93 Accord camber kits

[Brandonspringle]

Hello I've been looking for front and rear camber kits for my 93 Accord.
If anyone knows a brand or website that sells them please let me know.

[Straight Success]

Camber Kits: Found in Suspension Section

I have the SPC kit in the front and Wicked Tuning in the rear. They've been really good for a long time now.

Also, look 3/4 of the way down this thread.

[chompedSD]

I just picked up some anchor camber kit. I hope it does the job. I keep hearing that you don't really even need a camber kit as long as your car is properly aligned.

[Straight Success]

Me personally, I always have disagreed with that. I'm not too fond of running -3.00* or more of camber. Not a big enough contact patch for my taste, or should I say proper contact patch; considering the contact patch while snowing in my region. I'll pass.

Race cars normally do this (run extreme amounts of negative camber), but my Accord is not a race car.

[deevergote]

Negative camber will cause tire wear, regardless of what anyone else says. Some people are grossly misinformed, and think otherwise.


Anyway, SPC and Ingalls are the only brands I would EVER trust for a front camber kit (there are a few other options for the rear.) I made the mistake of buying a cheap kit from an ebay seller, and I nearly crashed when it failed. Your life may depend on these parts holding up. Don't cheap out.

[P5ylance]

I used to run my car without a camber kit. realized what things can go wrong when you don't have one (my tires' inner tread were allll torn). no camber kit allows for negligence. if you dont have a camber kit, you have to put that much more effort in making sure your tires are safe for the road, since most of the tire will LOOK okay, but the contact area will most likely be eaten up... you have to pay attention to your tires a lot more.

with a camber kit, i straightened out my wheels to -1, still looks good and your tires will be okay for the longer run (although its good practice to still keep checking your tire tread). I will be investing in a camber kit for the rear as well.

i would say, if you can pick up the camber kit, you can never go wrong with CORRECTED wheel alignment.

[Jimmy22]

with a camber kit, i straightened out my wheels to -1, still looks good and your tires will be okay for the longer run (although its good practice to still keep checking your tire tread). I will be investing in a camber kit for the rear as well.

it sounds like you did an alignment yourself. I thought shops had to do it for you with special machines?

[Straight Success]

it sounds like you did an alignment yourself. I thought shops had to do it for you with special machines?

You ever think, hmmmmm, maybe he might be a tech?

I'm not sure if he is, I'm just sayin'!

...and yes, alignment machines are the way to a correct alignment.

[deevergote]

There are ways to do an alignment without a fancy computerized rack, you know...

[wildBill83]

I am running ingalls in the front and generic body shims in the rear. After installing my suspension I went to get an alignment and was shown -3deg of camber in front and -2 in rear. I put on camber kit in the front and the 1/8" body shim in the rear and all is right and my car is low enough to not crawl on the alignment rack without wood 2x4 steps. Body shims can be had at harbor freight or fastenal for next to nothing.

[Straight Success]

Yes I do know, but for a most accurate alignment (especially when suspension components and geometry are changed), a digitized alignment rack will provide the best results.

[deevergote]

I am running ingalls in the front and generic body shims in the rear. After installing my suspension I went to get an alignment and was shown -3deg of camber in front and -2 in rear. I put on camber kit in the front and the 1/8" body shim in the rear and all is right and my car is low enough to not crawl on the alignment rack without wood 2x4 steps. Body shims can be had at harbor freight or fastenal for next to nothing.

What is a body shim? Most people here tend to use washers in the rear. As long as a longer "automotive grade" bolt is used, that option seems to be safe.

Yes I do know, but for a most accurate alignment (especially when suspension components and geometry are changed), a digitized alignment rack will provide the best results.

For the best results, yes... but I was just saying that in response to you and Jimmy22, who both seemed to believe that it can't be done without special machines or a career as a tech.

The first time I brought my car into my stepdad's old Chrysler dealership for an alignment, this ANCIENT tech did it. Dude was like 65 years old, and still wrenching. He put my car on a lift, and pulled out a set of gauges. My alignment was great.
Last time I went to Firestone, a shop that deals mainly with tires and alignments, with state of the art digital alignment racks... my alignment was off enough to destroy my tires in about 5000 miles.

[Jimmy22]

Is this something that actually can be done at home?

[deevergote]

With the right tools, knowledge, and patience, yes. When it comes to cars, there really isn't much that can't be done at home.

[wildBill83]

What is a body shim? Most people here tend to use washers in the rear. As long as a longer "automotive grade" bolt is used, that option seems to be safe.

http://www.harborfreight.com/144-pie...ent-67585.html
^ that is the shim kit, it comes in varying thickness so you can use one shim instead of a stack of washers that equal the same thickness. The ingalls ball joint kit maxes out at 1.5deg of adjustment, the ingalls anchor kit maxes out at 3deg of adjustment. My ingalls in the front are maxed out and the rear is using the 1/8" thick shims from the harbor freight kit. There was plenty of thread engagement so I retained stock bolts. Alignment passed with flying colors.