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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 12:21 AM
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Question about camber kit

Hi guys, I'm trying to figure out if I want to put a camber kit. First able I like how my car looks from behind lowered with 20 inch rims and 25 offset. It doesn't rub and I'm very happy with it. However with a -2.5 camber on the rear I get much less traction to the wheels and there comes wheel hop. When I say less traction I mean when I want to push it in first gear it loses it and start to hop bad and it is really annoying as it makes it hard to go through 1-2 gears.

Back to my question, as I know camber kit fixes the camber and it pushes out the top of the wheels. As of right now with H&R springs my tires are very close to the quarter panel and if I install rear kit , will it case major rubbing and change the look and make my wheels poke bad?
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by john91
Hi guys, I'm trying to figure out if I want to put a camber kit. First able I like how my car looks from behind lowered with 20 inch rims and 25 offset. It doesn't rub and I'm very happy with it. However with a -2.5 camber on the rear I get much less traction to the wheels and there comes wheel hop. When I say less traction I mean when I want to push it in first gear it loses it and start to hop bad and it is really annoying as it makes it hard to go through 1-2 gears.

Back to my question, as I know camber kit fixes the camber and it pushes out the top of the wheels. As of right now with H&R springs my tires are very close to the quarter panel and if I install rear kit , will it case major rubbing and change the look and make my wheels poke bad?
Have you had an alignment, sounds like your tires are fighting the road w/ excessive toe, camber is out but shouldn't be enough to cause wheel hop and significant traction issues.

If you're lowered on H&Rs and you're just barely inside the fenderwells then yes, going closer to spec w/ your camber will cause rubbing or even fender panel damage. How much actual clearance do you have, it may be more than you think, but oftentimes camber excess is the only way aggressive offsets can work on lowered Gs, or a fender pull.
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 09:28 AM
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There probably is some space, but I'm afraid on bumps it will rub bad. I was thinking instead of giving more space at the top to fix negative camber why can't we just pull the bottoms little more in. About alignment , I tried to get it done at the dealership but they say with my wheels they can't do it. I have another place that I will try to go to , maybe they will...
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Old Mar 11, 2013 | 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by john91
There probably is some space, but I'm afraid on bumps it will rub bad. I was thinking instead of giving more space at the top to fix negative camber why can't we just pull the bottoms little more in. About alignment , I tried to get it done at the dealership but they say with my wheels they can't do it. I have another place that I will try to go to , maybe they will...
Camber kits pull the bottom inward as much as swing the top outward.
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