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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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does anyone here lowered their gs without using camber kit and doesnt have tire wear? If you do need camber kit where do you purchase it at and what kind are you running on? pleaz help thx alot
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Aristo Boi
does anyone here lowered their gs without using camber kit and doesnt have tire wear? If you do need camber kit where do you purchase it at and what kind are you running on? pleaz help thx alot
Not sure there is one for the GS (Camber Kit). So, yes, definatly experiencing some wear!
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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 11:27 PM
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no camber kit available.
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 12:31 AM
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http://www.more-japan.com/Nagisa-Aut...m-p-18357.html


am i wrong?
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 11:49 AM
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i dont know if i want to put on an adjustable control arm.. sounds scary
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 02:26 PM
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well adjustable is find but look at that price ... wow lol i'll make my own then buying that one
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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Mine is lowered on Tein CS, unadjusted in the rear.... and it ate the insides of a pair of Falken FK452's in about 15k miles.
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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Well it would save you money on tires..eh
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Aristo300
Mine is lowered on Tein CS, unadjusted in the rear.... and it ate the insides of a pair of Falken FK452's in about 15k miles.


what rim size are u running ??
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Aristo300
Mine is lowered on Tein CS, unadjusted in the rear.... and it ate the insides of a pair of Falken FK452's in about 15k miles.
did u try flipping them around 7-10k?
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by fatmike
Nice find
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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The fronts are more likely to wear than the rears, so the price is a grand for just the fronts. I think they use to be more money before. However; I have not heard of anyone ever using these here before and they don't say how much of an adjustment it will compensate, so who knows if it will have enough adjusment or not. You should buy them and let us know the results.
BTW, do you know how low you plan on going because you might not even need a camber kit.

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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted by fatmike
Very cool find!!



as for the camber issue. if you plan to have finger gaps between the tire and fender, camber should not be an issue. just do the regular tire rotation and maybe a flip here and there. no problems. cause with finger gap the camber is probably around -.8 to -1.5.thats my 2 cent.

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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by ShaneC
as for the camber issue. if you plan to have finger gaps between the tire and fender, camber should not be an issue. just do the regular tire rotation and maybe a flip here and there. no problems. cause with finger gap the camber is probably around -.8 to -1.5.thats my 2 cent.
you should not go by a finger rule because it is not a correct messurement. Tire size can give diffrent outcomes, fat vs low profile. Both can have the same drop, but it will show a driffrence in fender clearence.

If you go any lower than 1.5"-1.8" you will start to have neg camber issues.

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