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Lowered car but have negative camber in rear! HELP****

Old 05-26-11, 08:07 PM
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I'm -3.0 fronts and -3.6 rears. It's a MUST, that you buy FIGS rear toe links to get TOE to ZERO out.
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Originally Posted by GS4_Fiend
I'm -3.0 fronts and -3.6 rears. It's a MUST, that you buy FIGS rear toe links to get TOE to ZERO out.
Picture pleaseeee
Old 05-26-11, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by GS4_Fiend
I'm -3.0 fronts and -3.6 rears. It's a MUST, that you buy FIGS rear toe links to get TOE to ZERO out.
Yes! Dont worry about the camber, that shtuff is hott. Its the toe that will bend your tires over a barrel and have its way with them.
Old 05-26-11, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by kamikaze04
Picture pleaseeee
I made a thread on this. Check in the suspension forum.
Old 05-26-11, 09:04 PM
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How low are you guys talking. I have Eibach springs so I'm only dropped a little bit (about an inch). But my Alignment is still a bit out of Spec. I am going to replace a number of parts this Summer (The caster arm bushings and some other front suspension items) to try and get the car into perfect alignment. Do any of you guys only have a mild drop, and still need after market alignment adjusting parts?
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just adjust camber yourself before getting an alignment. max out positive and have them adjust the toe angle lol.. (assuming that maxing out positive will still keep you in the slight negatives.
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yo how much negative camber are u talkin about? im close to -4 in the back and -3 in the front and ive had my tires for 4 months...granted i dont drive that much but i dont have any significant tire wear yet. if ur talking about -1 or -2 camber ull be fine as long as the toe is set as close to zero as possible....no need to buy other parts...atleast thats how it works on the IS
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There is an adjustable rear upper control arm that is for the IS 300. Im running it with Megan toe and track link. Full adjustable rear lol.
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Originally Posted by Vincent123
embrace the camber
This is not VIP.
Old 05-29-11, 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Sheehan1p
okay so im guessing this is my best route.
Yes and no. RCA's will lower your car about an inch in the rear and give you some camber adjustment. But, what about your fronts? Nobody likes a saggy butt. You'd also need front RCA's too to even out your drop. Not sure what springs you're on, but when I had my Bilsteins,Tein Stechs, and my Sage front and rear RCA's (So effectively about a 2.5" drop up front and a 2.1" drop in the rear), the alignment shop was still able to get it VERY close to factory camber/toe spec. I mean if you're only like .2 degrees out of camber spec, it's not going to kill your tires in 3 months. If you're on springs only, I'd be more concerned about zeroing out the toe than camber hurting you.
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yeah cars cars already lowered so if i throw the RCAs on there its gonna be even more lower.. idk what to do now ha i have tanabe springs
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Which Tanabe springs? Even the DF shouldn't give you too much problems with tire wear unless your alignment is off.

What's your alignment angles at right now?
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