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hi guys and girls, i have a question that i thought you guys could answer about negitive camber. So I recently put coilovers on my 89 fc and now my rear tires have too much negitive camber. What part do i need to correct this?
there is this from awr
http://store.awrracing.com/products/...-RX%252d7.html
and from ground control there is this
http://www.ground-control-store.com/...p/II=156/CA=87
one is a camber link and one is a camber kit, and im not too sure which one i need.
there is this from awr
http://store.awrracing.com/products/...-RX%252d7.html
and from ground control there is this
http://www.ground-control-store.com/...p/II=156/CA=87
one is a camber link and one is a camber kit, and im not too sure which one i need.
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Both parts will correct the camber in the rear. Get the camber link first and if that won't pull enough out then get the AWR camber kit. Or just say screw it and get both to begin with.
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Thanks for actually doing a little research and asking a semi-informed question, the forum appreciates it.
Further research would have revealed that the single adjuster is good for removing most negative camber however because ut is off-center it does not it does not adjust camber evenly side to side. This is where the kit comes in, they can be used to even out camber left to right. The one drawback of the kit is that they have been known to break if they are used as the sile source of camber adjustment. If you never drive hard this may be a non issue, but even even auto-x has been enough to break them.
Further research would have revealed that the single adjuster is good for removing most negative camber however because ut is off-center it does not it does not adjust camber evenly side to side. This is where the kit comes in, they can be used to even out camber left to right. The one drawback of the kit is that they have been known to break if they are used as the sile source of camber adjustment. If you never drive hard this may be a non issue, but even even auto-x has been enough to break them.
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okay cool, i guess ill go with the link first and see if it can pull enough out for my liking and than if i need more go with the kit, thanks for the info guys!
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If the car isnt being drifted the negative camber in the rear could be considered a good thing. Alot of cars are running between -1 to -3 camber to gain better stability. Look at most track prepped time attack cars. They almost always run around -3 camber for better grip in corners. So if you get the camber link and get the camber to around -1 to -2 I think it would still be good to go for daily driving and track days. If your drifting you could get both kits and get the camber completely out. Correct me if I am wrong but doesnt the rx7 have around -1 degree camber from the factory?
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With my completely rebuilt rear suspension and Eibach springs I have -1.7 degree of rear camber. In a stock n/a car that is okay. But if I was trying to put +300wHP and matching torque to the ground with say a 255 or 275 rear tires, I would find a way to dial out most of this to maximize the rear tire contact patch width to help put the power to the pavement and improve tread wear.
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The trailing arm design gains some decent camber on compression. You don't need very much static camber in the rear.
The front needs static camber because the struts don't gain camber on compression.
The front needs static camber because the struts don't gain camber on compression.
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