2 degrees of camber up front? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Scuba86 · 01-11-2016, 09:22 PM

Is it possible to get -2 degrees of camber up front with oem top hats and camber bolts?

jawn · 01-11-2016, 09:23 PM

With two sets of bolts, yes.

With one set, no.

LOLS2K · 01-11-2016, 09:30 PM

I was only able to get -1.6 degrees up front, all stock only camber bolts (1 set).

jawn · 01-11-2016, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by LOLS2K

I was only able to get -1.6 degrees up front, all stock only camber bolts (1 set).

OEM crash bolts? I was only able to get to -1.3 on SPC camber bolts in the lower hole. Lowered on RCE Yellows. Thinking about biting the bullet and getting camber bolts for the upper hole.

chas3wba0 · 01-11-2016, 09:43 PM

I installed front camber bolts on stock suspension upper slots and had the alignment shop max out the negative camber. They got it to -1.5 and -1.8, so you can get close, but not quite to -2.

However, that was enough to drastically improve cornering grip.

finch1750 · 01-11-2016, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jawn

OEM crash bolts? I was only able to get to -1.3 on SPC camber bolts in the lower hole. Lowered on RCE Yellows. Thinking about biting the bullet and getting camber bolts for the upper hole.

take your OEM bottom bolts (which are the OEM crash bolts btw) and throw them in thebupper hole. I maxed at -2.4 on RCE yellows that way

LOLS2K · 01-11-2016, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jawn

OEM crash bolts? I was only able to get to -1.3 on SPC camber bolts in the lower hole. Lowered on RCE Yellows. Thinking about biting the bullet and getting camber bolts for the upper hole.

I have the SPC camber bolts installed on the upper hole. Is there a reason you installed them on the lower hole rather than the upper?

jawn · 01-11-2016, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by finch1750

take your OEM bottom bolts (which are the OEM crash bolts btw) and throw them in thebupper hole. I maxed at -2.4 on RCE yellows that way

Yeah, I'm poooondering. I'll probably do it in the spring.

jawn · 01-11-2016, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by LOLS2K

I have the SPC camber bolts installed on the upper hole. Is there a reason you installed them on the lower hole rather than the upper?

Poor life choices, I guess.

LOLS2K · 01-11-2016, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jawn

Poor life choices, I guess.

No biggie. You can always make your changes in the Spring, like you said.

wparsons · 01-11-2016, 10:54 PM

You can also get to -2* by slightly slotting the upper strut hole.

finch1750 · 01-11-2016, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by LOLS2K

I have the SPC camber bolts installed on the upper hole. Is there a reason you installed them on the lower hole rather than the upper?

thats where they are meant to go, though in theory you could have a different size and they go in the upper hole. You could put a smaller eccentric bolt in the upper hole but you run a greater risk of it slipping.

But the SPC bolt sold for our cars is 14mm and goes in the bottom hole. A 16mm bolt is needed for the top

wparsons · 01-13-2016, 10:30 AM

^^ The whiteline instructions definitely say to put the eccentric bolt in the upper hole, and they're the same bolts as SPC.

jawn · 01-13-2016, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by wparsons

^^ The whiteline instructions definitely say to put the eccentric bolt in the upper hole, and they're the same bolts as SPC.

The SPC instructions that I have are for the lower hole. They do make them in different sizes, you know.

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