Simplest way to add camber

[Grateful Dave]

I did the Whiteline camber bolts on my first gen, it does make a difference. The car turns into the corner better.

[Yoshoobaroo]

I had the Subaru bolts on my 13, front end bite was notably better, and the bolts were literally 5 bucks each

[SpectreRT]

Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

I had the Subaru bolts on my 13, front end bite was notably better, and the bolts were literally 5 bucks each

Just ordered mine. $5 a piece. if I can get ~ -1 degree i'll be happy.

[nikitopo]

[Interceptor777]

Hey guys, how much does camber affect tire wear for daily driving? Also does anyone know the stock factory alignment numbers?

I want to add some camber to the front and maybe a hint of toe in the rear to eliminate understeer, but my wallet is still traumatized from tire purchases for my Miata on a track alignment.

[Ohio Enthusiast]

Originally Posted by Interceptor777

Hey guys, how much does camber affect tire wear for daily driving? Also does anyone know the stock factory alignment numbers?

Most folks agree that around -2 degrees is fine for the street, some even say -2.5 or even -3. Camber bolts top and bottom will give you about -2 degrees, so that should be okay for DD.

[Yoshoobaroo]

Originally Posted by Interceptor777

Hey guys, how much does camber affect tire wear for daily driving? Also does anyone know the stock factory alignment numbers?

I want to add some camber to the front and maybe a hint of toe in the rear to eliminate understeer, but my wallet is still traumatized from tire purchases for my Miata on a track alignment.

The amount we’re talking about, practically no effect.

[Strat_FRS]

Originally Posted by Interceptor777

Hey guys, how much does camber affect tire wear for daily driving? Also does anyone know the stock factory alignment numbers?

I want to add some camber to the front and maybe a hint of toe in the rear to eliminate understeer, but my wallet is still traumatized from tire purchases for my Miata on a track alignment.

The important thing here is toe. This is what will wear out your inner edges. Set toe to 0 and you can run -2 to -2.5 degrees up front with minimal effect on the inner tier wear especially if you balance this out with spirited/autox/track driving leaning on the outer edges of the tire.



For street driving with the ~-1.5 we have in the front it feels very well balanced. A bit of trail braking and corner entry is very good.

[Cephas]

I got about -1.1 with just the upper crash bolt (and RCE Yellows). I've been thinking about what to do to get up to about -2. Would you guys say the Pedders mounts or the Whiteline camber bolt are the better move?

[Ohio Enthusiast]

Originally Posted by Cephas

I got about -1.1 with just the upper crash bolt (and RCE Yellows). I've been thinking about what to do to get up to about -2. Would you guys say the Pedders mounts or the Whiteline camber bolt are the better move?

I'm on stock sized tires and using camber bolts top and bottom, got me -2.1 degrees.
If you're on stock sized wheels and tires, I'd say camber bolts are cheaper and supposedly give a better camber geometry (with regard to camber interaction with caster when turning).
If you're running wider wheels/tires you might rub the spring perch with extra hub camber, so you'd need to use the Pedders.

[RToyo86]

Originally Posted by Cephas

I got about -1.1 with just the upper crash bolt (and RCE Yellows). I've been thinking about what to do to get up to about -2. Would you guys say the Pedders mounts or the Whiteline camber bolt are the better move?

Pedders are a good solution.
SPC lower, crash bolt upper is good for -2° to -2.3°. That's currently how I am setup.
I have had two alignments done at different shops and the camber read 2.1 and 2.3 without changes.

[Cephas]

Originally Posted by Ohio Enthusiast

If you're running wider wheels/tires you might rub the spring perch with extra hub camber, so you'd need to use the Pedders.

Good call, I hadn't considered top vs bottom geometry. I'm on stock wheels with 225 rubber at the moment, but the widest I can see myself going is an 8in rim with 245 tires. Still, that's a ways off, so I might just get some camber bolts anyway since they're cheap.

[BlueWhelan]

Originally Posted by RToyo86

Pedders are a good solution.
SPC lower, crash bolt upper is good for -2° to -2.3°. That's currently how I am setup.
I have had two alignments done at different shops and the camber read 2.1 and 2.3 without changes.

For what it's worth, I was running the SPC cam bolts in the lower hole and Pedders top hats. I got -2.2 up front before I started rubbing tire (235/45/17). With spacers I could've seen over -2.5.

I liked the extra caster too from the Pedders.

[finch1750]

Originally Posted by Cephas

Good call, I hadn't considered top vs bottom geometry. I'm on stock wheels with 225 rubber at the moment, but the widest I can see myself going is an 8in rim with 245 tires. Still, that's a ways off, so I might just get some camber bolts anyway since they're cheap.

You wont have an issue with even your future possible setup on the prior gen twins with both camber and crash bolts