DIY- Whiteline Rear Camber Kit Install

[turtleEK1]

Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself nor Ozhonda take any responsibility for the outcomes of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!



Aim: To install whiteline rear camber kit onto Honda automobile!!

Just some background- Negative camber: An alignment setting when the top of your wheel is closer to the car than the bottom… something like this / \ <--- wheels from the rear
Positive camber: the opposite to negative… \ / <--- wheels from the rear

This kit is very simple and easy to install to give your car more positive camber. It’s for cars that have been lowered or suspension changes. It only gives you up to 1 deg of positive camber, that can make a difference if your car only has 1 deg of negative camber from lowering or you just want to give yourself just that bit less for cheap. It fits all civics from 1987-2000, CRX 1990-1997 & DC2/4 1990-2001. Anyway, lets get into it!!

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Required:
-hydraulic jack and axle stands!!
-Whiteline Rear Camber Kit (part no. KCA370)
-T-bar or something to take your wheel nuts off
-14mm and 16mm sockets
-ratchet spanner or breaker bar
-spanner extensions to do bolts in wheel arch

Steps:

STEP 1
Jack rear of car up and support so it doesn’t land on you when work… because where you'll be working, your balls will be owned by the hub! Then take your rear wheels off!
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STEP 2
You can now look into your wheel arch… oooooo… metal stuff!!
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Locate your rear upper control arm and the bracket that mounts it to the body of the car. Should look like this…
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STEP 3
Now using your 14mm socket and gear, take those 2 bolts off the mount so it sits like this
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STEP 4
Ok, this is where you should have an idea how much positive camber you want! Because in this kit, it consists of replacement bolts and shims. Each shim is equal to 0.33 deg of positive camber. So by putting in all 3, should get 1 deg. But if you only need 0.33 or 0.66 deg… you know the rest! I wanted 1 deg, so I put all 3 in. Make sure you put the spring washer and one of the shims on the bolts head side of the mount, this is so it holds it and prevents it coming lose. Tighten up as hard as you can (but don’t hang off it!!) with your 16mm socket and ratchet, and should look like this…
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STEP 5
When all is tight and back together on both sides of car, put wheel back on, lower car off stands and jack down… shiny huh? huh? Torque wheel nuts down while on ground!
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Other comments

Now this is the part you should get your rear alignment checked again to make sure your as close to desired setting!

Was that easy or what? I know it’s a little easy for my first posted DIY, but it’s the first one I’ve done with a camera on hand… so hopefully more to come! Sorry if pics are hard to see, was a crap camera too!!

Welcome to answer any questions!

Thanks to Trav (egSi) @ undergroundimports.com.au for letting me know this exists and getting this for me! Your more than just an ugly face

[Eclipsor]

That is one hardcore diy. :P

Hopefully you didn't use the hill and you've still got all your balls.

Do you know why you can only use it for 1 deg of adjustment? Trav? Does the risk of the bolt being too long and snapping get too great?

Good stuff Dave. +rep

[destrukshn]

i want negative camber.
lol

[turtleEK1]

sorry aaron... didn't know there was a format now! that better now?

i guess you could put more in... but its what whiteline recommend, so they've obviously done the testing... plus yeah... you would still like enough thread to hold it down and not snap.

i had over 3 deg on the rear... way too much... so just trying this out!

[Tu88y]

how much did the kit cost ya if you dont mind me asking

[egSi]

hot pickles dave! i never believed you when u said youd do a write up. shutter button is that scary hey?

just one question tho who is Jack and jack stands for what? :confused:

[turtleEK1]

how much did the kit cost ya if you dont mind me asking

$25 shipped to my door

[Chris_F]

awesome stuff dave! now i know how those camber kits work, so simple and so cheap. good on ya for taking the time to do the DIY

[ECU-MAN]

love your work

good stuff

[fadz]

i believe you can do the negative camber for abit less for what you payed, go to your local hardware House buy urself 4 Bolts and few washers should total about $5...just buy top grading Bolts,then again thats for the cheapo's out there...id rather this whiteline camber Kit to, as they'd always use the best quality bolts and washers.


good writeup btw.

[maracer]

Great stuff man.

[SiReal]

Thats hot man. Awesome stuff!

[muhhan]

Top stuff, turtleEK1! Hat's off to ya. Did the kit come with instructions and were they clear or did you already know how to install it?

[turtleEK1]

Top stuff, turtleEK1! Hat's off to ya. Did the kit come with instructions and were they clear or did you already know how to install it?

it comes with pretty clear instructions only if you know what your looking at... i had an idea where it all went... thats why i thought i'd throw this up because the instructions only had on photo...

[nugget666]

THey are very easy to install. its very easy to reconise where they go as well.

soon as your wheel is off it is almost 100% clear where its all going.

[Rasputin]

Great writeup.

Would you recommend buying anything other than the Whiteline kit?
i.e. as suggested before, quality bolts from a hardware store

And if so, what would you need exactly?

Would it be possible/safe/sane to use more/thicker washers to get more than +1 adjustment?

[turtleEK1]

Great writeup.

Would you recommend buying anything other than the Whiteline kit?
i.e. as suggested before, quality bolts from a hardware store

And if so, what would you need exactly?

Would it be possible/safe/sane to use more/thicker washers to get more than +1 adjustment?

this was discussed in another thread somewhere...

be best not to go with ghetto bolts and washers from a hardware store. whiteline test and make these products to withstand the stresses some of these parts put up with on a daily basis... the shims that space out the arm are at a specific thickness to allow a known amount of adjustment, while putting on some random washers, your not guaranteed your getting the right amount of adjustment you require...

plus these kits come with whitelines guarantee that they will last... while if the bolts and washers from the hardware shop fail... you only have yourself to blame of the damages...

hope this helps... the kits aren't that dear anyway!