Camber Question

[Calesta]

A level? Even the magnetic angle finder thingy isn't all that great- you're never really sure if you're on level ground. Take it to an NTB or something- at least they'll check your alignment for free.

For the people who have had camber wear- yes, the front will logically wear faster than the rear. All your power is up front, the weight is all up front- you're going to get much worse camber wear up there than in the rear.

[dubcac]

Originally posted by Calesta@Oct 27 2004, 11:02 AM
A level?* Even the magnetic angle finder thingy isn't all that great- you're never really sure if you're on level ground.* Take it to an NTB or something- at least they'll check your alignment for free.

For the people who have had camber wear- yes, the front will logically wear faster than the rear.* All your power is up front, the weight is all up front- you're going to get much worse camber wear up there than in the rear.

That and my rear was dropped a little less.

[Toyz-B-Us]

With 17's I would definitly do a camber kit. The new Skunk2 kit is nice because it has the allen heads on the bottom instead of the top. This is very nice for those of us with indentations in the strut tower from the old design. Washers should take care of the rear for camber. Then just have everything aligned and definitly get toe taken care of because poor toe alignment can cause worse tire wear than camber issues.

[Calesta]

Ah, so that's why my strut buckets are all bashed in.

I like the SPC kit- it allows you to adjust caster with a rotating upper ball joint. Right now I can only adjust caster with my traction bars, and I don't really like to force the suspension into a specific shape by pulling it all around.

I use the Ingalls kit in the rear. I prefer threaded links to washers, because I can dial in a precise camber setting instead of just getting close to the acceptable range with washers. You can't adjust in 0.1 degree increments with shims! If you can afford a bit less than $100 extra, go with an Ingalls or SPC rear kit.

[Doughboy]

Originally posted by Calesta@Oct 28 2004, 09:07 AM
Ah, so that's why my strut buckets are all bashed in.*

I like the SPC kit- it allows you to adjust caster with a rotating upper ball joint.* Right now I can only adjust caster with my traction bars, and I don't really like to force the suspension into a specific shape by pulling it all around.

I use the Ingalls kit in the rear.* I prefer threaded links to washers, because I can dial in a precise camber setting instead of just getting close to the acceptable range with washers.* You can't adjust in 0.1 degree increments with shims!* If you can afford a bit less than $100 extra, go with an Ingalls or SPC rear kit.

I'll look into those to. But I definately have skunk2 in my search. Real good kits from what Ive heard so far. Plus alot more distributors have it to shop around first.

[Calesta]

Very true. Good luck.

[imported_DIYperformance]

I just bought an Ingalls front and rear kit from a guy who wholesales off the previous models from the company. I even had the tech manager at Ingalls contact me to back this guy up, since I found him on ebay. His prices were cheaper than the crappy knockoff brands so I didn't even believe it at first. Check out www.suspensiongeek.com, or email him at geek@suspensiongeek.com. I emailed to ask if he had a rear kit because it wasn't on his site, and he had them, so if you don't see it, ask. Legit Ingalls camber kits for like $105!

[Calesta]

That's how much I paid for just my rear Ingalls kit from Lightning Motorsports 2 years ago. Are you sure it's the threaded rear upper link that's included with the kit? For that price I'll bet it's just washers in the back.

[imported_DIYperformance]

No, I saw the pics before I purchased it. They're discontinued models because they are red in the front and blue in the back. When the guy from ingalls contacted me (when I was verifying that it was legit) he said they made red, blue, yellow and black but they stopped making the line in colors, so this guy who I bought it from had a bunch to wholesale- he used to work for them.

[Calesta]

Ooooooooooh ok. Good deal on a discontinued item liquidation then.