lets talk serious camber correction
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From: texas
camber
what?
the more you lower the car the more camber you will have compared to stock ride height.
eccentric bolts and adjustable control arms allow you to adjust static to your liking beyond stock. if you run -2.5* static camber in the front the car will experience more camber on compression and less camber on rebound. thats because the suspension moves in an arc.
if the have equal length dual wish bone suspension then you will have relatively the same camber on compression and rebound.
most cars dont do that including the SC. we have unequal length dual wish bone suspension setup. the more you lower the car the more camber you will get. when the suspension compresses you will STILL get more camber and vise versa.
aftermarket upper or lower control arms will not change this. they can help though. all aftermarket control arms help you do is give you a greater range of camber adjustment after the car is lowered.
the only real way to restore proper suspension response and geometry is to relocate the pick up points on the car. this requires a new subframe up front and a new k-member in the front. if you lower your car by 2" from stock then theoretically you need to raise the pick-up points up about 2" in order to go back to good
the more you lower the car the more camber you will have compared to stock ride height.
eccentric bolts and adjustable control arms allow you to adjust static to your liking beyond stock. if you run -2.5* static camber in the front the car will experience more camber on compression and less camber on rebound. thats because the suspension moves in an arc.
if the have equal length dual wish bone suspension then you will have relatively the same camber on compression and rebound.
most cars dont do that including the SC. we have unequal length dual wish bone suspension setup. the more you lower the car the more camber you will get. when the suspension compresses you will STILL get more camber and vise versa.
aftermarket upper or lower control arms will not change this. they can help though. all aftermarket control arms help you do is give you a greater range of camber adjustment after the car is lowered.
the only real way to restore proper suspension response and geometry is to relocate the pick up points on the car. this requires a new subframe up front and a new k-member in the front. if you lower your car by 2" from stock then theoretically you need to raise the pick-up points up about 2" in order to go back to good
1" wont do anything and you will still be able to get your car realigned within factory spec.
if you do any hard driving you might want to consider more agressive setting then stock.
the only time you would need to replace components to correct suspension geometry is if you are ridiculously low or if you have an all out racecar and need complete and total flexibility in adjustibility
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Joined: Dec 2008
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From: texas
Yes, when i used to race d.s.m i had to replace with after market camber's. But with my 400 i only want to lower it just 1 inch. Obiously you are way more skilled at the topic and about this car's. What would be your recommendation be? Just change springs? And shock's?
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