E30 rear camber.

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  • EVOIIIM3
    Grease Monkey
    • Oct 2003
    • 315

    #16
    It's to hard to tell camber from a top or side shot, you need a back shot and be straight on.

    It looks like you have a toe in issue also, this is will really heat up the tires and wear them out along with the camber.

    Go to a alignment shop and have them check it out.

    I have 3.8 deg camber out back on my car with .5in toe out. My tire ware is OK, but it does eat the inside more then the outside.

    My car now has the Bimmerworld bushings in there, and we were able to adjust it out a bit, but I found out my subframe is tweaked. The bushing will be for sale in a couple of weeks.

    I did just get the some weld on adjustable subframe tabs. This will give me over 3 deg of camber adjustment, and 1in of toe adjustment!!

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    • T.Dot E30
      E30 Addict
      • Mar 2004
      • 536

      #17
      Originally posted by BahnE30
      enine, i can understand why tire wear is a problem for you... you have way to much toe-in feel the tread of your tire should be smooth bet dollars to dounts it's rough. camber isn't bad but by the looks of the pics your toe is fucked your tires look to be running simmilar to this /-\ which would eat them up pretty bad... maybe i'm wrong might just be the pics.
      who are you directing your comments towards?

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      • e9nine
        E30 Mastermind
        • Oct 2003
        • 1890

        #18
        Originally posted by BahnE30
        enine, i can understand why tire wear is a problem for you... you have way to much toe-in feel the tread of your tire should be smooth bet dollars to dounts it's rough. camber isn't bad but by the looks of the pics your toe is fucked your tires look to be running simmilar to this /-\ which would eat them up pretty bad... maybe i'm wrong might just be the pics.
        As it is now, tire wear is not a prob for me ;)

        I simply drove the shiet outta the Yokos. The Kumho ASXs are holding up good so far. Lets see what time tells...

        Like I said, I did the manual toe test by lining the rear tires with the fronts and it appeared to be spot on. Gonna get it in an alignment shop sometime later..

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        • BahnE30
          E30 Enthusiast
          • Oct 2003
          • 1050

          #19
          e9nine...

          everyone else has told you the only soultion-'s to your problem take out the weight in the trunk or subframe tabs....

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          • BeirBrennerE30
            R3VLimited
            • Oct 2003
            • 2740

            #20
            I talked to turnermotorsport about this on my car since i had pretty bad camber issue... they recomended the kmac rear camber corrections saying that the weld on tabs are not worth it unless the car is a severely lowered dedicated track car that needs fine tuning of the suspension... they also said that the myth about kmacs slipping out of spec is completely false if the bushings are installed correctly and they have not seen an e30 with kamcs installed by them come out of spec for some time(well outside the time that you should have done another alignment by)
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            • T.Dot E30
              E30 Addict
              • Mar 2004
              • 536

              #21
              I put my car on an alignment computer today, my rear camber is within specs, but jus at the end of it.

              What I didn't see coming was how bad my fronts were, I never noticed it, but now i see it.....I thinking of getting front camber plates....any recommendation? IE ones anygood?

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              • e30evolution
                West Werks
                • Oct 2003
                • 1888

                #22
                Originally posted by nzer
                You shouldn't be running more than -2 deg on the rear. You could always rotate the tyres. Tyre life is obviously pretty dependant on how you drive etc.
                you can tell this guy isnt from around here...... depending on what tires you got (asymetrical or not, and treadwear rating) you could flip them on the wheel and the inside would be on the outside...... rotate the car about every 4k and (oil change) and every other time flip the tires over.

                if you got your tires at discount tire co... or americas tire co, they will do this for free

                http://www.westwerksauto.com

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                • e30evolution
                  West Werks
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 1888

                  #23
                  Originally posted by rayz
                  youre rolling 15's arent you? you shouldnt have that much of a wear problem. I think ive got the same wheels as you, camber doesnt look too bad. Now with my 17's on, that is seriously cambered.
                  how does the wheel size effect camber? even with different offset and rolling diameter the degree of camber will stay the same

                  http://www.westwerksauto.com

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                  • EVOIIIM3
                    Grease Monkey
                    • Oct 2003
                    • 315

                    #24
                    Originally posted by e30evolution
                    Originally posted by rayz
                    youre rolling 15's arent you? you shouldnt have that much of a wear problem. I think ive got the same wheels as you, camber doesnt look too bad. Now with my 17's on, that is seriously cambered.
                    how does the wheel size effect camber? even with different offset and rolling diameter the degree of camber will stay the same
                    Contact patch, sidewall, and tire squirm will all add to tire wear.

                    A low profile 17in rubber band will wear the inside before a OEM size 14in.

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                    • e30evolution
                      West Werks
                      • Oct 2003
                      • 1888

                      #25
                      Originally posted by EVOIIIM3
                      Originally posted by e30evolution
                      Originally posted by rayz
                      youre rolling 15's arent you? you shouldnt have that much of a wear problem. I think ive got the same wheels as you, camber doesnt look too bad. Now with my 17's on, that is seriously cambered.
                      how does the wheel size effect camber? even with different offset and rolling diameter the degree of camber will stay the same
                      Contact patch, sidewall, and tire squirm will all add to tire wear.

                      A low profile 17in rubber band will wear the inside before a OEM size 14in.
                      the camber of the vehicle will not change

                      http://www.westwerksauto.com

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                      • 808BMW
                        R3VLimited
                        • Oct 2003
                        • 2910

                        #26
                        Originally posted by rayz
                        youre rolling 15's arent you? you shouldnt have that much of a wear problem.
                        Originally posted by e30evolution
                        the camber of the vehicle will not change
                        Rayz is talking about how fast your tires wear down, not how much camber there is.

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