[IgNiTe]

the camber in the rear is really bad...it ate up ALL the tread on my rear tires in just 9 months. wtf. i'm going to invest in something to fix that nasty camber, but i was wondering what's the difference between camber bolts and plates. i heard the plates are better. which do you all recommend. any hints where i can order them for a decent price? thanks

 

[donnie]

camber plates USUALLY allow for more adjustment than bolts

 

[mrdeucie]

yup the bolts only offer 1 degree of adjustment but the plates I think offer 1-3 degrees of adjustment. The price difference is a few hundred dollars though

 

[808Altima]

Stillen has camber bolts for around $50. I had them but never on. They adjust 2 degrees. Camber plates give the more adjustments.

 

[mrdeucie]

I think it's just one degree of adjustment -1/+1

 

[Sassan]

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[Peterson]

For the huge price difference, it's worth getting the camber bolts and seeing if they fix your problem. If not, sell the bolts and get the plates. The plates are over $300.

 

[Siizzzoooo]

well he did the camber "ate up ALL of his tread in the rear" so if it is even wear, do you still need em? im gettin even wear throughout all my tires with no camber kit at all

 

[Peterson]

If they're wearing evenly, you don't need anything.

Make sure you get the car aligned after you make any suspension changes...like replacing the springs or struts.

 

[IgNiTe]

so you're saying that if my rear tires are wearing evenly i dont need a camber kit at all? my front tires look brand new and there's no negative camber

 

[Peterson]

I say why mess with a good thing. If the back is the only bad part, just fix that. The bolts come in pairs, so you can just get the 2 for the back.

Ask Alex, that's where I got mine.




You might want to go and get a good alignment and have the toe checked. As Rick will vouch for, you toe in/out being too far off can really eat up tires.

 

[zEk-sss]

toe would be ???

 

[Peterson]

Toe in, toe out. If the wheels are pointing exactly straight, you have 0 degrees of toe in. If they both are pointed in, you have some degrees of toe in. This is toe in, the bottom is the back of the car, / \

Toe out is the wheels pointing outward, \ / , again, the bottom being the back.

The toe can be adjusted when you get it aligned, well, anytime, but they should check and adjust your toe in when getting it aligned.