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camber necessary? on hotchkis lower spring?

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Old Mar 3, 2008 | 01:52 AM
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Default camber necessary? on hotchkis lower spring?

^i have hotckis lowering springs i was wondering if i need it. 1.7 front and 2.0 back. because hotckis only has rear.
Old Mar 3, 2008 | 02:07 AM
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you only need the read and if you want to keep some even tread on your rear tires, then yes. I just got the hotchkis camber links installed 2 weeks ago and noticed the difference in the stance. I just got new tires and now they should last a bit longer than without it.

this is how it looked before.




before the negative camber was i believe -1.7-9* now i think its -.2-4*. Im going to go back to get it straighten out to 0* both sides. i dont have any current pics of how it looks, ill try to get some tomorrow.
Old Mar 3, 2008 | 03:37 AM
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i got my camber within spec just from getting an alignment. i didn't need a camber kit and my camber is fine.
Old Mar 3, 2008 | 04:04 AM
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Yeah, that looks like almost 3 degrees of camber on that back wheel. Thats allot, and if you decide to get your camber zeroed out it will reduce your lateral grip greatly. Running anything under 2 degrees of camber will not cause uneven tire wear. What will cause the insides of your tires to wear our very fast is incorrect toe.
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