:37 PM
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oh yea i have the
same setup
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 04:43 PM
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Score! - free rear camber kit. So much for that ghetto washer idea

Now that i think about it when i took my rear wheels off the tires had NO wear eithr. I hope i come up like that

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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 01:30 PM
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Awesome! How much do the SRR kits run anyway?
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 01:38 PM
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Does SRR make those for 92-95?
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 01:45 PM
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Looks jjst like the Specialty Products "Fast Arms" - we have a set in stock.

I'd never buy them, but for free? Nice deal.

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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 10:27 PM
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Yeah, looks like SpecProd. Better than Ingalls because the threads aren't that exposed and prone to rusting out like the Ingalls.
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 10:33 PM
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more then likely, the reason why your tires havent wore out is because the car's TOE settings are probably at zero.

time and time again, i tell people that TOE will eat your tires more then camber ever will.

toe in=pidgeon
toe out=penguin

excess amounts of each will eat a tire really fast. everyone always jumps on camber, but its usually a bad case of toe.
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 10:34 PM
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nice camber kit...for free??? ****...lucky bum...
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 10:38 PM
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LOL yeah its a camber kit.

Good for you!
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 10:41 PM
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Nice, did it also come with Ground Controls and Koni Reds(or KYB AGX)? Just asking since you haven't seen the camber kit there.

I bought Progress front and rear camber kit but the one they call a rear camber kit was those washers and longer bolts like that first picture robbed.
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