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8149, $15 rear camber kit? how many washers?? Posted by Talon95Stang, Mar-29-02 01:29 AM
I did the rear camber and used 4 washers and it is still way off. My car is lowered 2.5". Does anyone know how many washers I should use? and does anyone know how many deg the rim should be to the groung. I mean like 90 deg to the ground or something. I have a tool to measure deg and was just wondering.
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8150, RE: $15 rear camber kit? how many washers?? Posted by EvuLFleA, Mar-29-02 02:24 AM
You don't want to use TOO many because the screws really aren't that strong and are not built to take that much pressure. 4 would be max and than I would get an aftermarket kit. Your rear doesn't look 2.5 inches down in that pic :)
This is a suspension post, so post in the suspension forum. Get it?
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8151, RE: $15 rear camber kit? how many washers?? Posted by randy, Mar-29-02 05:19 AM
The $15 rear camber kit is for cars that are lowered up to 2". You could try to put more washer in but its really dangerous.
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8152, RE: $15 rear camber kit? how many washers?? Posted by XtremeRS, Mar-29-02 09:11 AM
Yep i had the same problem with my drop, which is only about 1.75" in the rear. I went and did this to my car. I got some thin fender washers, i believe 1 1/2" in diameter, and a 3/8" center hole. These washers will go against the actual fender. I used these to help distribute more of the forces to the fender, by using a larger diameter washer. Then on top of the fender washer, i used a 1/2" hex nut, which center hole is just large enough for the metric bolt to go through. I did this because i did not want all those washers in there, so the thickness of the nut takes the place of the 4 washers. Then on top of this nut, goes the control arm bracket of the car. On one side of the car, i belive my drivers side, this made the camber almost perfectly in spec. The other side was still off some, so i added 2 of the previous washers on each bolt on the pass side, and then it lined up good. The total camber with this set up is only .02 off between both sides. Why one side needed more washers, i don't know. I still am a little skeptical of doing this, but there still is plenty of bolt in the fender to keep it tight, and hopefully not break. I do believe i'm going to get the Ingalls rear adjustment kit, and it looks like that kit gives you 2 new control arm legs that the bolts go through, and washers, and also longer bolts. To be safe, i'd get the ingalls kit, for the amount of drop you have. I wouldn't use all those washers..play it safe.
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8153, RE: $15 rear camber kit? how many washers?? Posted by Talon95Stang, Mar-30-02 07:11 PM
I alrwady installed 7 washers and everything seems to be fine. How unsafe is it. There is 4 bolts with lock washers. Is the problem that the bolts will break? How much is the ingalls rear camber kit? Has anyone ever had a bolt break? and even with 7 washers it still looks off. How do you check camber?
That pic is old. I had a spacer in the back because my tires were too wide, but know I got arospeed coilovers.
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8154, RE: $15 rear camber kit? how many washers?? Posted by icjeclipse, Mar-31-02 02:31 AM
hey xtreme rs, i will buy your rear camber kit you have right now when you get your ingalls. Let me know.
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