At what point do you need camber plates?

[Poopie]

Picking up an e30 next week and i'm already ordering a ton of parts. On the list is bilstein sports and h&r race springs. I noticed a lot of people here run camber plates and offset bushing. I'm just wondering at what point should this be done? The car is a daily driver, but I like my ride firm and low. I also know a lot of people here autox as well. I just don't want to be tossing around 300 bucks for camber plates if i don't have to. I have an audi a4 with no camber adjustment so I can live with a bit of camber on a lowered car as long as the toe can be adjusted even. thanks!

[whiltebeitel]

You can live without the camber plates for a while, though they will really help with the autocrosses.

[Poopie]

sounds good. I don't autox.

[whiltebeitel]

I autocorss and don't have mine installed yet. You'll be fine without 'em

[Poopie]

Good to know. It just seems like everyone on this board runs them.

[deutschman]

you will only need camber plateds and/or a rear camber kit only if
1- you autox or drive your car competitively in some way and need to be able to adjust camber for different track conditions
2- you have lowered your car so much that you need to adjust camber for tire/wheel fitment, tread wear, and cool factor.
sins you do not drive your car competitively, and you are only doing h&r sports and bilsteins you do not "need" camber plates.

[Hodge]

You don't need camber plates, unless you need to adjust camber.

So ask yourself,

"Self, do I need to adjust camber?"





:nice:

[Poopie]

how bad will my camber be with race springs on bilsteins? from what I've seen the drop is not that aggressive.

[deutschman]

it will not be enough to need camber plates
if you ever do coil overs you will need camber plates

[E30SPDFRK]

The front camber doesn't change much at all with lowering. The rear is where you would want adjustments to correct camber, but there are very few ways to get this.

You really have no use for camber plates with the way you plan on using your car.