he means front and back.
buy some specialty products camber kit.
buy some specialty products camber kit.
camber problems
i went to the shop to realign my car. here are they:
left front tire camber: -0.8
right front tire camber: -1.9
left back tire: -1.7
right back tire: -2.8
they guy said i need camber kits front and back. so that means i need camber kits on all tires?help me here. i don't know about cambers.
left front tire camber: -0.8
right front tire camber: -1.9
left back tire: -1.7
right back tire: -2.8
they guy said i need camber kits front and back. so that means i need camber kits on all tires?help me here. i don't know about cambers.
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you have to buy kits and they come for the the front and the back separately. ingalls run about $125 per set(front or back).
The rears you might try the washer trick with longer bolts. But the fronts you need to buy a camber kit. If you haven't lowered your car too bad, most camber kits will work without rubbing.
If you take the car to a chasis specialist they can do it for you without having to purchase a camber kit......it will probably run you around $300....They also align the wheels too
Was the right side of your car in an accident? The big difference in camber between the right and left tire is just way too big. Something is seriously wrong, I would check it out if I were you or go to another shop to get the allignment done.chanluder said:i went to the shop to realign my car. here are they:
left front tire camber: -0.8
right front tire camber: -1.9
left back tire: -1.7
right back tire: -2.8
they guy said i need camber kits front and back. so that means i need camber kits on all tires?help me here. i don't know about cambers.
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When cars are dropped thay tend to settle at different levels...so that accounts for the difference in his camber ratings between the two sides of his car.vtecprelude said:Was the right side of your car in an accident? The big difference in camber between the right and left tire is just way too big. Something is seriously wrong, I would check it out if I were you or go to another shop to get the allignment done.
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accident? i don't think so. is is ok to leave the camber -1.0 something?i heard having a negative camber is good for handling, but for sure i'm gonna put camber kit on my back right one.vtecprelude said:Was the right side of your car in an accident? The big difference in camber between the right and left tire is just way too big. Something is seriously wrong, I would check it out if I were you or go to another shop to get the allignment done.
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i agree with you!Girly_Lude said:When cars are dropped thay tend to settle at different levels...so that accounts for the difference in his camber ratings between the two sides of his car.
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I would inspect the installation of the lowering springs. Something is seriously wrong because of the big difference in camber between the right and left side.
One degree of difference between the right and left side is too big. From those #'s it looks like the left side is dropped about 1 inch and the right side 3 inches. If it was 0.2 degrees of difference than it would be fine. Something is not properly installed on the car or the allignment machine didn't produce accurate results.Girly_Lude said:When cars are dropped thay tend to settle at different levels...so that accounts for the difference in his camber ratings between the two sides of his car.
You can leave it at -1.0 which will give you good handling. Expect to go through tires quicker. It's more important to get the camber done in the front than the back, but if you are going to do it might as well get all done at once.accident? i don't think so. is is ok to leave the camber -1.0 something?i heard having a negative camber is good for handling, but for sure i'm gonna put camber kit on my back right one.
I would inspect the installation of the lowering springs. Something is seriously wrong because of the big difference in camber between the right and left side.
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Its actually normal to have the camber ratings off at different level...
Take the car to a chasis shop in case you need some reassurance.
This is the same thing that happened to my car.......
If you are so worried, then just fix it...save money on tires. especially if you have rims bigger than stock...tires can get expensive.
One degree of difference is not specified by an inch differecne on the drop.vtecprelude said:One degree of difference between the right and left side is too big. From those #'s it looks like the left side is dropped about 1 inch and the right side 3 inches. If it was 0.2 degrees of difference than it would be fine. Something is not properly installed on the car or the allignment machine didn't produce accurate results.
Its actually normal to have the camber ratings off at different level...
Take the car to a chasis shop in case you need some reassurance.
This is the same thing that happened to my car.......
If you are so worried, then just fix it...save money on tires. especially if you have rims bigger than stock...tires can get expensive.
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so the readings may be off more on the d-side.
I agree...and me sitting in the car can change the camber a bit. I did notice that my car sits lower on the drivers side like almost everyone elses does since more weight is on that side(engine located further towards drivers side)Girly_Lude said:When cars are dropped thay tend to settle at different levels...so that accounts for the difference in his camber ratings between the two sides of his car.
so the readings may be off more on the d-side.
Wow, I hope I don't get flamed for this.
What exactly is the camber rating. Is it how vertical the tire sits?
What exactly is the camber rating. Is it how vertical the tire sits?
yeah, you can put it that wayJumpan23 said:Wow, I hope I don't get flamed for this.
What exactly is the camber rating. Is it how vertical the tire sits?
When you drop your car, the camber becomes negative...unless you take it somewhere to get it fixed
Negative camber eats away at the inside of the tires.
You can fix it by either going to a chasis specialist or by getting a camber kit.
I like showing things visually.Jumpan23 said:Wow, I hope I don't get flamed for this.
What exactly is the camber rating. Is it how vertical the tire sits?
a NON dropped prelude the tires looking from the front or back will look like this.
[--] where [] are tires and -- is the body of the car.
after lowering the vehicle you have shortened the springs....and shortening the springs results in the tires coming in...its basic trigonometry if you look at it like a triangle. but the wheels will look something like this.
/--\
the /\ being tires.....and if this focuses more weight on the inside of the tire.....and more weight pushing on the inside....the car will drive more on the inside of the tire increasing tire wear.
camber kits bring the tires back within spec....back to the orig config.
[--]
all camber kits do is adjust the upper control arm of the suspension geometry to bring the control back adjusting the wheel with in spec.
what's a good negative camber to have optimal handling but less tire wear?
Is stock camber supposed to be exactly at 0 degrees? chanluder - how much is your car dropped and with what springs?
the spec is from 0- negative 1 for a stock honda.
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