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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 03:09 PM
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Do I Need More Camber?







19x8.5 +20, 225/40/19 (F)
19x9.5 +20, 245/40/19 (R)

Rear fenders are rolled flush.

Rear camber is set to -2.5, fronts have a natural camber of -1.7~

I'm thinking about doing -3 for the rear to avoid rubbing with a full car.

Right now the rear left fender rubs a little, but it's a different kind of rubbing. Something I'm not too worried about.

What do you guys think? Should I go for -3 camber in the back?
 
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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damn, those look meaty in the back! you're gonna chew up your tires if you go -3, no?
 
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Old Apr 28, 2009 | 03:13 PM
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Yeah, probably every 10,000 miles. But that's fine, my annual mileage is only around 8,000.
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 02:33 AM
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Little Camber

A Little Bit More Camber

Dropped More

Dropped Even more
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 02:43 AM
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Damn those shop'd pics look sick.

What you need is some tire shine.

BTW, what are you dropped on in the first pic?
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 03:46 PM
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NICE! Thanks for taking your time to do this. It just motivated me to drop my car even more.
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 03:53 PM
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def should drop it more
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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I think some stretched tires in the back would do you better
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 04:44 PM
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Lowered more, more camber and stretched tires would look sick.
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 06:07 PM
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You are welcome and I agree to slamness, camberness, and tire shineness.

 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 06:20 PM
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Damn, sick a$$ sedan, bro! Love the color & rims combo. Love the plate, too!

Definitely, dump the car.
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 06:25 PM
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I liked it better with less camber. Now it looks like the hot wheels I used to step on when I was a kid.
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 07:00 PM
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My hot wheels were never that low with aggressive offsets. Were yours made in Japan?
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 07:48 PM
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Sick dude! I'm definitely gonna lower the car more but I'm prolly not gonna go crazy with the front camber like that. Haha, too agressive for me.. Rear is already -2.5, I'm gonna have it set to -3.
 
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Old May 18, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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Lower it more and more neg will get dialed in for you

Looks good man
 
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