Is that possible after installing lowering springs on my 08 GT? I'm using an inexpensive gauge I got from Summit Racing.

 

It's possible, but that would take a pretty sizeable drop. Seems like a 1.5" drop gives you around 2° of negative camber with the stock strut mounts.

 

My GT was at -2.43 when I put on my 2" lowering springs and c/c plates. But I had also tried to align it a little before hand.

 

Its was suppose to be 1.2"-1.5" max. I think this gauge is whack.

 

IIRC when stock my '08 GT had -.75° camber in front, with Steeda Ultralite springs, it went to around -1.75° and when I installed Eibach camber bolts, went to -2.5° camber.

 

Vorshlag Camber plates, pricey, but will take you above -3º of camber for sure. As to needing that much camber, that is another story. What are you doing that requires -3º of camber? Dedicated track car? I'm running -1.7º on Steeda Sports with Sam's front 35mm bar at full stiff and probably need about -2.2ºish with the way my car is set up for autocross.

Keep in mind that a larger drop without correcting the front LCA angle requires more static negative camber and stiffer springs to counteract body roll and positive camber gain from body roll as the control arm starts the move to positive camber sooner due to the starting position of the front LCA.

Pictures like this can tell you a lot about how much negative camber you need:


See how the passenger side wheel is just slightly positive cambered? Still need more but my Steeda HD plates are maxed out. =(

 

Unfortunately, it sounds like that is the case.


Terry just posted today that the newly designed Vorshlag plates are available now. Think I'm going to pick up a set for my beater. I'm on a last minute thrash to get my hooptie ready for Sebring at the end of the month.

 

Is your set-up pad level, particularly from side to side? If not, you would tend to get one camber reading that was a lot more negative than the other.

Are you measuring your cambers off the wheels or off the tires? If you're going off the tires, the sidewall bulge at the bottom can make the gauge read more negative than is really the case. Embossed sidewall lettering can lead to camber measurement errors as well.

Any chance your wheels are bent?


There is another possibility, however . . .

A few cars seem to have snuck out the door with unusually high amounts of negative camber (my '08 GT was at -1.7° on the stock springs before I installed the Konis). If that's where you started from, even moderate lowering could drive your cambers beyond -2.5°.


Norm