How to best adjust camber?

[iamsam]

I didn't say that, just flip them front to rear on the same side and you'll gain a lot of life. Adjustability is nice but not cheap so therefore doesn't seem to fit with the OP's theme.

wouldn't swapping the wheels on the same side still cause the inside of the tire to wear due to camber?

i am trying to strike a good balance between adjustability and "cheapness"

[iamsam]

Why is that people want slammed cars but then want to fuck up their suspension geometry and handling just to save a few bucks on tire? Can't you rotate them like the rest of the world?

let me clarify:

I wouldn't say my car is "slammed", and why would getting the camber back to normal be "fucking up" the suspension geometry? The biggest reason i want to get the camber straight again is mainly for the looks. I want to look down the side of the car and have the wheels appear mostly straight up and down, and more importantly, parallel to each other. The tire wear is also a concern for me, because i am planning on getting staggered wheels, and you can't rotate staggered wheels.

last point: tires aren't just a few bucks.

[Fidhle007]

Having tires dismounted/mounted can be spendy. Besides being able to adjust your geometry for track days or autoX is kind of nice.

I didn't say that, just flip them front to rear on the same side and you'll gain a lot of life. Adjustability is nice but not cheap so therefore doesn't seem to fit with the OP's theme.

[CorvallisBMW]

Having tires dismounted/mounted can be spendy. Besides being able to adjust your geometry for track days or autoX is kind of nice.

[Fidhle007]

Why is that people want slammed cars but then want to fuck up their suspension geometry and handling just to save a few bucks on tire? Can't you rotate them like the rest of the world?

[CorvallisBMW]

thanks!

but the IE fixed plates must raise the front ride height of the car, right?

less than 1/2", it's not much. Probably closer to 1/4"

[iamsam]

You can flip around the IE plates, but you'll have to have to drill new holes in the shock tower to match up with the reversed plates. For the rear, the only way to do it is to get eccentric adjustment bolts, such as those sold through IE. Vorschlag and GC both make very good camber plates, but I believe the Vorshlag models will raise the stack height.

thanks!

but the IE fixed plates must raise the front ride height of the car, right?

[CorvallisBMW]

You can flip around the IE plates, but you'll have to have to drill new holes in the shock tower to match up with the reversed plates. For the rear, the only way to do it is to get eccentric adjustment bolts, such as those sold through IE. Vorschlag and GC both make very good camber plates, but I believe the Vorshlag models will raise the stack height.

[iamsam]

My 318is is lowered on H&R Race and Bilstien Sports, with IE RSMs, and all 4 wheels are cambered out (negative camber, where insides of tires get worn bad) and i want to restore the camber to where it was, when the wheels were pretty much straight up and down.

I am looking for a relatively inexpensive set-up, but still effective and durable, obviously.

I have done alot of searching, and i have a few remaining questions:

What are the best plates to restore camber which are relatively cheap, AND that actually lower the front of the car (NOT raise it), i have heard GC plates do that, and that is what i want.

Are the IE fixed plates any good? can i flip them around to restore factory camber? will it be enough?

Thank you for any help you can offer.