Another Camber Question.

z50_Jumper · 11-09-2007, 02:10 PM

So I just had my LowTec 60/50 kit installed with some Bilstien Sports, the car is awesome however I dont know if i can afford the camber plates yet to straighten them out for street and long trips. Im about to put 1000 miles on the car and am wondering if i should atleast adjust the toe at the alignment shop and weather or not i can install the camber plates later without throwing off the toe alignment.

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NC325iC · 11-09-2007, 02:23 PM

camber plates = waste of money for street car

z50_Jumper · 11-09-2007, 05:34 PM

I guess i will have to see how much negative camber i have

z50_Jumper · 11-12-2007, 01:50 PM

Does anyone know if camber plates after an alignment will throw my toe off?

Borat · 11-12-2007, 02:38 PM

not in the front but in the rear you should do both the camber and toe kits

PaintPro21 · 11-27-2007, 05:39 PM

adjusting your camber does change your toe yes. for some people thats ok because on the track its ok to run a little positve, but when you want to set a streetable camber setting you want your toe zero'ed out.

Fair! · 03-10-2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by PaintPro21

adjusting your camber does change your toe yes. for some people thats ok because on the track its ok to run a little positve, but when you want to set a streetable camber setting you want your toe zero'ed out.

+1 to this. Luckily on BMWs adjusting to max negative camber at the track will push your toe out slightly. So the easy solution is to run zero toe or a little toe in on the street, then when you go max negative at the track it toes out a tick, which helps turn-in.

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Originally Posted by NC325iC

camber plates = waste of money for street car

Hater...

If its a dual purpose street/track or street/auto-x car, adjustable camber plates are a huge improvement in handling. Even spirited street driving can benefit from additional camber in the front of any mcstrut BMW.

Vorshlag camber/caster plates FTW!

11-09-2007, 02:10 PM	#1
z50_Jumper E30 Mastermind Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,519	Another Camber Question. So I just had my LowTec 60/50 kit installed with some Bilstien Sports, the car is awesome however I dont know if i can afford the camber plates yet to straighten them out for street and long trips. Im about to put 1000 miles on the car and am wondering if i should atleast adjust the toe at the alignment shop and weather or not i can install the camber plates later without throwing off the toe alignment. Pic for clicks.

11-09-2007, 05:34 PM	#3
z50_Jumper E30 Mastermind Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,519	I guess i will have to see how much negative camber i have

11-12-2007, 01:50 PM	#4
z50_Jumper E30 Mastermind Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,519	Does anyone know if camber plates after an alignment will throw my toe off?

11-12-2007, 02:38 PM	#5
Borat E30 Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nu Zeeland Posts: 494 Images: 1	not in the front but in the rear you should do both the camber and toe kits

11-27-2007, 05:39 PM	#6
PaintPro21 E30 Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 583	adjusting your camber does change your toe yes. for some people thats ok because on the track its ok to run a little positve, but when you want to set a streetable camber setting you want your toe zero'ed out.