camber plates
12-25-2005, 08:36 PM
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camber plates
A friend of mine told me that when lowering a car Im going to need camber plates. Hes an idiot for the most part so I would like to hear from you guys as to if this is true. Keep in mind, my car will never see any track time, so absolute alignment within one thousanth of a milimeters tolerance wont be a real problem for me. Furthermore, I would like to ask youre opinions on the KYB AGX shocks and struts, they seem like a pretty good value, but I would like to know if Im wasting my time ordering them.
12-26-2005, 02:08 PM
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RE: camber plates
under a inch there is enough room that the car should be able to be alighned. over that yeah ya need to go ahead and get caster camber plates your alignment is improtant it doesnt matter if your are racing it or not it will affect the way the tires wear the way the car handles over all it needs to be right.
12-27-2005, 03:44 PM
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RE: camber plates
Rule of thumb is anything over 1 1/2" drop you will definitely need caster/chamber plates due to the car's suspension geometry being all frogged up. As Vash can verifly above, you can still "run" without the CC plates with over that drop but the cruel reality is your entire front end will eventually come apart on you and your tire wear will absolutely suck. My suggestion to Vash is simple....get CC plates as soon as possible or your front end expenses will eventually eat you alive! Go to www.steeda.com and read some of the good articles they have on suspension geometry to get a better handle on the subject. Good luck with your ride!
12-27-2005, 05:06 PM
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RE: camber plates
ORIGINAL: Deannostang
Rule of thumb is anything over 1 1/2" drop you will definitely need caster/chamber plates due to the car's suspension geometry being all frogged up. As Vash can verifly above, you can still "run" without the CC plates with over that drop but the cruel reality is your entire front end will eventually come apart on you and your tire wear will absolutely suck. My suggestion to Vash is simple....get CC plates as soon as possible or your front end expenses will eventually eat you alive! Go to www.steeda.com and read some of the good articles they have on suspension geometry to get a better handle on the subject. Good luck with your ride!
Rule of thumb is anything over 1 1/2" drop you will definitely need caster/chamber plates due to the car's suspension geometry being all frogged up. As Vash can verifly above, you can still "run" without the CC plates with over that drop but the cruel reality is your entire front end will eventually come apart on you and your tire wear will absolutely suck. My suggestion to Vash is simple....get CC plates as soon as possible or your front end expenses will eventually eat you alive! Go to www.steeda.com and read some of the good articles they have on suspension geometry to get a better handle on the subject. Good luck with your ride!
You may just need camber plates which are like shims that correct the camber beyiond the minimal adjustments allowed with the sstock set up.
12-27-2005, 05:38 PM
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RE: camber plates
ORIGINAL: Deannostang
Rule of thumb is anything over 1 1/2" drop you will definitely need caster/chamber plates due to the car's suspension geometry being all frogged up. As Vash can verifly above, you can still "run" without the CC plates with over that drop but the cruel reality is your entire front end will eventually come apart on you and your tire wear will absolutely suck. My suggestion to Vash is simple....get CC plates as soon as possible or your front end expenses will eventually eat you alive! Go to www.steeda.com and read some of the good articles they have on suspension geometry to get a better handle on the subject. Good luck with your ride!
Rule of thumb is anything over 1 1/2" drop you will definitely need caster/chamber plates due to the car's suspension geometry being all frogged up. As Vash can verifly above, you can still "run" without the CC plates with over that drop but the cruel reality is your entire front end will eventually come apart on you and your tire wear will absolutely suck. My suggestion to Vash is simple....get CC plates as soon as possible or your front end expenses will eventually eat you alive! Go to www.steeda.com and read some of the good articles they have on suspension geometry to get a better handle on the subject. Good luck with your ride!
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