DIY: SPC Front Camber Kit

Grey · 10-05-2002

First off, you may want to read this: Honda Project Car: Front Alignment
Then you may want to read the instructions printed on the back of the box.
If you didn't get the original box for some reason, then here you go:

The first step is to jack up the car up front. Look under the car for an arrow on the plastic. It points to the reinforced piece of metal that can withstand the force of the entire front of the car on it. Just it up under this point. You can do each side at a time, but I wanted to do both sides at once for comparison. Jack it up so that the tires are still on the ground. Then unbolt the lug nuts. Then jack it up all the way and put jack stands under the sides of the car. Then take off the wheels.

Follow the directions to start up your compressor. Of course, you can just remove the upper strut-spindle bolt using a large wrench. I assumed that it would be hard to do with just a regular wrench, so I broke out the big guns (the impact wrench that is). Use 'em if you've got them I guess...

Then hook up the accessory hose and the impact gun and set the pressure to about 100psi. That pressure setting worked for me anyway. Then Just use a 19mm socket; although a regular socket will work, one that is specially made to be used with an impact wrench is preferable. Always wear safety glasses! I did.

Now, I did not set the camber myself. I guess it could be done by parking in a level garage and using a square, but this would be pretty time consuming. I was in an accident and I curbed my rims and I haven't had an alignment yet, so I think it's time to get one anyway. I basically did what the instructions told me, but I did not loosen the lower bolt. Instead I rotated the camber bolt all the way clockwise and the large tab all the way counterclockwise until I could not rotate it any further by hand. Do not use too much force or you'll actually be changing your camber.

I chose to put in the bolt sort of symmetrically aligned to the lower bolt, but it's the other way around in SPC's DIY (shouldn't matter which way it goes though). I then held the bolt with one wrench and the nut with a torque wrench. The socket for the nut is 18mm; I had to buy it since I didn't have one in my socket set. I set the torque according to what was on the box (77 foot pounds). I tightened everything up and put the wheels back on and took it for a test drive. Nothing changed, just as it should be (since I just wanted to install the camber kit for the alignment).

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