Drops without camber kits

[jkocr2]

Just wondering if people could post pics of their drops without camber kits in the rear. Just curious to see how much negative camber is associated with the various types of lowering springs out. Particularly looking for skunk2's

[FG*SQUAD Nick]

wow you wouldnt even want to do that to your tires man... dont think youll find a pic either Ive seen some before and after camber kits with the tein stech it wasnt really that bad but why not spend the extra $$$ and do it right?

[07SiGuy]

My camber was horrible when I first dropped mine on Tein SS coilovers. The back tires looked like this // \\

I literally had 1 inch of tire that never touched the ground until I put the camber kits on.

You can sort of see what I'm talking about with these pics. This was obviously prior to my camber kit install.





Keep looking around here and you will find some pics of cars without kits on them, the tuck-in is obvious.

[disboiflaco]

so yall are saying that if ima get a drop i should get camber kits? whats the best camber kits out there?

[eugenekim.net]

there's no point on working on suspension without an aligment...

[Dueces22]

How much do the Camber kits run?

[NIGHTHAWKSI]

if your lucky you can fins them on ebay for ~200....of not it will be about 250-275.

[swarm]

i've got sportlines and my camber is fine, check it out













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[darna]

seems fine w/o camber...




but i'm gonna get a kit soon fo shu.

[cny]

Originally Posted by swarm

i've got sportlines and my camber is fine, check it out

It appears your rears are pointed in, hence the reason for a camber kit.

[goofygamer]

May I ask what the camber kits are supposed to do? Because I do not see any difference in these pictures?

Originally Posted by goofygamer

May I ask what the camber kits are supposed to do? Because I do not see any difference in these pictures?

straightens the angle of the wheel horizontally

[specialk]

Originally Posted by cny

It appears your rears are pointed in, hence the reason for a camber kit.

My si does it with stock springs??

[Yodums]

Originally Posted by goofygamer

May I ask what the camber kits are supposed to do? Because I do not see any difference in these pictures?

Take a look at the second picture and look very closely at the rear tires. One picture (the first one), the tires are angled in a way to have a negative camber, so the tires are angle in such a way: / ----- \

With the correction of a camber kit, you can properly do an alignment to get your tires looking as close to this as possible: | ---- |

It will prevent uneven or premature tire wear and also help suspension wise with more tire actually on the pavement. Then again, people have reported their tire wear have been fine without a camber kit. However, I strongly suggest a camber kit unless your goals are just aesthetic, but it may fail in the long run when you've got to replace some tires.

[YOGIx213]

Slightly negative camber isn't bad for the rear wheels, it's bad if it's too much though (like the one posted in the previous page on the red civic).

[Gen8]

yea def. shill out the extra cash to get the kit. if u dont ull spend the money you could have on the kit for back tires and you will have to do it twice as often than if u had the kit. but its up to you.

[jonebone]

Or you can buy Nitto Neo Gen tires which are designed for lowered cars with negative cambers. Granted a wheel can only be so resistant to uneven treadwear, but supposedly (from people I've talked to, and the www.nitto.com website claim), they are remarkably good at not wearing unevenly. As cheap as they are, this is a very plausible alternative.

[brthorner]

The HFP suspension drops the Si about 1" at all four corners, and a camber kit is not required front or rear. So as long as you are not dropping the car more than about 1.0" to 1.2" you should be fine without any camber kits. However, if you want to run negative camber, or if you drop the car significantly, then you will definitely need them.

SPC and Skunk2 both have really nice forged aluminum rear camber arms, that will not only allow for camber adjustment, but add strength and reduce some unsprung weight too! But they will run you about $250 a pair.

Brian

[swarm]

yeah, a camber kit is definetly suggested on any spring that lowers our cars.It is not needed to lower your car but would help your tires wear properly.My camber is very subtle and should be fine as long as i rotate them every oil change.This is until i can afford a camber kit.

[Celcius]

No camber kit yet. I'm lazy