Camber kit?

[Veetec]

I know that I´ve asked this question a lot of times for the ITR but now I´ll buy y2k VTEC Lude and I need to know if I´ll need a camber kit when I´m lowering it so that the gaps between stock rims/ tires and wheel-wells will be gone?! Normally I would say that I will need one but I had a look on www.HondaPrelude.com and most of the lowered Ludes don´t have got one. If I need one should I buy a complete kit or just one for the front? Thanx for your help.

[silvercivicgrl]

id go ahead and buy the camber correction kit if you are going to lower it. my bf and his friends that have ludes have noticed a neg camber on thier ludes when it is at stock height. btw are you planning to use coilovers or springs?

[drift]

my lude has positive (eek!) camber in the front at stock height. with a 1.5" drop on Ground Controls, the camber is about -.5 which is within tolerance and about perfect for what i use the car for.

[Veetec]

I will buy some H&R springs and Koni yellows. I´ve got a similar setup (dunno which brand the springs are/ Koni yellows) on my 2.0i 4th gen Lude and I love it! The main reason why I want to lower it is because I don´t like the gaps between the tires and wheel-wells. So I´d guess I have to go kind of low. But out of any stupid reasons camber kits are nearly not available and totally uncommon over here and they aren´t street-legal, too!! So if there wouldn´t be a real need for a camber kit I wouldn´t buy one. But with the drop I will need....I was just wondering why most of the lowered Ludes www.HondaPrelude.com dont have got a camber kit.

[drift]

cuz the lude really doesnt need a camber kit. i dont have one.

to remove the wheel well gap, you'd only have to drop it about 1.5"... with that little of drop, camber isnt really affected much.

i even dropped my accord 2", and didnt need a camber kit to get it aligned properly.

[Veetec]

Originally posted by drift
cuz the lude really doesnt need a camber kit. i dont have one.

to remove the wheel well gap, you'd only have to drop it about 1.5"... with that little of drop, camber isnt really affected much.

i even dropped my accord 2", and didnt need a camber kit to get it aligned properly.

Only 1.5"? That could be the reason why most lowered Ludes on HondaPrelude.com don´t have one, too! (like I´ve already written) That would be great because then I could drive it street-legal!

[jc836]

For those who are interested - please read the terrific info that Specialty Products has on its website (www.specprod.com). ANY drop will change the Camber. For each 1" of drop there is ~0.75 degree of negative change. My ride was lowered on Neuspeed Sport springs I needed kits on all 4 corners. Get the car aligned and if you are within spec, then you don't need kits. However, that does not mean you are at the ideal settings either. I did an alignment before the drop and then immediately after. The kits put the car back to my starting point-with 1 exception the Caster up front is now on the high side of the range and to change it is a major pain. Then again I like the way it handles.
Happy Luding in 2002