Camber Kits

About Camber Kits

Lower a car and camber follows it down. On a strut front end the top of the tire tips inward as the body drops, and most multilink rears do it faster than that. A camber kit is how the alignment shop gets it back. Which one you need depends on the axle, and it isn't the same at both ends. Bolts swap a strut to knuckle bolt for an eccentric one. Arms replace a fixed link. Plates put a slotted mount where the strut top was, and you'll pick by which end ran out of range.

Bolts are the cheap fix, and they're the small one. An Eibach Pro Alignment bolt buys a fixed range and goes in while the strut is loose. Arms buy more range and hold it under load. Plates give you the most up front and let you dial camber in for a track day and back it out on Monday. A plate also changes the strut top, so the car gets louder unless the plate carries a rubber isolator.

Some negative camber is a good thing. It keeps the outside tire flat through a corner and the factory runs a bit of it already. Too much on a daily wears the inside edge and costs you braking in a straight line. After a mild drop the target is factory spec or near it. On a track car it's whatever the tire temperatures tell you.

Common questions

Do I need a camber kit after springs

Get the alignment first and let the printout answer it. A mild drop on most cars leaves camber in spec or a hair past, and toe is the only thing that needs setting. A deeper drop, or a multilink rear that gains camber quickly, runs the factory adjustment out, and that's when the kit goes in. Buying it beforehand is guessing.

Camber bolts or camber arms

Bolts for a small correction up front, arms for a real one at the back. A camber bolt has a fixed range and it can slip under hard cornering if the torque isn't right. An adjustable arm gives you more range and holds its setting. Plates are the front answer on a car with coilovers that moves between street and track.

Is negative camber bad for tires

A little is what the factory runs and it costs you nothing. A lot wears the inside edge while the outside still looks new, and it shortens your braking because less tread is touching the road. For a street car, factory spec or a touch past it is the sweet spot. The camber that looks right parked is the one that's buying tires twice a year.

Will a camber kit fix my alignment

It gives the shop the range to fix it. The kit's a part and the alignment is the job, and you need both of them. Fit the bolts, arms or plates, drive it a few days so things settle, then align it and ask for the printout. If camber still reads out of spec, the kit was the wrong range for that drop.