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Camber Adjustment and Changes

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Old 09-17-09, 04:26 PM
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Ok Guys, Can someone clear this up for me. Does Lowering your vehicle change your Camber automatically? Or Do you have to manually change your camber with adjusting something else?
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It changes just about everything when you mess with your suspension. Depending on how low you go, the more negative camber you'll have.
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the lower control arm is a hinge that goes up and down,.... and when you decrease distance from the lower control arm to the top of the tower it starts to camber your wheels like /---\ the lower you are the more / slanted(camber) your wheels are. i wish i could draw you a picture right now but yes it just happens when you lower any car
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Ok ok..see i think i got all of that already. i guess what im trying to get to is..since im rubbing right now..will going lower give me more camber, in turn fix my rubbing issue??
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Originally Posted by jnguyen87
Ok ok..see i think i got all of that already. i guess what im trying to get to is..since im rubbing right now..will going lower give me more camber, in turn fix my rubbing issue??
Essentially, yes...going lower will provide more negative camber...thus, may stop the rubbing against the fenders....but then again, you might have other problems with going lower....like rubbing the upper control arm or the inner wheel well?

The other alternative is to roll or shave your fenders...this will probably be the better in the long run...esp for your tires.
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