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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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Any way to adjust the Front wheel camber to get the wheels to turn in a lil bit. I have 25mm spacers and i rub a lil on the split between the front fender and the bumper. just need to toe her in a lil bit.
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So wait... do you want to adjust the camber? Or the toe?
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i want to angle the front wheels in to get the tops of the tire on the inside of the wells
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OK... that's the camber.

Ingalls makes a camber bolt kit with I think about a +/- 2 deg change. But just for reference, you don't want TOO much negative camber because you'll unevenly wear your tires.

I think someone else makes a similar kit now, but I forget who.
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yea i knew about the wear... but id rather wear my tires than my bumper. thanks for the stuff tho
Old Apr 28, 2006 | 08:12 PM
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Camber does not wear tires toe does... this has been a debate for ages....

Under normal driving camber will not wear your tires crazy...

Just get some tein ss-p cuz they come with the pillowball mounts so you can adjust the camber there... lol
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normal driving with normal camber
get close to -3.2 degrees camber and u'll run your tires out quicly

i adjusted my front camber to have a lil negative, but that is for handling useage only
i do not rec. to do that on daily driver
run your fender lining down, it'll be ok
i did with my old 18's
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^^ Ditto... a little negative won't hurt your tires. But if you're going a few degrees to not rub your tires, it'll probably be too much and you WILL get unnecessary tire wear.
Old Apr 28, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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Yeah.. not sure who was debating it for years, but more than a little too much camber will absolutely wear your tires uneavenly. They should go debate something else

Camber causes a smoother type of wear than toe in or toe out and exhibits more wear on one edge of the tire. Improper toe adjustment causes feathering along the edge, with toe in creating the "feathers" pointing towards the center of the tire and toe out causing the opposite

As mentioned, it soiunds like you want to go a little further than what should be allowed. Talk to a good alignment shop before doing it to make sure you are within spec
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What are the benefits of adjusting the camber. How does it work
Old Apr 29, 2006 | 11:47 PM
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You can also get "crash bolts" from your dealer, usually have to be ordered, they make several sizes. These would basically be the same as any other brand so check prices before you buy them.

If you are a very agressive driver(cornering) the a fair amount of negative camber is acceptable and some of tire wear is evened out from hard cornering.

If you are an agressive driver, (drag racer) you want pretty close to zero camber for more forward grip.

You can also roll the fenders.

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