I am fixing to redo my suspension and I'm pretty sure I have everything for a decent setup.
This is what I have so far:
-Tein Basic Coilover Kit
-Prothane Control Arm Bushings
-OEM Front Strut Mounts with the Camber Adjustment
-OEM Rear Strut Mounts with the Spherical Bearings
My only question is this. Do I need to get a camber kit for my rear wheels to fix the camber that they have? I talked to Mark from OEM and he said the Camber Adjustment on the Front Strut Mounts far exceeds that of a regular camber kit. So should I just get one for my back wheels?
2 things. 1. theres really no need for a rear camber adjust when loweing our cars. the angles of the rear shouldnt change that drastically to where you would need to adjust it. only reason for it is if you want to adjust the camber for something like auto-x or road racing. and honestly unless you slam the front, or again, auto-x or road race, you wont NEED camber adjust either. 2. mark is the only one who has made a rear camber adjustment for our cars, and if memory serves, it was a custom rear mount (kinda like the fronts he makes) that he did for someone here. they dont make rear camber kits for out cars because the rear struts only have one bolt conecting it to the rear axle. for a functional camber kit you need 2 bolts, like the front struts, the top one adjusts, the bottom one is extra security that holds it in place and kinda the pivot point.
i'm 1.75" front and 2.25" rear on eibach sportlines and tokico d-specs, i personally did my alignment after i lowered it, the front toe was the only thing that needed to be adjusted. front camber was within spec, and rear camber was same as it was stock. rear toe can be adjusted but it takes shims, and requires taking stuff apart, so unless its out of spec i would leave it alone.
sounds like you've done the research for a really good setup. best of luck with it.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edited Thursday, October 01, 2009 5:33 PM
^^^^ Ditto, no reason to mess with the camber on the rear. I've had to same tires on the rear of my vehicle for about a 1 1/2 now and i ride with the air ride almost all the way down and have no issues in the rear at all. Now the front, that's a whole different story lol.
