Rear Camber Kit And Changing Height

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Im looking to correct the horrible rear camber on my R33. Presently the car sits at 345/340 f/r on Tein HR coilovers, however in around 3-4 months time I will hopefully be getting the SK group buy whitelie and bilsteins as the teins are far to harsh for Street. HOWEVER I need new tyres in a few weeks, and I want to fix the camber now so I dont ruin my new tyres.

SO if I get the whiteline KCA347, will I need one or 2 kits to correct the camber at this height to about -0.75 deg (think its about -2.5/3 at the moment)

AND

Can I then readjust it when I get the bilstein package, with a height of 345 rear? ie. how do crush tubes work, do they crush once and thats it?

THANKS!

Lee

[salad]

If you are running a 340mm rear ride height, you shouldn't have -2.5deg camber, as it's not that low. One camber kit should be all you need and should get you back to 0.75deg (did on mine anyway).

You can reset the bushes when you reset the height, just remove the end of the arm with the adjustable bush, and turn it with some multigrips. Set them to the 3 o'clock position so they make the arms as long as possible. The wheel aligner can then make fine adjustments with the stock camber pin.

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Thanks for the help Salad.

I just presumed it was about 2.5 deg as the outer tread has about 3mm or so of tread, and the inner is basically a slick

Well I'll try one kit for now and see how it goes,

Cheers

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Well I had new tyres fitted to the front earlier today, and had them check the wheel alignment. Car is as follows:

Rear Camber

Right -1.39 deg

Left -1.42 deg

Rear Toe

Right +7.8mm

Left +5.8mm

FrontCamber

Right -1.40 deg

Left -1.24 deg

Front Toe

Right +2.6mm

Left +4.4mm

SO

One whiteline KCA374 will be fitted to the back to bring Camber back to around -.75 degrees. Can the other items (front camber, front/rear toe) be adjusted to be even? Im not looking at aftermarket kits, but just if there is enough adjustment to make them even again.

Cheers

[salad]

You have a lot of toe there... there is plenty of adjustment for toe so they'll be able to even it up and reduce it. One camber kit will get rid of the excess camber you have now, so that will be fine. The front camber is OK, I wouldn't worry about it too much. What's your caster like? Might be an idea to get those bushes aswell as they help handling a fair bit too

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Caster didnt show up on the report.. just had ## for some reason?

Caster kit can come later, but Happy I just need 1 camber kit for now

Cheers for ya help salad!

PS do you work for a suspension shop here in Adelaide or just knowledgable?

(looking for alignment once bushes fitted, would rather not just have bob jane do it ).

[salad]

Go to Adelaide Radial Tyre

Great wheel alignment machine and Matt there will set your car up to your specs as you want. The one at my work is crappy so I dont even use it, always get em done at Adelaide Radial. They can press the bushes in if you need it too.

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hrrmmm, A R T is on the other side of town to me I work in the city and had Light Wheel Alignment recommended to me, any thoughts?

Also, I get a dull thud from the rear of my car on rough rds. I have a feeling some of the bushes in the rear are not the healthiest, can you suggest anywhere other than pedders to have the suspension inspected/tested? Or are Pedders ok for this?