Camber adjustment question

[joehasane30]

if i get them soon in the 3 day shipping estimate (tomorrow) ill try to get em on this weekend (i hope)

nice, i plan on ordering them really soon, so lemme know man.

[z50_Jumper]

if i get them soon in the 3 day shipping estimate (tomorrow) ill try to get em on this weekend (i hope)

[joehasane30]

last two posts i was on my friends account and i forgot i was logged in. Those were written by me though.

[ethreezy90]

Just incase you didnt search I just started a topic on the IE camber plates because im in the same boat as the OP, an owner of the IE plates actually said they will allow adding positive camber to help correct to camber issue of lowering springs. I have just ordered the IE camber plates for use with stock springs, was told they raise the car just a tad.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=126801

hey when u get these plates and put them on let me know how much positive u get out of them.

[ethreezy90]

you want positive camber? just switch to e30 m3 5lug. without any camber plates or offset FSM, i had slightly positive camber even when lowered on H&R race springs...

ya that would be awesome, but ide rather just stick to 4 lug. I would need 5 lug wheels if i did a swap and i dont have any.

[golde30]

you want positive camber? just switch to e30 m3 5lug. without any camber plates or offset FSM, i had slightly positive camber even when lowered on H&R race springs...

[Need4Speed]

the I.E. ones are the same price, ide rather get those.

The IE camber correction plates are copies of the SPCs with a cheaper bearing.

[z50_Jumper]

Just incase you didnt search I just started a topic on the IE camber plates because im in the same boat as the OP, an owner of the IE plates actually said they will allow adding positive camber to help correct to camber issue of lowering springs. I have just ordered the IE camber plates for use with stock springs, was told they raise the car just a tad.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=126801

[joehasane30]

SPC Makes e30 camber correction strut mounts that work very well on the street for + or - camber, they are about $250 to $300.

the I.E. ones are the same price, ide rather get those.

[Need4Speed]

SPC Makes e30 camber correction strut mounts that work very well on the street for + or - camber, they are about $250 to $300.

[joehasane30]

[quote=Eric;1332663]this is entertaining.



aftermarket camber plates are designed to add negative camber for people who want to go fast on a track, auto-x, some backroad, or for r3v hard parking. why would somebody spend a ton of time and money designing a product that makes a car handle worse and look worse?

oh and also, thats why they make STREET/TRACK plates because they are for people who cant afford a 10,000$ side project to race with and have to use the one car they can actually drive. So i can adjust my car to the most positive setting when i drive on the street and add soem negetive if i want to autox maybe. So it leaves my options open. Im sure there are plenty of ppl on this website who do just wat i said.

[joehasane30]

yeah, OK, so what WE are discussing is how to fix that. If you don't have anything useful to add, move along.

Thanks.
Joe, you are in the exact same position as me. Yes, I want my car low, but I also require that I get more than 8,000 miles out of a set of tires.

I am sick to death of replacing tires, plus the stupid look of "racer boy wanna be" negative camber is just fucking ghey. Plus, my car sees more miles on the freeway than anywhere and I am very tired of it being so twitchy. Less negative camber will help that.

Every single car I see with tons of camber I think would look better if the fucking wheel were vertical. Now that I have seen what it looks like, I know I am right:


Personally, I want a comfortable ride, too. My issue with all of the adjustable camber plates is that they replace the stock bushing with a solid urethane mount type. While this is fine for the track or the racer-boi, those of us who want more of a small touring car do not find this to be comfortable.

I very much agree with you. I really hate wearing my tires down, especially since this car is my daily driver and i have school 4 days a week, about 20 miles there and 20 back. After a year of doing that 20 mile there and back, and who knows where else im gonna drive, i really jsut want less camber.

I also realized, right now im using 225/45/17 all the way around, and i can already tell if i throw any positive camber on my car my front fenders are going to rub since ive got 20mm spacers. Before i got the 225/45 tire up front i had a 215/40 tire up front and 225/45 in the back. The front tires werent as flush as the 225/45. I think if i just add about a degree of positive camber back into the front the 215/40 tire will be much more flush. also with 225/45 in back and 215/40 in front my car has just about the perfect rake i want to it. With 225/45 all the way around it looks too flat i think.

[joehasane30]

this is entertaining.



aftermarket camber plates are designed to add negative camber for people who want to go fast on a track, auto-x, some backroad, or for r3v hard parking. why would somebody spend a ton of time and money designing a product that makes a car handle worse and look worse?

You have a bent strut, a bent subframe, a bent control arm, or a bent unibody. BMW makes a product for you, it's called the crash mounts. You however want to look everywhere else for products that won't work instead of putting up the bucks to buy the correct parts.



what are the specs for the alighnment you said you just had done?

USUALLY most aftermarked camber plates remove overall stack height. that means that it will lower your car a little bit.

You are confusing to me because you want to raise your car to give you the ability to run a smaller profile tire...



yes, that is correct, they will not remove the excessive negative camber that you have.

once again, aftermarket camber plates are designe to ADD NEGATIVE CAMBER.

seriuosly man nothing useful hear waste of my time. I've heard this before, my stuff isnt bent. I have normal e30 camber when u lower ur car i just dont want it is all. If there is a camber plate out there that will reduce my negetive camber of course im gonna buy it. I have camber plates on my rx7 that came with the coilovers i bought for it. They give me about a degree less of positive camber then when i had kyb gr2's and racing beat lowering spinrgs and the car is about an inch lower then it use to be. So in conclusion if i get any less negetive camber out of those I.E. plates, im going to buy them.

[StereoInstaller1]

this is entertaining.



aftermarket camber plates are designed to add negative camber for people who want to go fast on a track, auto-x, some backroad, or for r3v hard parking. why would somebody spend a ton of time and money designing a product that makes a car handle worse and look worse?

You have a bent strut, a bent subframe, a bent control arm, or a bent unibody. BMW makes a product for you, it's called the crash mounts. You however want to look everywhere else for products that won't work instead of putting up the bucks to buy the correct parts.



what are the specs for the alighnment you said you just had done?

USUALLY most aftermarked camber plates remove overall stack height. that means that it will lower your car a little bit.

You are confusing to me because you want to raise your car to give you the ability to run a smaller profile tire...



yes, that is correct, they will not remove the excessive negative camber that you have.

once again, aftermarket camber plates are designe to ADD NEGATIVE CAMBER.

yeah, OK, so what WE are discussing is how to fix that. If you don't have anything useful to add, move along.

Thanks.

thank you. that was good information. I actually wouldnt mind adding 3/8" to the front of my car because I've already blown an oil pan once. pretty sure i wil order the I.E. plates tommorow.

Joe, you are in the exact same position as me. Yes, I want my car low, but I also require that I get more than 8,000 miles out of a set of tires.

I am sick to death of replacing tires, plus the stupid look of "racer boy wanna be" negative camber is just fucking ghey. Plus, my car sees more miles on the freeway than anywhere and I am very tired of it being so twitchy. Less negative camber will help that.

Every single car I see with tons of camber I think would look better if the fucking wheel were vertical. Now that I have seen what it looks like, I know I am right:


Personally, I want a comfortable ride, too. My issue with all of the adjustable camber plates is that they replace the stock bushing with a solid urethane mount type. While this is fine for the track or the racer-boi, those of us who want more of a small touring car do not find this to be comfortable.

[Eric]

this is entertaining.

do u mean if i put the plate on the most positive setting it has will still be the same if not more negetive camber then i already have? thats pretty stupid I.M.O. if they sell them like that.

aftermarket camber plates are designed to add negative camber for people who want to go fast on a track, auto-x, some backroad, or for r3v hard parking. why would somebody spend a ton of time and money designing a product that makes a car handle worse and look worse?

You have a bent strut, a bent subframe, a bent control arm, or a bent unibody. BMW makes a product for you, it's called the crash mounts. You however want to look everywhere else for products that won't work instead of putting up the bucks to buy the correct parts.

true that, but i still have the problem and i am definitly not raising my car to solve the problem, i do have a question tho, say i get the camber plates and they do give me less negetive camber, do u think that mite raise my car a little bit in the front with less camber so i can run a 40 tire instead of 45?

what are the specs for the alighnment you said you just had done?

USUALLY most aftermarked camber plates remove overall stack height. that means that it will lower your car a little bit.

You are confusing to me because you want to raise your car to give you the ability to run a smaller profile tire...

so basically the vorshlag wont do much positive for me?

yes, that is correct, they will not remove the excessive negative camber that you have.

once again, aftermarket camber plates are designe to ADD NEGATIVE CAMBER.