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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 03:23 AM
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do u need camber kits

do u need a camber kit for the front or rear, when u put on h&r sport springs
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 03:26 AM
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depends on how far you lower the car.... 90% of the coil over kits come with camber adjustment
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Old Jun 9, 2009 | 01:06 PM
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You dont need a "kit" but you do need an alignment
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Old Jun 10, 2009 | 09:34 PM
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Well youre rear camber or alignment specs wont change at all from just springs, the front will have some toe issues but I have the lowest drop available and my camber was in spec. Either way you dont need a camber kit, just shave down your stock bolts. That is what those "kits" are anyways.
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Old Jun 11, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by xCobalt05x
depends on how far you lower the car.... 90% of the coil over kits come with camber adjustment
rears do not need camber adjustment

im on H&R sports and I didnt have any camber issues only alignment in the front
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 07:53 PM
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So I can just drop my car with springs and not use camber kits?
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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So I can just drop my car with springs and not use camber kits?
Yes.
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 04:20 PM
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yes you can install without a camber kit..but you risk the tires balding faster
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Old Aug 18, 2009 | 04:26 PM
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^ no you dont..get just an alginment and your good to go. I lowered my car and was still in GM spec..and i went 2" around. You will be fine.
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 03:05 PM
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I was okay without a camber kit for a year.......but the alignment wasnt dead on...........then I got a camber kit and it's drive strait as an arrow.

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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 12:01 PM
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thats all in your head
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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well...you come look at my wheels then and tell me they dont need camber adjusted
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Old Sep 11, 2009 | 01:00 PM
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your alignments off plain and simple. our cars dont run camber kits.
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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our car already had a negative or positive"i can't tell really" camber (stock height) so once drop (i did 1.6 all around) tire sits just perfect on ground
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Old Sep 13, 2009 | 04:36 PM
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not when you have a pillow ball adjustable camber plate, lol.
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