adding camber

[edzzzzzzzzzz]

hey guys, am new to this forum and have not read most past threads, but can someone help me with DIY tips on adding camber onto front wheels? i have done so to my rears but front shocks boggles my mind. here are some pic of my rears cambered with stock rims. Thx in advance :)

[derickveliz2]

Wow that's a lot of camber!

[BailOut]

Adding camber to a daily driver will cause lots of uneven wear, which is just silly, but even if your car is a pure track setup that is simply too much camber in the rear. Professional racers rarely run with more than 3-4 degrees of negative camber for road courses but yours is at least 6 degrees.

[33OH]

Camber bolts for the front, sold at MicroImageOnline.com.

[marlondog]

Only use them if you are running wider wheels and wide rubber(205,215,etc). It's for the guys that rub alot of when they are lowered. You are using factory wheels, so ther is no need for them.

[WeeYari]

^ He has no 'need' for camber in the back either. I suspect he is just going for the 'look'.

[marlondog]

^There's no 'need' for most of these mods people do on their cars. It will just 'look' silly if he has tucked in wheels with wild negative camber. Maybe he can get some beefier tires and some wheel spacers to fill in the wells, and it might work. Since he has so much room to work with in those fender wells, he could be the 1st person on this site to do the "positive camber" thing. Instead of the wheels sticking out, they will be poking in.

[edzzzzzzzzzz]

thx 330H I will def. look into it..

thx for the input marlondog, i am trying to create a low but "quality look" stance as those beemers on stancework. my dream wheel BBS RS or LMS in 15 or 16 inch sizes are not available on the used wheel market yet, if they do I will snatch them up right away hahaha... as if right now am just preparing for em.

next project is to get some cambers for my fronts :)

[derickveliz2]

Where is Jakarta?

[kimona]

There is no need for camber adjustments to your daily driver. BTW, your car looks absolutely ridiculous with the adjustments you've already made to the rear, and you are asking for problems and added expense down the road.

[detroiter]

Jakarta...capital of Indonesia

[severous01]

have fun with tires.

you're gonna shred them.

you gotta slot the holes in the upper strut mount, or get a camber/caster kit

[cali yaris]

am new to this forum and have not read most past threads

first things first - why not?

next: a little negative camber in front (way less than you show for the rear in your picture) is GOOD for handling and DOES NOT affect tire wear (up to -1.5 is true for this statement), no matter what tires and wheels you are running.

So much misinformation gets posted on here. :: sigh ::

anyways, front adjustable camber bolts for the Yaris:
http://shop.microimageonline.com/Adjustable-Camber-Bolts-81270.htm

http://shop.microimageonline.com/images/1226527077545-695001805.jpg

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Lower more and get some wide, low offset rims. Then it'll fit more.

[derickveliz2]

I have 1.5 degrees in the rear, thanks to Micro Image! and I really like it!

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu61/derickveliz/Yarisito/a22db34a.jpg

[detroiter]

how do you put on those rear camber additions?

[cali yaris]

the SPC shim kit comes with instructions, you basically snap off certain tabs to get the camber and toe you want, then mount it behind the wheel. It's a one-use plastic shim.

[detroiter]

Do you have to disassemble the rear shocks and springs or is it something you can just jack up the rear of the car, put them in and lower it down?

[33OH]

It's similar to the hub spacer DIY, you take off parts up to your hub and attach them. No disassembling of the rear shocks/springs.

[severous01]

any alignment shop that uses hunter equipment has the shims you need and if you specify during the alignment that you want x.xx camber/caster/toe they can set it up how you want it. that's how it works with lowering...the company should have a card in there with new alignment specs for camber/caster. if the kit didnt come with new specs, it's probably not a very reputable company.

[edzzzzzzzzzz]

first things first - why not?

next: a little negative camber in front (way less than you show for the rear in your picture) is GOOD for handling and DOES NOT affect tire wear (up to -1.5 is true for this statement), no matter what tires and wheels you are running.

So much misinformation gets posted on here. :: sigh ::

anyways, front adjustable camber bolts for the Yaris:
http://shop.microimageonline.com/Adjustable-Camber-Bolts-81270.htm

http://shop.microimageonline.com/images/1226527077545-695001805.jpg


Thx Cali Yaris ! thats what am searching for, i have ordered longer bolts for my fronts, hopefully it'll be installed in a bout a week or so. just like what you said, am just adding a tad of negative camber.. should be fine for tires, but am just curious about how it'll look later on.

ill update with pics soon.. :)

[edzzzzzzzzzz]

It's similar to the hub spacer DIY, you take off parts up to your hub and attach them. No disassembling of the rear shocks/springs.

:thumbsup:

[edzzzzzzzzzz]

Lower more and get some wide, low offset rims. Then it'll fit more.

:thumbup:

finally a support for what am trying to do hahaha, thx bud !

[Kaotic Lazagna]

No problem. Hellaflush is either a hate it or love it thing. More people hate it than love it tho. lol.

[docB]

In the front, make sure the toe in is near zero if you kick in the negative camber. Toe is a big tread life killer.
doc

[gabriel2012]

according to the alignment computer in WesternAuto ( car came with alignment warranty from them) my car needed the bolts mentioned in this thread
this was my car with the stock bolts
http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/nn125/gabriel134/centricas.jpg
after I got the new bolts installed the tires turned out to be straight in the alignment computer.
My concern is how long these new bolts will last :(
Edit: Ignore the date and time on the sheet the time settings are messed in the computer