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Camber Kits
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 3:01 pm
by Vtecmec
Anyone have any experience with any type of camber kits.
I need to sort mine out and need to know any pros and cons.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. Top marks to eagle-eyed
@4thgenphil, who probably prevented me from making a bloody mess of the motorway sometime over the next few weeks.

Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 3:12 pm
by Merlin
What is the purpose of the kit, to reduce or increase negative camber?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 3:23 pm
by bennyboy
You shouldn't really need one should you - as in I didn't think yours was excessively lowered?
What's the current issue that Phil spotted?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 3:27 pm
by Vtecmec
Yes, it is to pull the camber back to within spec, even lowering 35mm throws it out considerably.
Phil spotted massive wear (read close to blowout) on the very inside edge of the front tyres.
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 3:42 pm
by Merlin
What was the specs on your last wheel alignment report?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 4:19 pm
by Vtecmec
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 4:25 pm
by Merlin
I am trying to write this without seeming cheeky, but do you think that could be the cause of it? A slight inaccuracy in your measurements?
Excessive wear on one edge could be down to the toe rather than the camber.
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 6:32 pm
by wurlycorner
It was scary wear, indeed...
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:09 pm
by Vtecmec
No worries merlin, it could but I doubt it. The rears toe in by 2degs, which is obvious by eye and the wear is nowhere near the same, probably as I could adjust much of the negative camber out.
So, no one has any experience of camber kits?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2015 8:22 pm
by bluejackhustler
I was about to purchase one for my 4g as I was wearing the inside edges of my rears and was having to have the left to right swapped every 1000 miles.
A friend said get your alignment checked first so I did so at Demon Tweeks.
I had 13 degrees of negative toe before adjustment.
After, I had 0 degrees and considerably less camber, you could see the difference in camber. Don't believe me? Put your front wheels on full lock and look how much camber you have.
Moral of my story - camber does not cause uneven tyre wear, toe does.