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How much drop before I need camber kit?

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Old 04-10-2014, 09:54 PM
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rolling on tanabe nf210 for over 3 years. no excessive camber wear no camber kit.
 
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These cars need a camber kit bone stock up front.
 
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Old 04-10-2014, 11:09 PM
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Isnt it the case a lot of sport cars with staggered wheels come with a little camber from the factory?
 
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rolling on tanabe nf210 for over 3 years. no excessive camber wear no camber kit.
thats good to hear. How bout toe bolts?
 
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Old 04-10-2014, 11:31 PM
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wat about it?
 
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Old 04-10-2014, 11:35 PM
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Anything over 1/2"(Z springs) if you want completely normal tire wear
 
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Originally Posted by saywat?
wat about it?
necessary with ur drop?
 
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Old 04-10-2014, 11:36 PM
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Anything over 1/2"(Z springs) if you want completely normal tire wear
Correction, sedan section, coupe springs would be 1/2", Z springs 1"
 
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These cars wear the insides of your tires with no drop or modification. And yes, sports cars come with a little bit of negative camber, but there's a difference between "a little bit" and "only riding on 2 inches of the inside of the tire". The front suspension is extremely flawed.
 
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Old 04-11-2014, 01:31 AM
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Originally Posted by PLENUMCOUPE
necessary with ur drop?
I Didnt install anything.
 
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I'm on swift springs 1"f 1.1"r with spring mount mod. I installed the spc rear camber kit with bolts and alignment is right on the money. The front is out .6 degree left and 1 degree right. I've put 2000 miles and see zero abnormal tire wear. I just ordered the Kinetix from camber arms cause I can. My OCD wants the front right on as well.
 
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Originally Posted by Shawno72
I'm on swift springs 1"f 1.1"r with spring mount mod. I installed the spc rear camber kit with bolts and alignment is right on the money. The front is out .6 degree left and 1 degree right. I've put 2000 miles and see zero abnormal tire wear. I just ordered the Kinetix from camber arms cause I can. My OCD wants the front right on as well.
The kinetix front arms are the best. Feels like a different car when yer alignment is on. I'm at about 0.9 negative camber on the front and I'm finally using my whole front tire. Awesome.
 
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Old 04-11-2014, 05:07 PM
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I think its in ur head that u can "feel" the alignment improvement. btw idk bout kinetix that's a sketch brand with faulty hardware I recall
 
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Originally Posted by Texasscout
Mine is -1.2 degrees
My front alignment is set at -.80 degrees which is conservative. When I was set at -1.2 I ate thru a set of Michelin PS2s in less than 14K miles. SLICK hasn't been on a track in 3 years and that's fine with me. I don't want or need track settings for SoCals streets/canyons and freeways! We'll see how my conservative setting work for tire mileage, close to 10K miles on my Pilot Super Sports and show zero sign of wear...Gary
 
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Originally Posted by saywat?
I think its in ur head that u can "feel" the alignment improvement. btw idk bout kinetix that's a sketch brand with faulty hardware I recall
In my head? I don't think so, my friend. Riding on 2 inches of the inside of my tire vs 10 inches of tire makes quite a noticeable difference. It's called contact patch and its real.

You're talking about the V1 kinetix with the exposed balljoint. Total pos, but also totally different animal. They fixed the problems and covered the joint. Kinetix has the most adjustability for camber of any arm, its a set it and forget it camber setting and the ball joint is a seperate piece so when it needs replacing you can buy just the joint rather than whole new arms. I'll post my before and after alignment specs if you'd like.
 


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