i want to lower my car with N+ buddy club coilovers. someone told me i have to camber my car. can anyone tell me what this mean and do i have to camber it?
well camber is only for wheels.. when i mean by that.. i mean if u got 0 offset wheels then u need camber so it can sit flush.. BUT if you got the n+coils and noraml 40+ offset wheels then u dont need it.. u can buy it but no point on my behalf.
SO so u dont need it if u got normal wheels so u can lower it
YES if you got wheels that are 0 offset
OH and if u didnt understand what i said... Please read this
" So you’ve installed lowering springs or raised your vehicle. It looks great, but your wheels are slanted and tires are wearing. Sounds like you need a camber kit! Camber is measured in degrees, both positive and negative. Camber can be the result of a bad alignment, wearing parts and changing the ride height on your vehicle; rather raising or lowering it. Camber takes valuable rubber off the road by ridding on the edges of the tires instead of the traction patch. With proper camber adjustment and alignment correction, the car will be more responsive, handle better wet and dry and your tires will last the manufacturers lifetime rating.
Negative Camber
When the top of the tire is more towards the center of the vehicle and the bottom is outwards, that is measured in negative camber. Negative camber wears the inside of your tires at a rapid rate. Lowering a vehicle brings the entire chassis closer to the tires. Everything is moving downwards except the tires. Obviously they cannot go down any more because they are on the ground. Since suspension is put together with the factory ride height in mind, parts are made to be installed and have near 0 degree camber. By lowering the suspension components but not the wheel, the wheel in essence lowers itself by tilting inwards. A camber kit corrects this problem by extending the length of the upper control arm, allowing the ball joint which holds the control arm in place to be adjusted. It can be moved out for negative camber correction or in for positive correction. This along with an alignment correction is the ultimate defense against camber wear.
Positive Camber
When the bottom of the tire is more inwards and the top is out, that is referred to as positive camber. Positive camber wears the outside of the tires at a rapid rate. Positive camber is generally the result of a bad alignment or wearing ball joint. A camber kit is not usually required for this because replacing the faulty part and realignment generally pulls everything into spec. One time a camber kit will be needed for positive camber is when the vehicles ride height is raised. When it is raised, it puts stress on the top ball joint because the wheels lifting motion conflicts with the ball joint position therefore pushing it to the side. With an adjustable camber kit, this is corrected by sliding the ball joint back inwards, towards the motor, to bring the wheel back into spec.
Camber is a natural affect when raising / lowering the car. You dont 'have to camber your car' as it will happen naturally. A normal wheel with reasonable specs you will have no problem at all.
What mikey is saying is that if you do have very wide wheels / offset you might need a camber kit which will allow you to control just how much camber each wheel will have to assit you in fitting such a wide / low offset wheel.
Originally Posted by Kath
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