I was reading an article in NissanPerformanceMag.com, about Y2KevSE's car, and he used adjustable camber plates to counter negative camber because of his drop. Are these nesessary for all drops? I know a lot of org'ers here have replaced their springs/struts and have anywhre from 1" to 3" drops, did anyone have to do anything besides alignment after the suspension replacement?

 

i have always heard a general rule on our cars that with a 2" drop or more that it was needed. with that said, some people with the same drop say it was not necessary. if you go with h&r, maxspeeds or eibach then i have not heard of anyone actually needing the camber plates for them. i would definetely have the alignment check after it settles no matter the spring.

 

With my Eibachs I am still in Spec... On the edge, but within spec.

 

how much is your drop?
does one side of your tires wear out more than another?

 

Crash bolts/ecentric bolts can often handle 1%-2% also as long as they're installed correctly and checked regularly. It somewhat depends on what camber you want in response to the drop.

 

and, of course it's a different story if you plan on autocrossing, when more negative camber is often beneficial (especially to your tires)

 

I got camber plates with my JIC Magics, I got -1.25 deg of camber in the front and car is like on rails. FLTA2s rock, zero body roll

 

My one side tire on the front passenger side wears out quicker than the driver side especially on the outside of the tire......i'm still trying to fiqure to what it can be......i'm hoping it is something simple....

 

do you think it's because the camber is screwed up? i have h&r springs just waiting to be installed, and i dont want to put them on, if it will screw up the camber, and wear the tires uneven.
anybody with H&Rs or MaxSpeeds, please step in and let me know if you had any probs with tire wear.

 

Adding negative camber is usually great for handling. Not so good for tire wear.

I hear that toe will have more influence on tire wear than camber. Or maybe its the combination of camber and toe?

If you lowered your car for improved handling, adding negative camber will help your goals. If you lowered for looks, well, I don't have anything more to say.

My car (97 M3) lowered 2" put me at -1.7* camber in the front. I installed camber plates for MORE negative camber, and now at -3.3* in the front, and -2.5* in the rear. Yeah, tire wear stinks but its not my daily driver (more of a weekend track toy).

In other words, negative camber is not always bad.

 

I dropped my car 2" in the front and i had plenty of camber to move it either way a good bit. This is from a shop here in town that only does alignments.