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Old May 30, 2011 | 09:44 AM
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hey im just wondering if do we really need a camber kit for our scions if we have an coilover? cuz i juz got my buddy club n+ coilover this past 3 days and i just wanted to know if our cars comes with an camber kit with it or not?
Old May 30, 2011 | 03:46 PM
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do you need a camber kit for springs?
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The fronts do not have camber adjustment. The rears do but they get maxed out quickly by a good drop. If you want a proper alignment, I would get atleast camber bolts for the fronts. Camber plates would be better but more expensive. Unless your camber goes into the positive camber with a drop, mine somehow did, you probably don't need any camber adjustment.
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alrite thanks for the advice man
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A big factor will be how low you have this set. And if you goto a place that will align your car, then allow you to come back for free you could always get it aligned as close as possible then go back if you need a camber kit.
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rite now we set it up like 1 1/2 inch F/R and may be tomorrow im geting it aligned, but now my rear is kinda like a little positive camber and the front is zero camber, is its like the rear mostly need a camber kit?
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The rear has adjustments. I would look for the rear camber adjustment DIY on here (it's a video a few pages into a thread) and see if you still have plenty of adjustment.
Just to make sure:
If wheels are like this / \ it is negative camber.
Like this \ / it is positive camber.
Old May 31, 2011 | 03:47 PM
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The N+ coilovers don't come with an adjustable upper-pillowball mounts; they're fixed. Only the Buddy Club Racing Spec Dampers have the adjustable uppers. As far as I know, no one makes adjustable upper rear pillowball mounts for the TC. As you lower your car, the more negative camber you will exhibit. Its nice to have all of the suspension accessories when dialing everything in. I have a set of rear camber kit that gives me +-3 or 4...i bought them from robear racing.
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