Camber Kit Question

[accord19882002]

I'm getting ready to buy a camber kit and I was wondering if you guys knew anything about the camber kit that Nopi is selling. At www.nopionline.com they are selling a "Specialty Products" camber kit for $52 a side. That ends up almost $30 cheaper than the Ingall's kit on Ebay. And since I'm a poor college boy, that's alot to me. Anyway, what I want to know is if anybody knows whether or not these are worth a crap and it's worth it to save the money. Thanks for the help.

[smufguy]

is the camber kit ur talking about are for the front? well DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY ON A CAMBER KIT. just get the 2nd gen prelude upper control arms and ur done. Dont bother with darn camber kits. Its just not worth it.

get them from the junkyard, they are probably 20 each or even 15 each. So ur pretty much set for under 40 bucks for both if not cheaper

[IWLSF]

Yeah, the camber kits from the junkyard provide up to 4 degrees of camber adjustment, but the arms might be rare. And you'll need upper ball joints to go with it, doubling the price.

As for the SPC camber kits, we installed a set on my friends Civic HB, and it was just a stereotypical set. It was high quality, but the only downside is you need part #1283619082 or whatever to actually adjust it. The tool looks like a mini wrench, it's like super thin (like 1/8"). It's cheap though, like $5, but you'll probably need to ship it to you, adding another week or so...

Your call, SPC makes good kits, but dont provide as much adjustment. Preludes may take more time to locate, and are more expensive with the UBJ's, but provide more adjustment.

[DBMaster]

Personally, I thought the Ingall's kit was super easy to install and adjusts with a plain old wrench.

I keep hearing that with the Prelude arms you may need new balls joints and you have to jack with washers to get them to fit. The Ingall's kit takes 30 minutes or less to install.

Of course, at my age and with my job and kids there are times when time is worth more than money. I only needed one kit to correct a factory camber defect that had been wearing tires prematurely for twelve years! Tires cost more than $75 each for my car so the thing has already paid for itself.

Later!

[accord19882002]

OK, the kit I'm talking about is for the front, so the Lude arms are an option. But here's my concern: I just looked at the How To on the conversion, and compared to other mods I've done, this looks extremely simple. But do the arms come stock with the camber adjustment (I'm assuming it's the 2 bolts that hold on the ball joint), or do you have to drill out those holes into slots to make it adjust. Sorry for all the questions, but I don't want to go jimmy-rigging my suspension. Thanks again.

[anchovies]

Originally posted by accord19882002
But do the arms come stock with the camber adjustment (I'm assuming it's the 2 bolts that hold on the ball joint)

Yes.
If your upper ball joints are loose, then you might as well go the prelude arms route with new ball joints. Prelude upper ball joints are alot cheaper than the stock 3geez ball joint/arm assembly.
So in the long run, you'll save with the prelude arms. imho

[smufguy]

these days u can get the ball joint seperate than the upper a-arm. so its easier anyway. Besides, this was one of ur options, i would rather put washers in it and fit it in my car cause its just a washer and i know its gonna stay in and i am not gonna spend a fortune on a new camber kit.

[accord19882002]

OK, checked the junkyard today and out of 2 places I found over 10 Ludes, so I can get the arms no problem. Here's what I don't understand: the adjustment holes are only, like 3/4" long, and I don't see how that's going to give me much adjustment. Am I going to have to modify this arm and make those holes longer, or will it really give me enough adjustment as is? Thanks again.

[smufguy]

it will give u enough adjustment as is. Follow the how-to with the prelude arms for camber adjustment and you should be fine.

[Rosen99]

Ok Guys....just read this whole thread and ive come to a simple conclusion..at least I think its simple.....obviously we all know that if ur gonna lower any Honda..then U R gonna have to get a camber kit to adjust the 'Back-To-The-Future' look ur tires will start giving off...however...this thing about the prelude upper arms is something new....so ur telling mr that instead of dishing out $300 big ones for the camber kits for the front & rear...it would be cheaper, easier adn just as good to get 2nd Gen Prelude upper arms?! Now do i need them for the front & back or the just the front? What year Prelude would be easier to get these off of? God I love this site...ive learned so much more here in 2 weeks than I have in the 2 years ive owned my car....KICK ASS!!!

[anchovies]

Just the fronts. 83-87 preludes. Look in the How-to section.

[IWLSF]

For the rear just do a homemade camber kit.

[smufguy]

you dont really need a camber adjustment for the rear. Dont ask the physics behind it, but some people who lower the car around 2 inches dont feel a big camber difference in the rear.

[Justin86]

I noticed a difference in the rear. It wasn't as bad as the front are but it still isn't normal.

[Justin86]

I heard you can get front chamber kits from NAPA for around $30 a piece.

[smufguy]

the 3g has 0 degree camber on all 4 corners, so there should be a camber difference in the rear too. But its not a worse condition. Anywho, That camber kit for 30 a piece, is that for a 3g? Camber kits might start from 30 a piece but how much is the ones for our 3g is the question. But u can never beat a 15 dollar lude arm to fix the camber though. Its inexpensive and does not take a lot to fix it either.

[accord19882002]

I'd like to hear more about this Napa camber kit cuz I went to the junkyard and the old hag wants $30 per arm for the 'Lude arms. Oh well, I guess it's better than wasting hundreds of dollars worth of tires.

[Justin86]

I can't remember you was talking about the NAPA camber kit, but I saw it on a previous post for the prelude arms.

[accord19882002]

Just checked out www.napaonline.com, and sure enough, they have front and rear camber kits. The front looks just like an Ingalls kit and sells for $104 and the rear sells for $87. This could come in really handy if you have a Napa where you live, but the only bad thing is that they don't tell you how much adjustment they offer. Just something to think about.

[DBMaster]

I believe that the fron kit from Ingall's offers up to 4 degrees adjustment.

The homemade adjustment for the rear they are talking about involves the use of washers and should be just fine.

Whether or not you "feel" the camber difference is not really relevant. A little negative camber may actually improve cornering. The problem is that if you get any more than a degree of negative camber you can kiss the inside edges of your tires goobye. After prematurely shelling out the bucks for new tires a few times you can see how the camber kits pay for themselves.

[Justin86]

Cool.

[88fasthatch]

My car is so low that my tires are tucked into the fenders. I had to roll my fenders to get the tires i have on the fit with out rubbing. So i am shit out of luck when it comes to a camber kit, correct?

[smufguy]

how much have u lowered ur car and what kinda tires do u have.

[88fasthatch]

I have it lowered about 4.5 inches. I have another hatch that is stock so i just took some ground to bumper, fender, mud flap measurements to come up with how much lower than stock my car is. I am running 17" enkei's with 205/40/zr17 falcons, witch by the way I had to roll the fenders to make fit in their tucked state.

[Justin86]

What kind of coils do you have to get that damn low?