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Old 03-04-2010, 04:04 PM
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Question Need Opinions on Front Camber Kit

I'm shopping for a front camber kit for my 05 TL.

My $200/ea Nitto NeoGens were showing steel in under 8,000 miles with the front toe set at dead zero.

Front camber is at -1.7 and -1.9 degrees. I did rotate my tires at around 4,000, but they still wore out. I don't race or drive hard, and my driving is 50/50 city/hwy.


I saw these Skunk2 front upper control arms with an adjustable (slide) ball joint that provides +/- 3.0 degree adjustments up front. The kit costs $285 for both sides at Excelerate Performance.



http://store.excelerateperformance.c.../i-290232.aspx

Does anyone have experience with this setup?

Would you recommend something else? What do YOU have?

Thanks in advance for the help. I need to make a move quick. I just spent $400 replacing my front tires and I don't want them wearing out prematurely again.
Old 03-04-2010, 04:10 PM
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Here's a pic of my drop... and no, I don't want to raise it!

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Eibach ... saw the kit for $166 & $16 shipping .. prolly find it for less if you look

http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe...85048900020501
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The Eibachs offer only an adjustable ball joint that presses into the factory arm.



I don't have much experience with this type of kit, but I see that it only gives +/- 1.5º of adjustment. Might not be enough.
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Can I get some help here, guys?
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I think alot of people that had the Eibach or Ingalls front camber kit got rid of it and replaced it with the Skunk2 one that you showed above. The install is alot simpler and offers more adjusment and clearance. I'm actually going to order this in the next 2 weeks
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^same ordering soon. theres a comparison thread floating around between the ingalls ball joint vs the skunk version, the skunk offers wayyy more clearance within the wheel well, and has more adjustability, plus you can just swap it in.

Found it for you:
http://heeltoeauto.com/httech/YaBB.pl?num=1253319665

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