Camber ?

[akina]

It pulls to the right like FCK! I could take right hand curves without turning the wheel. Driving on the highway was hell because I had to keep pulling the wheel left so that I didn't crash over the middle island and onto oncoming traffic. I could take the M5 tunnel right hand curve without my hand on the wheel too!

why does it pull to the right? unequal camber?
i havent adjusted my camber from lowering with the tein SS yet, with some negative camber... and that doesn't pull to the right.

[aaronng]

why does it pull to the right? unequal camber?
i havent adjusted my camber from lowering with the tein SS yet, with some negative camber... and that doesn't pull to the right.

I had -3.5º camber on one rear corner and -2.5º on another (can't remember which was left and which was right). The rear toe was also out of spec.

[yfin]

wat happenes if u lower ur car without a camber kit besides the 0bvius uneven tyre wear and unabiity t0 handIe as weII?

I had around -2 on both sides. Handling was better with less understeer.

No difference in tyre wear. Don't believe everything you read about tyre wear with increase camber at the rear. If you go with 3cm and no more I would not fit a camber kit immediately. See how things go in the first few thousand kms and then decide.

I didn't end up fitting a camber kit at all.

[_Vtekn_]

Are most of you guys just running camber kit for the rear only??

Worth the front aswell???

[aaronng]

Are most of you guys just running camber kit for the rear only??

Worth the front aswell???

Not using a camber kit at the front.

[akina]

Are most of you guys just running camber kit for the rear only??

Worth the front aswell???

if u don't lower ur car to a ridiculous height, u won't need one.

i'd say 99% of ppl here don't have one

[EK Civic R]

Don't really need to get for the front unless if your really into the handling thing, like me.. hehe

Got both front and rear and now playing around with camber angles to try and get the best set up...

[CB7_OWNER]

Just noticed most guys on here wif Euros lowered, have to have camber kits....Is this a Euro thing that the rear end gets extra camber? , because i that that if i lower my CB accord.... the camber isnt goner be crazy lyk -2+..

I know its recommended that if you lower your car you get camber kit, but for eg. does lowering a civic 2inch compared to euro 2inch lowered create similar camber? or are euro sort of more extreme?

[EuroAccord13]

The Euro comes stock with -1 camber on the rear tyres for handling.
Most new cars nowadays come with a certain degree of rear negative camber.

[aaronng]

Negative rear camber = more straight line stability

[EuroAccord13]

Negative camber also = handling, maximises contact during cornering where the cornering force on the tyre is attained at a negative camber level,but that being said, suspension travel and geommetry has to be taken into account as well..
Straight line stability plays secondary....

[D R U]

Dont quote me on this, but i think its a result of the multi link suspension.

When the car is lowered the suspension geometry changes and the top of the wheel is pulled in (or bottom pushed out), to try and keep the equilibrium in the suspension (hence negative camber).

The rear camber kit allows you to control the how far the top (or bottom) of the wheel is pulled in (or pushed out), hence controlling the camber.

Thats how i understand it anyway, correct me if im wrong.