Adjustable Camber Arms

[Daniel_33]

Hello, I am having trouble with bad wear to the inside of my tires. My car is not that low but I have a little bit of camber angle and I was wondering if I get adjustable arms if my wheels will hit the arches. I got a wheel alignment done and have te figures on paper if that will help any one. I just need to know if It's worth me fitting them of not. Thanks

[MrStabby]

Yeah, post alignment info first.

[Daniel_33]

[hardsteppa]

you could lose a degree on the back so yeah, camber items mightn't be a bad idea. Yr in Brissy hey?, would that wheel alignment be from Fulcrum?

[Daniel_33]

I don't really have much wear on the rear it's mainly the front, the tires have worn away a strange way also. It's warn on the side but not evenly around the edge, it's hard to explain. I got it done at autotec on sherwood road, I think it's in rocklea.

[Daniel_33]

It's hard to see in the photos

[R32Abuser]

Without telling us what width/offset your wheels are, no one can say for certainty what will hit or clear...

Yes. Having adjustable camber arms will give you some adjustment to "tuck" the top of the wheel under the guard. However, no amount of camber in the world is going save you if your wheel width and offset are ridiculous...

Edited June 25, 2014 by R32Abuser

[89CAL]

Just get camber bushes if you are only chasing 1 degree or so. I have them and they are fine. Just take them somewhere that knows how to adjust them

[Hobbit1]

It could also be toe, my tie rod ends wore out and caused an unusual wear pattern on the inside edge. The toe might be set right but if they are worn out it changes under dynamic loads.

[MrStabby]

Tyres dont look too bad. A little less camber is probably better for street tyres. A set or two of adjustable bushes should be enough, and will still be legal. The reduction in toe you got might help a bit too (and should make it a little more eager to change direction).

[hardsteppa]

+1 for a dynamic toe issue, worn tie rods or rack ends. Most people would want that much front camber on a skyline . How low is the car?

[Daniel_33]

Thanks for the help people. It's not that low hardsteppa the front is about 120mm and I'm using BC coilovers. This is only side photo I have.

[hardsteppa]

U might be better off getting suspension check done at fulcrum or pedders then before swapping anything camber, make sure nothing's worn out. I had combo of control arm bush and ball joint wear, killed inside of both front tyres.

[dorkspeed]

I'm having a similar issue with my BNR32. Put it up on the rack to do an oil change, and the front tires were completely corded on the inside! After only 8,000 km!

The car is pretty low, but do R32's gain THAT much negative camber when lowered? Tire size is 245/45R17.

Are adjustable upper control arms the answer?

[XGTRX]

  On 29/06/2014 at 10:36 AM, dorkspeed said:

I'm having a similar issue with my BNR32. Put it up on the rack to do an oil change, and the front tires were completely corded on the inside! After only 8,000 km!

The car is pretty low, but do R32's gain THAT much negative camber when lowered? Tire size is 245/45R17.

Are adjustable upper control arms the answer?

yep and yep

[R32Abuser]

  On 29/06/2014 at 10:36 AM, dorkspeed said:

I'm having a similar issue with my BNR32. Put it up on the rack to do an oil change, and the front tires were completely corded on the inside! After only 8,000 km!

The car is pretty low, but do R32's gain THAT much negative camber when lowered? Tire size is 245/45R17.

Are adjustable upper control arms the answer?

As per above, depends on a few variables as to how badly your tyres will wear. But yes, lower your car excessively and expect the inside to "cord" unless you install adjustable arms/bushes...

[XGTRX]

If you are looowww then upper arms as bushes won't adjust enough. But your alignment will tell you which way you need to go.

[hardsteppa]

as I understand it, too much neg camber can wear out the inside of tyres, but wrong toe setting will *prematurely* wear out inside of tyres, as a result of them 'scrubbing' across the surface rather than smoothly rolling.

[XGTRX]

Suppose getting an alignment will tell exactly what the problem is.

[dorkspeed]

My thought as well. I set the front toe to 0 degrees... but that was with the string method... which isn't optimal.