bzyrice

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So, I lowered my car today another 1/2". I was so sick of my finger gap I had to lower it. lol

So after I lowered it, like any responsible car modifier, I went to go get the car aligned. The shop that did my work said I should get a camber kit. What do you guys think? I read Mr Healtoe's article on Camber and still can't decide if I should just get it. I know his article says it is all because of Toe, but is my camber off enough to justify I camber kit? If so, just the back? Or both?

Anwyays, here are my numbers:
Front:
Camber: -1.3 , -1.5
Caster Adjust: 3.5 , 3.5
Toe: 0.00 , -0.01

Rear:
Camber: -2.4 , -2.7
Toe: 0.00 , -0.01
Total Toe: -0.01
Thrust Angle: 0.00

And here are some pics!
Before Pics:
Front:

Rear:


After:
Front:

Rear:


Wow looks soo Much better! Just for 1/2"! No more finger gap!




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94eg!

A half inch at the damper is quite a bit more at the wheel. That's what motion ratio is. Looks very nice. I like the black roof too...

bzyrice

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Thanks man! I still cant believe what a difference it made!

And the ride seems more comfortable then before?! Weird.. lol

ballinfizzle89

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Perfect!

bzyrice

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Thanks man! Really means alot coming from you! lol
R u running a camber kit?

AnthraciteAspec

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Ride height does look perfect. For what I like anyways. I like no gap maybe slight tire tuck. Anyways I would say you could benefit from a camber kit to add some positive camber back to the rear. But you don't NEED one per se. Just something you might want to get so you don't have to rotate your tires so much. Car looks good

Excelerate

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Toe really is the killer of tires; some negative camber is acceptable. Yours is a little extreme. I would recommend an Ingalls rear camber kit at least since the rear is more out of spec.

bzyrice

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Thanks man! Probably going to get a camber kit at the next paycheck.

Yah that was what I was thinking. Looks like I will be getting one now lol

Excelerate

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If you need one check out the Ingalls rear kit (it includes 2 arms per side for adjustment of camber and toe). Disregard the pic and you need a qty of 2.

http://store.excelerateperformance.c...5/i-60220.aspx

crzygosu87

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I have very similar specs in regards to camber ... however, I do not have a camber kit as I can't justify paying that much for something that's not REALLY needed when I can simply rotate tires every/every other oil change and maintain toe to OEM specs.

Rear kits are somewhat useless as most of the weight is in the front anyways where more wear will be noticeable ... also, for the fronts, with the addition of a camber kit there is going to be less vertical clearance for your front suspension as it adds about an inch or so ... I found that my suspension (lowered on Tein basics, ~3/4in thread left) without a camber kit occasionally hit the top, inside portion of the fender as I saw some marks there when I was at Heeltoe. Marcus immediately advised against the kit.

Hopefully that made sense ... taking a break right now from studying ... damn lol

ifirahse

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With those rear camber numbers I'd definitely recommend a camber kit.

Anything lower than ~-1.5 I'd say you should get one.

stillhere153

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I agree with josh ideally you'd want the rear to be near -2 with that drop... the front is fine tho

bzyrice

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Well, I bent one of my rims driving 300 miles yesterday. sux.. so I will have to get a new rim and tire before I get the camber kit. I am 90% sure I am going to get it.

JD TL-S

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Yep

bzyrice

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Thanks, but may need to change the rims soon!

playtex

car looks good.but you need bigger rims, like 22''

bzyrice

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I really hope you are joking .. if not, then I just wanted to let you know that 19's are the biggest wheels this car is going to get.. Might be swapping out to 18's soon if I decide to get of these rims..

playtex

I have 19's on my s14 but the 19 inch tires cost too much

bzyrice

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and you think i should go with 22's on this car? lol

if you think 19" tires cost alot.. then 22" tires are waaaay to much..