Camber kits

[r1ch_b]

Hi,
anyone know front camber kits that will NOT have clearance problem for 94 accord ?

thx...

[Dezoris]

This depends on your drop and rim offset, but I have heard of people sucessfully dropping accords using the Skunk kit.
Also you may want to call progress suspension and talk to one of their techs about this, they do a lot of R&D and they would be able to help.

I recommend their products highly.

[r1ch_b]

Originally posted by Dezoris
This depends on your drop and rim offset, but I have heard of people sucessfully dropping accords using the Skunk kit.
Also you may want to call progress suspension and talk to one of their techs about this, they do a lot of R&D and they would be able to help.

I recommend their products highly.

Thx dezoris.
Does camber kit help in any other way EXCEPT improving tire wear ?
Is diriving with camber (mine is dropped 3.25 front and 3 rear) really make the handling worse because of less contact patch between tire and road ?
Cause i tried a silly experiment hehhee -- I slip a piece of paper from the side of the tire (sliding the paper from the outer wall to inner) and the paper can only slide for about 2 cm. My tire is 215 wide => 21.5 cm. So that means I still have a lot of contact patch....right ?
Well..me and my stupid thing.
But let me know if i'm wrong

[Dezoris]

There are camber kits designed purely to correct negative camber from suspension mods, mainly these kits are just to get your settings back within spec or factory ranges, being that most suspensions do not have camber adjustment, so yes some kits are just there to reduce tire wear.

Other kits are designed for racing, where adjustability is important, this is why I recommend the Kmacs, specifically for the fact that you can adjust the kit under load, and once installed can be adjusted easily, and effectively.

Your contact patch is a factor in turning conditions, and measuing exactly how much rubber you are putting the the road is not difficult to tell but can most easily be measure by runing tire temps after a run, with either a thermal temp guage or your average metal probe tip tool you measure inside outside and center.

Or the chalk marker on accross the tread is good too, for detecting which part of the tire is being contacted the most during hard turns.
Measuring just how effectively your tires are contacting the surface is a timely project, as is tuning your suspension to optimally perform.

[r1ch_b]

OK...I check on Progress kits.
One place on the internet has this description:

Progress Alignment Kit 1.75 degrees (Front Pivot Mount & Rear Shim) For Honda Accord 90-97
Progress Camber Kits are designed to provide optimum tire wear after installing Sport Springs. For the Pivot Mount Type, new billet steel pivot mounts relocate the upper control arms further outboard. This moves the top of the tire out for additional positive camber. Polyurethane bushings improve cornering and drag launch. Includes Teflon grease, thread locker, and all necessary hardware. For the Ball Joint Type, new adjustable upper ball joints feature offset mounting studs. By rotating the new ball joints, positive or negative adjustments are possible. caster changes can also be made. A favorite for autocrossers, because street and racing settings are easy to make. For the Offset Bushing Type, new polyurethane bushings and offset steel inserts replace the rubber upper control arm bushings. Rotating the steel inserts moves the control arms for camber adjustment. Control arms are not included for all types.

Now...what's that 1.75 degrees means ?
Can it fix my 3' drop ? (people say its around 3 degrees)

Any comments or suggestion...especially relating to clearance problem like the Ingalls front kits do with Accords ?

Thx.

[Dezoris]

That means they claim to adjust your camber 1.75 degrees, which means that you would still have negative camber, but not horrible. You should not hit the upper arm beacuse you are not replacing or moving the arm out with the adjustable ball joint, thats the beauty of it.

[r1ch_b]

So....is 1.75 degrees enough ? Or should I get one that can fix it to straight ?

BTW, performance & handling wise ... is it better to have camber or not (not considering tire wear) ?

thx...

[drewgrew]

check out the sticky post on camber kits, to see if you need one

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/t32671.html
:finger: hahaha