Camber Kit

[whitety]

I have an '05 M3 and it's dropped, but has no camber kit. I called a local shop (Jotech for those that know it) and they said I don't need a camber kit for the 3...they are already fully adjustable. I just want to make sure before I go and get everything balanced and aligned.

 

[cmedrive]

what spring kit do you have.
there is no absolute that says 'at this point you need a camber kit but at this point you don't'. It depends on a lot of factors.
here's the basics, 1.5" drop will put you on the edge of excessive camber. Its important you have less negative camber in the rear than in the front (helps with handling). Toe is the greatest cause of excessive tire wear, though. too much, in or out, will really kill your tires. camber is less of a concern there.

 

[whitety]

what spring kit do you have.
there is no absolute that says 'at this point you need a camber kit but at this point you don't'. It depends on a lot of factors.
here's the basics, 1.5" drop will put you on the edge of excessive camber. Its important you have less negative camber in the rear than in the front (helps with handling). Toe is the greatest cause of excessive tire wear, though. too much, in or out, will really kill your tires. camber is less of a concern there.

I'm not sure what springs they are. I will find that out. Yeah, right now the tires are out a little, this-/------\ -way. So if I get what you're saying I can just take it into a firestone or somewhere and get the tires aligned and it'll be good to go?

 

[cmedrive]

you should be fine because there is some adjustment built into the suspension design. I wouldn't go so far as to say they are 'fully' adjustable though. I bought the Mazdaspeed spring kit (Eibach Pro-Kit 1.5" drop) which came with the camber correction links for the rear. The fronts only have about 1 degree of camber adjustability IIRC. They should be able to get it pretty close to factory specs, though.

 

[whitety]

Thanks a lot man. I appreciate the help

 

[whitety]

Well, I took it into a local Firestone shop to get everything balanced and aligned, and they told me that there was no adjustment and that they couldn't fix it, so I just ordered a pair for the back, the front are fine.

 

[MS3_Wild_Thang]

can you take a picture and show me where this stock camber adjustment is. i have a speed3 and i don't seem to have that adjustment. it should be the same as a 3