Lowered front end, Camber reads...

[Freshagen]

So lowered my front end to get rid of the hideous gap but after getting my alignment, it showed I have -3.5 camber... My drop isn't TOO dumped for my camber to be that deep is it? regardless, I'll be ordering some SPC camber kits. just curious. here's a couple pics.

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[johnl]

For X bump displacement (as you get with lowering ride height), you typically will get subtantially more negative camber increase with a 'double wishbone' suspension than with a MacPherson Strut. This is the main reason why a well designed DW suspension is inherantly superior to Mac Strut suspension, i.e the DW has a superior 'camber curve' (more camber change wirth suspension motion).

Your 3.5° camber seems too much to me, especially as it's not Mac Strut (which due to it's poor geometry requires a lot of static neg camber for 'sports' driving), but is DW, (which due to it's good geometry, doesn't).

[gloryaccordy]

For X bump displacement (as you get with lowering ride height), you typically will get subtantially more negative camber increase with a 'double wishbone' suspension than with a MacPherson Strut. This is the main reason why a well designed DW suspension is inherantly superior to Mac Strut suspension, i.e the DW has a superior 'camber curve' (more camber change wirth suspension motion).

Your 3.5° camber seems too much to me, especially as it's not Mac Strut (which due to it's poor geometry requires a lot of static neg camber for 'sports' driving), but is DW, (which due to it's good geometry, doesn't).

Yea but dude is prob 3" below stock, and with the unequal length setup we have the camber's gonna get more extreme as you go lower. Those readings are definitely possible.

[Freshagen]

Ok so the readings of -3.5 is definately possible after lowering the car around 3"? I was wondering if it was possible to have over tightened the lower fork bolt or somthing and some how caused the camber to be so wierd. Idk, I've never been this low so I wasn't sure if -3.5 was what I shouldv'e expected.

[Brandoncb7]

I don't know anything about camber, but your car looks clean as hell man. What kind and size rims are those?

[Freshagen]

Thanks man, their 18" DR9/. I beleive their replicas tho.

[gloryaccordy]

Ok so the readings of -3.5 is definately possible after lowering the car around 3"? I was wondering if it was possible to have over tightened the lower fork bolt or somthing and some how caused the camber to be so wierd. Idk, I've never been this low so I wasn't sure if -3.5 was what I shouldv'e expected.

Yea that will def do it. It would be smart to just try to get maybe -1.5 degrees camber, you will have no kind of UCA clearance if you bring it back to zero with any camber kit.

[Freshagen]

Yea that will def do it.

did you mean me tightening the lower fork bolt will do it? or being 3" down will? haha. thanks for all ur time bro in tryin to help me out

[wed3k]

that sounds feasible. im dropped 3" on the project car and those tires tuck way in.

[gloryaccordy]

did you mean me tightening the lower fork bolt will do it? or being 3" down will? haha. thanks for all ur time bro in tryin to help me out

Being 3" down will. No modifications on our shocks will change camber at a different height.

[Freshagen]

ok cool. I'm about to order the SPC kit and I know that I want the the newer style so that there's a lesser chance it'll knock the inner well. Is this the newer kit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPC-F...Q5fAccessories

is this the one with the slim top nut?

[slammed4thgen]

3.5 is perfect lol!

i rolled -4 on mine before i got the 16's and actually tried for more camber...

[Freshagen]

3.5 is perfect lol!

i rolled -4 on mine before i got the 16's and actually tried for more camber...

fuck, I would agree with you if this wasn't my DD. haha. I would love to throw in some spacers and addz te cambahh, but fuck.. i got no bread for new sets of tires every couple of months, haha

[Freshagen]

ok cool. I'm about to order the SPC kit and I know that I want the the newer style so that there's a lesser chance it'll knock the inner well. Is this the newer kit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SPC-F...Q5fAccessories

is this the one with the slim top nut?

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[wed3k]

yea