anyone running rear camber links with coilovers?

[madvillian]

Right now im running -3.5* of camber in the rear (just had an alignment) so my question is will the adjusting ability of the SPC's be enough to completely correct this? anyone know from experience? im currently dropped well over two inches in the rear on my coils, will supply some pictures shortly.

 

[Wastegate13]

I'll let you know next week. My SPC arms should be here Wednesday along with my new wheels. It will probably be Monday at least before I can get time to work on the car.

 

[CnoTataymo]

Really, -3.5? I've got BC's too. How much thread do you have left on the coils?

 

[madvillian]

they're all of the way down, in fact i wish theyd go lower!

 

[CnoTataymo]

Haha, damn! Yeah, the BC's don't lower the car that much. Why not take off the bottom ring? You could probably get another 1/8-1/4" lower.

 

[madvillian]

Haha, damn! Yeah, the BC's don't lower the car that much. Why not take off the bottom ring? You could probably get another 1/8-1/4" lower.

haha way ahead of you, did that too.



oh, and thanks wastegate!

 

[bykeryder4life]

I have spc adjustable camber links and my BC's are slammed in the rear. The SPC adjustables have plenty of thread on them to adjust camber either way. I have my car at -1.75 f/r right now. I highly recommend you get them- not other camber kits that are non adjustable. wow how do your tires like -3.5 camber that sucks man dont go more than -2, your car will perform better with a proper alignment too

 

[madvillian]

haha the tires dont like it too much, thats why i want to correct it now. what im confused on is how do you know where to adjust the links to prior to installing them, or can you do it while theyre installed? i've heard from some that the install is easy, and some that its a pain in the ass, which is it?

 

[bykeryder4life]

the passenger side is a pain because the space is small and so you can only turn the bolt a little at a time and it's long so its time consuming. theres a bracket right in front of the bolt you gotta bend a little so the bolt has clearance room to come out. This is the side that connects to the car not the hub. For my spc's I put the stock camber links under them and lined the holes up so I knew the spc and stock ones were even lengths. Then I gave the spc's a few turns out longer to get rid of some negative camber for starters. To align them you unbolt the side that bolts to the hub/brake assembly( it's an easy access 17mm both sides) and screw/unscrew them to add or take camber away then bolt it back to the hub and put the wheel on again and check alignment. It is time consuming and requires an aligment shop that will do it for you, my shop had old school gauges so they could keep the wheels off and keep adjusting the camber links while checking the alignment

 

[CnoTataymo]

haha way ahead of you, did that too.

Haha, damn. Your rear must be pretty damn low then. Post some close of pictures please.

 

[bykeryder4life]

no the BC's wont slam the rears down even if you take a ring out... no tucking tires

 

[madvillian]

Haha, damn. Your rear must be pretty damn low then. Post some close of pictures please.

ive got some 25mm spacers im throwing on in a day or two, so i will post pictures up of those, so you'll see the car then.

the passenger side is a pain because the space is small and so you can only turn the bolt a little at a time and it's long so its time consuming. theres a bracket right in front of the bolt you gotta bend a little so the bolt has clearance room to come out. This is the side that connects to the car not the hub. For my spc's I put the stock camber links under them and lined the holes up so I knew the spc and stock ones were even lengths. Then I gave the spc's a few turns out longer to get rid of some negative camber for starters. To align them you unbolt the side that bolts to the hub/brake assembly( it's an easy access 17mm both sides) and screw/unscrew them to add or take camber away then bolt it back to the hub and put the wheel on again and check alignment. It is time consuming and requires an aligment shop that will do it for you, my shop had old school gauges so they could keep the wheels off and keep adjusting the camber links while checking the alignment

you're making me nervous, haha sounds like a lot of work.. i guess its worth it because of the tire wear..

 

[fostersafb]

haha way ahead of you, did that too.

Did you take out just the upper ring from the rears? I've been waiting for my springs to settle before getting an alignment too. I'm worried that the rear camber is going to be too much and I'll have to end up getting the SPC's as well.

So you ended up with -3.5* of camber in the rear? I've guessed that mine is sitting around -2.5* to -3*.

Anybody know what a good "performance" alignment for the MS3 would be? I don't know about you madvillian but I don't mind running an aggressive alignment, as long as it doesn't end up burning through the inside of the tires too quickly.

 

[bykeryder4life]

dont go over -2* of camber, and get the toe set to be neutral and your car will handle pretty good and drive straight without killing your tires. On my car at -1.75 the tire wear is negligible and it feels 100% better than the stock alignment at low and high speeds.

 

[Wastegate13]

My rear arms just came in. Quick question for all you guys, is your rear camber even from side to side? My ride height is even all side to side but my driver side rear has more negative camber than the passenger.

 

[bykeryder4life]

you're making me nervous, haha sounds like a lot of work.. i guess its worth it because of the tire wear..

its not bad, the initial install is kinda a pain with how tight it is on the passenger side, but the ends that you adjust connect to the hub and are easy to get at so adjustments are made fast. It just takes 2 or 3 adjustments to get it right. Hell, I got lucky on one side and it was already at -1.75 so I only needed to do the other side.

 

[madvillian]

its not bad, the initial install is kinda a pain with how tight it is on the passenger side, but the ends that you adjust connect to the hub and are easy to get at so adjustments are made fast. It just takes 2 or 3 adjustments to get it right. Hell, I got lucky on one side and it was already at -1.75 so I only needed to do the other side.

yeah im at a straight -3.5 on both sides, i just had my alignment done. i really dont have money to spend right now, i think im just going to wait for a bit, the tires im running now (not the 245's) are toast anyways.

Did you take out just the upper ring from the rears? I've been waiting for my springs to settle before getting an alignment too. I'm worried that the rear camber is going to be too much and I'll have to end up getting the SPC's as well.

So you ended up with -3.5* of camber in the rear? I've guessed that mine is sitting around -2.5* to -3*.

Anybody know what a good "performance" alignment for the MS3 would be? I don't know about you madvillian but I don't mind running an aggressive alignment, as long as it doesn't end up burning through the inside of the tires too quickly.

yeah i took out the bottom ring i guess, depending on how you look at it. i took out the locking ring, the ring that is at the very bottom where that plastic piece rests on it to mount the spring is the one i left there, obviously. i wish it would go lower (flame)

 

[Aaron23]

Hey I just ordered sportlines. Where can I get the SPC camber arms? How much do they run?

 

[fostersafb]

Hey I just ordered sportlines. Where can I get the SPC camber arms? How much do they run?

Apparently SPC just raised the price to something like $109 a piece. I spoke with Chris at SU yesterday. Maybe we could organize a small group buy to get a better price. (drinks) I'm ready to order a set as well.

 

[Aaron23]

I'm in if he can go lower than $174 for both, found on ebay for that much includes shipping.