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Yeah, so... Um... That's it. No, ok. The Hotchkis camber kit for the RSX is simply the best rear camber kit for our 7th gen Civics. I've owned the Ingalls (1st generation), the SPC, and now the Hotchkis. I'm keeping this one. That probably says enough about it.

It's expensive though. I paid $240 shipped. That's a downside. A BIG downside.

It's perfect though. It has zerk fittings on the polyurethane bushings. That means that you can grease it up with a grease gun. Fun! It has little bends on the Y shape that attaches to the lower control arm to make it a little stronger. The metal is coated in a thick black paint. The main part is aluminum. The threads come pre-lubricated.

It works. Easy adjustment. I expect little corrosion over the years. I reccomend it for the suspension freaks.

 
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looks nice but dayam $240

 
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whoa! 240!!!!! i hope someone is paying you to test this stuff....i couldn't spend 240 like that...let alone own several kits....but your still the man

 
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damn .......... 240......i'll just stick with spc

 
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See, the funny thing is I sold my Ingalls for more than I bought it for (made $30). Then I sold my SPC for more than I bought it for (can't remember how much more). Anyway, $240 - $30 = $210. A little better. The MSRP on those is $255. Ouch. I hope this goes down over time.

 
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Grey you are rich!

 
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Hot damn those look sweet. TOo bad I can't afford them. Good review too.

 
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Looks nice.. but the Y bracket do look a little thin to me. I'm sure the little bends make it stronger, but damn they coulda made it out of thicker material I'd think.

 
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Phat in appearance and price

 
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Why are the Hotchkis better than the SPC? Besides the structure and material of how it's made and with the zerks, what advantage is there on having these over the SPC camber kit?

 
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Maybe expensive but so are my damn tires. Worth it in my opinion. Thanks for the review grey

 
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Functionally they're the same. I.E. they do the same thing. The Hotchkis is lighter because of the aluminum. It's more corrosion resistant because of the aluminum and because of the thicker coating. It uses polyurethane for the bushings which is stiffer (better for cornering) while SPC uses rubber. It needs those Zerk fittings so that you can grease the polyurethane bushings. They squeek if you don't.

 
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hotchkis makes great products and well worth the money...good choice

 
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Time to make replica camber kit grey.

 
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Do these allow for more + camber adjustment than the Ingalls? In other words, can it extend longer than the Ingalls, yet still have enough length threaded on? With a 2.25" drop, I am still running neg. 1.5 degrees of camber in the rear and I am scared to lengthen the Ingalls even more because it seems it won't be threaded enough to be sturdy and safe.

 
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i can't even pronounced the name of the company

 
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Hawtch-kiss

Looks nice, Grey. But is it me, or is it that I don't see the ABS bracket?

 
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on the kit on the price

ill wait till they go down on price and pick up a set. wait wtf am i talking about. i dont use camber kits

 
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I have an LX, so no ABS.

 
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I just bought the SPC kit for about half that price, now I don't track my car that much so is it going to be suitable for my uses? With the rubber bushings of course the handling won't be as precise but is there any way to replace them with polyurethane?

 
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The SPC kit uses custom bushings as far as I can tell (no standard), so it's going to be kinda hard to find polyurethane ones. If you can find replacements, then it'll be easy to replace them. Then again, find something larger and grind it down to size. You need access to a mill though, so that's another problem.