Camber Kit, what do you use, and would you guy the same ones again?
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Camber Kit, what do you use, and would you guy the same ones again?
I have a 2001 EM2 and am running about 1° in the front and 3° in the rear, no good right. What Camber kits have you guys used and what did you feel about them after you used them? Haven't seen a whole lot of subjective reviews on Camber kits, I'm kind of thinking is doesn't matter much unless you want adjustable, which I don't.
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They're all adjustable. They don't make 'em in increments(1*, 2*, etc). Otherwise you couldn't get the alignment right. Camber bolts will get you 1* for the front. Adjustable rear upper arms will get you up to 6* in the rear. I got mine at: http://www.rockauto.com/
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I'm running an SPC rear camber kit and Tein camber plates up front.. Bought the SPC kit off a vendor here a long while back (truehonda), and the camber plates came with my coilovers.
The price on his website (thmotorsports.com) has since went up a lot.. he used to have a $137 for front and rear camber kit deal, now it's $155 for the rear alone, due to manufacturer raising costs..
on another note, you kinda need them to be adjustable.. Different suspension setups drop the same car different amounts, so the person performing the alignment needs to be able to adjust the camber to within specs.
The price on his website (thmotorsports.com) has since went up a lot.. he used to have a $137 for front and rear camber kit deal, now it's $155 for the rear alone, due to manufacturer raising costs..
on another note, you kinda need them to be adjustable.. Different suspension setups drop the same car different amounts, so the person performing the alignment needs to be able to adjust the camber to within specs.
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I will just quote mr22508 signature here: (just because this is the funniest explanation of understeer and oversteer).
"Now, its really quite simple. Understeer works like this: you drive down the road, turn the wheel, but the car keeps going straight, you crash into a tree and you die. OVERsteer works like this: you drive down the same bit of road, turn the wheel, the back of the car comes spinning around and you go off the road, crash into a tree and you die. Now, oversteer is best, because you don't see the tree that kills you. "
With that -1 front and -3 rear, you will be in the understeer side (a lot!!!). two things:
Right now with the setup you have, keep in mind that if you push the car, you might simply go straight.
If you do not have racing experience (based on your question, i believe not), do not go for oversteer - you will loose control.
So you need camber kits to set your car for 0 degree camber front and rear, as designed by honda.
Not really sure what you mean by not needing adjustable...
"Now, its really quite simple. Understeer works like this: you drive down the road, turn the wheel, but the car keeps going straight, you crash into a tree and you die. OVERsteer works like this: you drive down the same bit of road, turn the wheel, the back of the car comes spinning around and you go off the road, crash into a tree and you die. Now, oversteer is best, because you don't see the tree that kills you. "
With that -1 front and -3 rear, you will be in the understeer side (a lot!!!). two things:
Right now with the setup you have, keep in mind that if you push the car, you might simply go straight.
If you do not have racing experience (based on your question, i believe not), do not go for oversteer - you will loose control.
So you need camber kits to set your car for 0 degree camber front and rear, as designed by honda.
Not really sure what you mean by not needing adjustable...
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