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For the stanced crowd: camber adjustment question

Old Aug 20, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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For the stanced crowd: camber adjustment question

So I live out here in the cornfields and we have next to zero custom car shops around here. Anyway, my cousin (rsx) and I are looking to become the first two in our area to join the stance movement. There is a fairly large tuning crowd here (especially subaru tools) but surprisingly no one rocking stance or fitment at all.
So here is my question. We have the wheels, we have the spacers, we have the camber kits, were both lowered ( and I'm currently on the lookout for some coils ((hit me up if you have some for sale)) but who does does your camber adjustments? We already found someone willing to do fender modification. But I read threads and posts about how some guys WERE riding on -2.5 camber but needed more room so moved to -3.0 degrees. Who does these adjustments for you guys? After I got lowered I bought a lifetime alignment from firestone but when I asked if they would be able to set me at certain negative degree they said they only have stock camber settings. Just confused as to whether the custom car shops have alignment racks out there (for you west coasters) or if there are ways to do it yourself. I know they sell camber measuring devices.

Sorry for the wall of text but we want to extend the stance movement to Hoosierland and I would love any advice or input. Thanks guys.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 11:00 AM
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You'll get some natural camber out of it. I have a coupe but I'm not sure if the sedan would have the same. I have -3.5 front and -3.75 rear without a camber kit.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 11:03 AM
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I'm also in a coupe. You must be slammed. My current prokit only put me at -2.1 and that's in the front.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 11:10 AM
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I dont know how much lower than stock I am but Im on Tein Flex and the fronts have more room but the rears are maxed out with the springmount cut. I need moar low.

 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 11:22 AM
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I dont know how much lower than stock I am but Im on Tein Flex and the fronts have more room but the rears are maxed out with the springmount cut. I need moar low.

Gorgeous picture man!
 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 11:44 AM
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Here's the way I did mine. (you'll probably have to wait until you get coilovers though)

It takes a while if you want to get the CLOSEST fitment possible.

1. Put car on jack stands
2. Remove coilovers (front and rear)
3. for the front, keep the upper adjustment nut snug but not tight.
4. mount the wheel and put a jack underneath, jack the wheel until you have the wheel hitting the fender
5. you can make the adjustment on the control arm like this. and adjust it until you have the clearance for the wheel to tuck in the fender if need be.
6. remove wheel, tighten nut, profit.
7. same goes for the rear. mount wheel, jack wheel, adjust camber for clearance.

this is how I got my fitment. 11 and 10 inch wide wheels with negative offsets with only 2.3 degrees negative camber

 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 11:59 AM
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JBF wheels/fitment = secks. im now sporting a hardon.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by JBF
Here's the way I did mine. (you'll probably have to wait until you get coilovers though)

It takes a while if you want to get the CLOSEST fitment possible.

1. Put car on jack stands
2. Remove coilovers (front and rear)
3. for the front, keep the upper adjustment nut snug but not tight.
4. mount the wheel and put a jack underneath, jack the wheel until you have the wheel hitting the fender
5. you can make the adjustment on the control arm like this. and adjust it until you have the clearance for the wheel to tuck in the fender if need be.
6. remove wheel, tighten nut, profit.
7. same goes for the rear. mount wheel, jack wheel, adjust camber for clearance.

this is how I got my fitment. 11 and 10 inch wide wheels with negative offsets with only 2.3 degrees negative camber

You read his post. You look at his picture. You copy and paste everything he just said and SAVE THAT ****.
 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by JBF
Here's the way I did mine. (you'll probably have to wait until you get coilovers though)

It takes a while if you want to get the CLOSEST fitment possible.

1. Put car on jack stands
2. Remove coilovers (front and rear)
3. for the front, keep the upper adjustment nut snug but not tight.
4. mount the wheel and put a jack underneath, jack the wheel until you have the wheel hitting the fender
5. you can make the adjustment on the control arm like this. and adjust it until you have the clearance for the wheel to tuck in the fender if need be.
6. remove wheel, tighten nut, profit.
7. same goes for the rear. mount wheel, jack wheel, adjust camber for clearance.

this is how I got my fitment. 11 and 10 inch wide wheels with negative offsets with only 2.3 degrees negative camber



Great information, great car. Love the wheels, are they DPE?.
After the above adjustments did you get your toe/caster setting aligned?
 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 01:40 PM
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Thanks yea they're DPE SP-SC10.

I took it to an alignment shop after I made my fitment adjustments and had them only adjust toe and I didn't need to do anything with caster
 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 01:49 PM
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3. for the front, keep the upper adjustment nut snug but not tight.
do you mean the nut on the coil?

and are your fenders shaved or just rolled?
 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 02:02 PM
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I'm talking about the adjustment nut on the camber arm.

and they're pinched flat and the front edge by the bumper is shaved
 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 05:16 PM
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Thanks again. I can't believe you don't rub constantly. Is that your Daily?
 
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Old Aug 20, 2011 | 05:53 PM
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Old Aug 21, 2011 | 11:49 PM
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Thanks again. I can't believe you don't rub constantly. Is that your Daily?
No it's not my daily. I could daily it without any worries tho. I needed fuel economy more than anything or else I would have kept driving it.
 
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