Need Help with Suspension Issue

[Silverfox]

about 2 years ago I purchased and had professionally installed the Whiteline Bushing and camber bolt kit (rear). I've had no issues until a month ago the camber bolt apparently came loose and fell off and one of the bushings evaporated from the Rear Upper Control Arm on the driver side. Luckily I was able to keep the car under control and came to a stop.


No visible damage was done to the wheel or suspension thankfully. So here is my dilemma. I have a standard bolt and bushing in there now that does not allow for me to camber the rear wheels correctly for alignment. I'm sitting on RCE yellow springs, stock struts, and running a 17x8.5 +45 wheel with a spacer. Should I just buy another camber bolt and bushing kit ? Get the camber kit and some LCA's ? or at this point just bite the bullet and go with entry coilovers ?


keep in mind the install of the bushings and camber bolts is upwards of $300 in labor.


I also love the feel of the RCE yellows with the stock struts. For me the combination has been great. I'm just trying to think of the most effective and cost effective fix. My level of driving does not warrant great coilovers yet.


Thanks for any advice!

[Vital]

Originally Posted by Silverfox

about 2 years ago I purchased and had professionally installed the Whiteline Bushing and camber bolt kit (rear). I've had no issues until a month ago the camber bolt apparently came loose and fell off and one of the bushings evaporated from the Rear Upper Control Arm on the driver side. Luckily I was able to keep the car under control and came to a stop.


No visible damage was done to the wheel or suspension thankfully. So here is my dilemma. I have a standard bolt and bushing in there now that does not allow for me to camber the rear wheels correctly for alignment. I'm sitting on RCE yellow springs, stock struts, and running a 17x8.5 +45 wheel with a spacer. Should I just buy another camber bolt and bushing kit ? Get the camber kit and some LCA's ? or at this point just bite the bullet and go with entry coilovers ?


keep in mind the install of the bushings and camber bolts is upwards of $300 in labor.


I also love the feel of the RCE yellows with the stock struts. For me the combination has been great. I'm just trying to think of the most effective and cost effective fix. My level of driving does not warrant great coilovers yet.


Thanks for any advice!

Honestly, most cost effective thing would be to just get rear LCA. You can get the SPC ones which are about $200 and simple to install. The bushing kit as you already know is a pain to install and deal with it.

[Silverfox]

Originally Posted by Vital

Honestly, most cost effective thing would be to just get rear LCA. You can get the SPC ones which are about $200 and simple to install. The bushing kit as you already know is a pain to install and deal with it.

I've definitely considered that. This is one area of motorsport that I really don't have a grasp on yet (and yes a very important one). So with the issue I have being the bushing and bolt on the rear upper control arm, if I buy LCA's do I still need to replace the RUCA with factory bolts or will all camber/toe/caster adjustments be accomplished via the LCA's ?

[swarb]

At this point you already have one side installed, and unless you are going to pay someone to remove it, I would just do the install again on the other side(if you think it wont fall off again). Use loctite.

Coilovers do not have rear camber adjustment.

[Vital]

Originally Posted by Silverfox

I've definitely considered that. This is one area of motorsport that I really don't have a grasp on yet (and yes a very important one). So with the issue I have being the bushing and bolt on the rear upper control arm, if I buy LCA's do I still need to replace the RUCA with factory bolts or will all camber/toe/caster adjustments be accomplished via the LCA's ?

yeah Swarb has a good point as well. Unfortunately you will need to replace the other side with the factory bolts. The LCA will let you adjust camber, i dont think you need to mess with caster and toe an alignment shop should be able to bring it back to factory specs.

[Silverfox]

Originally Posted by Vital

yeah Swarb has a good point as well. Unfortunately you will need to replace the other side with the factory bolts. The LCA will let you adjust camber, i dont think you need to mess with caster and toe an alignment shop should be able to bring it back to factory specs.

Thanks for the advice. After reading a few other posts and seeing what you two said I think I'll just buy the whiteline camber kit again and re-install on the drivers side. I don't want any additional camber outside of what that kit provides anyways (90% my DD) so LCA's are a bit more than required.