Stock Wheels on Tein Springs: Camber?
 

Hey guys, I searched for abit and couldn't come up with anything conclusive, so bear with me:

I lowered my car on Tein S-Techs, and I have abit of unwanted camber in the rear. The fronts have it too, but it is a much smaller amount.

Here are pics of how the rears look:

http://i41.tinypic.com/eaqfjs.jpg


http://i44.tinypic.com/6s5lsl.jpg



My question is, is this bad for the tires? And if I plan on moving over to some Rota RT5s or XXR 527s, will I need adjustment after or will the natural camber help with fitment? Should I even bother fixing it now if I plan to switch? Should I be good riding on them for the next month or two?

For this amount of camber (if I need to fix it), will bushings be enough or should I invest in something more, such as toe arms or control arms, or something? (I'm a suspension noob)

Basically I want to know if this is bad for the car. A friend here seems to think its the end of the world and I need to fix it ASAP.

Thanks for your time.

Its not the end of the world...

- You will have increased tread wear on the inside of your tire
- Your contact patch of the tire is lessened which means less traction (i dare say you will hardly notice as such)

But if you plan to upgrade your rims and tires then just run with what you have until you get them and see how they fit. Then get the adjustments you need to suit.

BTW... that is damn low for a set of springs!!

Thanks for the help. I'll just ride them out until I get my rims.

Yea it was a very noticable drop btw lol

Do you have any side shots of the car on the s-tech springs with the stock wheels? I get mine tomorrow and I'm curious to see what it looks like. how bad was the tire wear? Im also going to be rolling on the stocks until i find a set of wheels i like. I have searched online for photos, but always see the same "generic" photo. Thanks man

I ran these for a while. I didn't notice any significant increase in inside wear, but what I didn't like was how that alignment affected handling. There was a noticeable increase in understeer.

If you're going to stay stock wheels buy front and back spacers at least. Most of what you're seeing and not liking is the sunken look.. But...yes some lcas for rear and camber bolts up front as well minimum to get the camber under control as well.

thanks for the info. Do you have any other photos of what it looks like with the stechs and stock wheels?