MoCounselor

Okay peeps, I need some input. I just installed the A-spec suspension on my '06 and I'm loving it. Went to get it aligned/alignment checked today and camber is out of spec/too much difference between left and right side on both front and rear. They were able to get the toe in spec on both ends, but the front camber numbers were -.5 left, -1.1 right, rear was -1.4 left, -1.5 right. So, I need something to get them evened out.

The shop gave me the part numbers for the SPC adjustable rear arms and front ball joints. But, I'm wondering if there is a big benefit of running something like the Skunk 2 front upper arms instead of the spc ball joints? The car is a daily driver, but I like my corners, having come from a car background of owning a modded wrx, a Evo X, Mazdaspeed 3, etc, etc...

Any input is appreciated.

-Ben

MoCounselor

Anyone? I just wondering if it's worth the $$$ difference to jump to the Skunk 2's if the car is going to be a daily only/not see any track time.

-Ben

ebelp

Skunk2 Camber Arms:

Pros:
-Very easy to install
-Can be modified to dial in extreme negative camber for aggressive wheel setups
-More suspension travel clearance than adjustable ball joint camber kits

Cons:
-A lot more expensive than ball joint kits
-You can't dial in as much negative camber compared to ball joint kits 'out of the box'. You need to do the hellaflush mod to get more negative camber.


In my opinion, since you aren't that low and only need minor camber corrections, I would get the cheaper option, which is the SPC ball joint camber kit. It will give you plenty of camber correction and solve your issues.

mzilvar

iTrader: (3)

Big con to the SPC or ingalls ball joints, on good sized bumps it'll put the top of the ball-joint into your fender well and dimple the steel near the front strut reinforcement.

The balljoint sticks up about an inch or so above the UCA for the adjustable ball-joints. Where the skunk2 doesn't have this problem.

I had the ingalls kit and actually pulled them off and installed skunk2 arms for that reason.

acurajj

iTrader: (2)

You can also flip the balljoint on skunk2 to get more camber. I was able to go -5 with regular skunk2.

TLGuy25

iTrader: (1)

My '08 type s is lowered with the neuspeed supercup kit. Is it possible to have zero negative camber? I have the ingalls rear camber kit but need to know the best option for the front. Thanks for any help.

Slpr04UA6

Best is Skunk2, but that's my opinion! It's expensive, but you get what you pay for!

Italiano

For that minor drop..Adjustable ball joints...Save your $..