TheJustice

Hey Guys,
I was going to buy some coils over the weekend and was wondering if i needed a camber kit on stock wheels?

I know there are FIGS engineering Camber kits and Megans Camber kits.
I searched alot of the fourms and didn't find a clear answer ;[

So i just wanted to ask haha
I plan on getting some agressive set up during the summer, but with the stock would i need the camber kit?

If you guys have them installed could you give me your opinions on it? Does it make noise? how long do they usually last for?

Thanks!

prankster

iTrader: (3)

Camber kits are essential parts for those who lowered their cars. Unless you don't care about your expensive tires.

In most car design, camber kits take a small amount of the car load. So if you install them correctly, they should last a long time. And no they don't make noise. They only provide extra angle leverage.

laobo979

iTrader: (5)

Depends how low you wanna go. I never used one or needed it with my dropped 250 on coilover with the 2yrs I owned it. But since your going aggressive then yeah camber kit would be good.

jaxxx

its not camber that wears the tires out, your wrong.... another exmaple of wrong info provided by some members here.

llamaboiz

camber kits aren't necessary, good to have yes but its not a must have.

Sffd103

iTrader: (16)

When lowering a vehicle you're changing the geometry of it. NEGATIVE camber WILL cause inside tire wear and hence wear your tires out. If you're going to go agressive, you may not be able to push the tops of the tires out towards the fender when looking at it from the rear.

jaxxx

... sure

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

I imagine you're coming from the place that it's incorrect toe that causes most of the wear, which is correct in most cases. However, if there's enough camber (like in the extreme case below) it absolutely does wear your tires out faster.

TheJustice

So to correct my camber i would need a camber kit to prevent me from wearing my tires?
So if i was going agressive the megan Camber kit would be ok right?

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

Depends how much your drop is. If your negative camber is only 1, maybe 2, degrees, as long as you get a solid alignment your tires should be fine.

If you're going aggressive (drop and flush/low offset), FIGS would be better for you. FIGS pulls the bottom in, while Meg pushes the top out (which pushes your wheels further out from the center of the car).

llamaboiz

negative camber looks HAWT!

TheJustice

So i would be fine running stock with a drop for a month, then when i go agressive over summer buy the figs also?

brociouz

iTrader: (65)

Yeah, just don't go too crazy on the drop. Zero finger gap is fine.

TheJustice

sweet, i guess ill be saving money for the FIGS camber kit cuz I GO BIG OR GO HOME! haha

Micaiah

Now somebody, please tell me...what's the sense in this? I mean, I know I'm old and everything but this just looks really silly.