1" Drop Have Big Effects

[XCRN]

Will I be seeing any camber with a 1" drop that would affect grip with out the use of any camber correction kit?

[accordztech]

You will need a camber kit, don't care what anyone else says.

I dropped a few cb7's with prokits and I usually am around 1 degree negative camber.

[XCRN]

Ok thanks for the reply.

[fatboy1185]

No, you will not need a camber kit. You will need to get an alignment done and make sure your toe adjustment is set to stock specifications.

[RUGER 2.2L]

You will need a camber kit, don't care what anyone else says.

I dropped a few cb7's with prokits and I usually am around 1 degree negative camber.

You realize that -1 degree is within spec right? I would rather have -1 than 0 or +1. Fattycat has the correct answer for you OP.

[RyanD]

with a 1" drop you should not need a camber kit. im dropped 2" and i dont need a camber kit. HOWEVER, all cb's are diffrent. i would go ahead and lower it and plan on getting a kit. you might not need it. but i would plan for it.

going 1 " lower should not really have any diffrent affects on your car unless your running preformance shocks.

[deevergote]

All CBs were made to the same specs. Any differences now are a result of worn components or body damage.

A 1" drop (which is hard to do... Tokico spring/shock combo?) will give a very small degree of negative camber. I don't know how much precisely, but chances are you'll probably not notice any accelerated wear on your tires because of it. If you want it to be 100% correct in terms of stock camber, then yes, you will need a kit. Every drop, even the one provided by saggy 20 year old stock springs, results in some degree negative camber. The lower you go, the more negative camber you get. It's simple geometry.

[gainesvilleCB7]

Im running -1.25 degrees of camber in the front with no issues of wear. When you get your alignment just make sure that your toe is within spec. That is what is going to eat your tires away.

[deevergote]

Toe and camber are two different angles. Negative camber causes uneven wear. Mild negative camber may not cause a significant amount of wear over the natural life of the tire, but it WILL result in at least a mild degree of wear.
It's really not a matter of opinion. It's geometry. It is what it is.
Also, different tire sizes and compounds will experience varying degrees of wear.

[XCRN]

It is not wear I am too worried about, what my concern is I could lose grip from the minor bit of camber, the drop is about as "show" I will go rest is "go". Will it hindrr me in cornering in a significant way?

[gainesvilleCB7]

No, my car is all go and im running more than -1 in camber and have not noticed and issue with loss of traction or issues with cornering

[XCRN]

Well I still have some time before I make any purchases, more time to think. It is nice to have a plan.

[Joey GT-R]

A little bit of negative camber is good for cornering vs having positive camber or none at all. Most race cars run a slight degree of negative camber. All my Porsche's in my showroom are running at least -1.0 camber from the factory, with the owners sometimes widening out to -1.5 or -1.75.

Your best bet is to drop your car, go corner or practice whatever event you plan on entering, and then compare that with a camber kit installed. So either way it's always good to have one on hand. You may change tires and the other brand may react differently to negative camber.

[deevergote]

Agreed. A slight degree of negative camber can only help in corners. Until, of course, the inner edges of your tires wear out. But as long as your toe is set properly, -1 degree or so is likely not going to cause a dangerous amount of wear during the tire's normal lifespan. The serious camber wear is found on cars that ride around looking like this /---\

Some cars seem to have a fairly large amount of negative camber in stock form. Drive behind a BMW X5 and you'll actually be able to see it! Then again, their suspensions are very different, and those are also cars that are purchased by people that the engineers can pretty safely assume will keep up with regular maintenance... so even if those $300 tires do wear unevenly, they'll end up being replaced before they're a danger.

[XCRN]

So the lowering is more than cosmetic, I like it.

Some cars seem to have a fairly large amount of negative camber in stock form. Drive behind a BMW X5 and you'll actually be able to see it! Then again, their suspensions are very different, and those are also cars that are purchased by people that the engineers can pretty safely assume will keep up with regular maintenance... so even if those $300 tires do wear unevenly, they'll end up being replaced before they're a danger.

In my part of town, people here only buy brand new Mercs and BMWs so finding the X5 is not too difficult, but people here also do not know that cars need to be serviced. I may by over-exaggerating, but not by much.