Skunk2 Camber Kit Initial Review
loesch8102
06-17-2004, 11:06 PM
http://users.adelphia.net/~loesch8102/skunk2.jpg
Well, I finally got my camber kit installed and my car aligned. Actually, I was very impressed. The quality was very good although the paint process wasn't the best. In one spot about one centimeter by one centimeter the paint was cracked. This could have very easily occured during shipping though. The box was mangled when I got it, so much so in fact that the bolts had been driven through the side of the cardboard.
Installation was about what I expected. I had a good idea of what had to be done and with basic hand tools I accomplished the installation in around 4 hours. In all honesty it should've taken about 2 and a half hours but I made a mistake with what needed to be done. I thought that I needed to relieve the pressure from the suspension by taking the lower strut bolt out, but I was just having a lapse in thought.
All that needed to be done was...
1. Take the tire off
2. Unscrew the 17mm bolt that ties the top of the suspension to the lower part
3. Unscrew the two 17mm bolts on top of the strut tower, under the hood that hold the control arm on.
4. Then disconnect the control arm from the two rods that go up through the strut tower by removing each of the two 14mm bolts
5. Reverse the process with the Skunk2 camber kit.
The hardest part? Once the control arm was pulled down out of the shock tower it was stuck behind the shock and the spring. I had to take off the two 14mm bolts that held each side of it in. The problem was that it was way up in where it was very difficult to reach. Basically I just had to use two adjustable wrenches. One to hold the one side and one to slowly loosen the bolts.
I thought after the installation that the alignment was going to be a problem. When I installed the kit, I eye balled it best I could until I could get it into the shop the next day. I was sure that it would end up costing me extra because of them having to deal with the camber kit but it didn't.
So far, everything is fine. There has been no slippage but I am going to tighten it once again in a few days.
Well, I finally got my camber kit installed and my car aligned. Actually, I was very impressed. The quality was very good although the paint process wasn't the best. In one spot about one centimeter by one centimeter the paint was cracked. This could have very easily occured during shipping though. The box was mangled when I got it, so much so in fact that the bolts had been driven through the side of the cardboard.
Installation was about what I expected. I had a good idea of what had to be done and with basic hand tools I accomplished the installation in around 4 hours. In all honesty it should've taken about 2 and a half hours but I made a mistake with what needed to be done. I thought that I needed to relieve the pressure from the suspension by taking the lower strut bolt out, but I was just having a lapse in thought.
All that needed to be done was...
1. Take the tire off
2. Unscrew the 17mm bolt that ties the top of the suspension to the lower part
3. Unscrew the two 17mm bolts on top of the strut tower, under the hood that hold the control arm on.
4. Then disconnect the control arm from the two rods that go up through the strut tower by removing each of the two 14mm bolts
5. Reverse the process with the Skunk2 camber kit.
The hardest part? Once the control arm was pulled down out of the shock tower it was stuck behind the shock and the spring. I had to take off the two 14mm bolts that held each side of it in. The problem was that it was way up in where it was very difficult to reach. Basically I just had to use two adjustable wrenches. One to hold the one side and one to slowly loosen the bolts.
I thought after the installation that the alignment was going to be a problem. When I installed the kit, I eye balled it best I could until I could get it into the shop the next day. I was sure that it would end up costing me extra because of them having to deal with the camber kit but it didn't.
So far, everything is fine. There has been no slippage but I am going to tighten it once again in a few days.
Automotive Network, Inc., Copyright ©2026