Rear Camber Agjustments

[poobah]

hey guys just a quick question, i have looked at a few post about adjusting the rear camber but havn't found a simple answer.

i have just lowered my r32 and have been told its good to get wheel alignment everytime you lower your car as it can camber out a lot.

my question is, can i get away with JUST installing an adjustable upper rear camber arm, or just a lower rear camber arm, or will i need to use both?

thanks.

[bnr#@]

You will idealy need an adjustable camber arm and an adjustable traction rod

[poobah]

oh ok cool, but will i need both upper and lower camber adjustment arms? or either one?

[djr81]

oh ok cool, but will i need both upper and lower camber adjustment arms? or either one?

You are getting the terms mixed up.

Have a look at the attachment. It shows an exploded diagram of the rear suspension.

You will see there is a lower arm and two upper links - a front & a rear.

Ignore the lower link it does not get altered as part of a camber adjustment.

To adjust things more than standard you need a camber adjustment kit (or two) that adjusts both the front & rear upper links. One kit does the inside bushes. A second kit does the outside ones but is only needed if you want yet more adjustment. From memory (not reliable) it is about 0.75 degrees per kit.

If you just get a replacement upper rear link (the link, not the bushes) you can fix the camber issue but add in a whole heap of bump steer. Which is what BNR32 is saying.

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Edited December 5, 2008 by djr81

[Beer Baron]

you may not need either. there is factory rear camber adjustment. just not much of it. try that first. if you still need more adjustment buy upper control arms and traction rods. that will enable you to adjust camber. no you don't need to also get the lower control arms.

[poobah]

thanks guys that was a big help.!