Negative front camber?

[Estey]

So my car is lowered on eibach springs and I was reading on the forums that it is a good idea to run negative camber. Why and how much camber should I have? Also will I need an alignment if I install camber bolts?
I noticed that my front tires are wearing a lot more on the edges from hard turning. So I was thinking the main reason was to get more of the tire in contact with the pavement when turning.

[wparsons]

The amount of camber you need depends on spring rate, how grippy your tires are and how hard you drive it.

If you're wearing the shoulder of the tires out, then you probably need some more negative camber. You're right on the reasoning too, more negative camber will put the tires flatter when cornering.

You can try running higher tire pressures up front, but if you go too high you'll start wearing the middle of the tire more than the rest.

[Estey]

Originally Posted by wparsons

The amount of camber you need depends on spring rate, how grippy your tires are and how hard you drive it.

If you're wearing the shoulder of the tires out, then you probably need some more negative camber. You're right on the reasoning too, more negative camber will put the tires flatter when cornering.

You can try running higher tire pressures up front, but if you go too high you'll start wearing the middle of the tire more than the rest.

hmm, Ill try running a higher tire pressure in the front. I drive it fairly hard on and off and I have pretty grippy summer tires. So I guess the negative camber might require a bit of tweaking at first?

[car_roll]

Originally Posted by Estey

hmm, Ill try running a higher tire pressure in the front. I drive it fairly hard on and off and I have pretty grippy summer tires. So I guess the negative camber might require a bit of tweaking at first?

negative camber and summer tires go hand in hand.

[Estey]

Originally Posted by car_roll

negative camber and summer tires go hand in hand.

Awesome!
So now the question is, does changing two bolts affect my alignment?

[DrDuquette]

If you are changing height yes. Bolts, hopefully they equally change the camber. Than maybe no if the camber is what you are trying to get.

[Estey]

Originally Posted by DrDuquette

If you are changing height yes. Bolts, hopefully they equally change the camber. Than maybe no if the camber is what you are trying to get.

What do you mean by height? If youre referring to the springs, I installed them and aligned the car a while ago.
Im basically just trying to get camber in the front.

[Gunman]

If you're installing camber bolts, you'll need some sort of alignment to get the camber the same from side to side, and to know how much camber you have.

[Eric@ptuning]

Originally Posted by Estey

Awesome!
So now the question is, does changing two bolts affect my alignment?

Yes most definitely. Most camber bolts are designed with eccentric lobs which is how they change camber.
You turn one direction outer most part of lob pushes inward towards struct you get Negative camber. You turn in the opposite direction outer most part of lob pushes outward away from struct you get Positive camber

Cause the naked eye cant tell the difference down to the very exact degree its recommended to take the car in to get an alignment after installing any components that effect suspension

[Estey]

alright thanks guys, this was helpful

[Eric@ptuning]

Originally Posted by Estey

alright thanks guys, this was helpful

Glad we can help