increasing neg. camber...

[prsrcokr]

Does anyone know if there are camber plates available for the mk3? I realize the JIC arms are available but it seems they are race only spec (as in far too much neg. camber to be used on the road. I am only able to get -1 deg. on the front settings and looking for 2-3 deg.
Thanks,
Brian W

 

[IJ.]

Brian: Apart from slotting the subframe and making larger diameter cams for the stock pins I can't think of an easy way to do this on our cars.

I corrected the rear on mine after lowering it by making 15mm shorter lower transverse arms to get the adjusters back in the middle of their range.

 

[SySt]

A camber plate? That can not be done on double independent wishbone suspension... You can change camber of increasing the length of the lower arms some how, or decreasing the length of the top arm.

 

[ma71supraturbo]

Or lower the car a bit more. I had no problem getting -2.5 degrees and my car was far from slammed...

 

[siman]

I got hella' negative camber...

about a 3" drop I believe...on 18's

-Jonathan

 

[prsrcokr]

Evidently the JIC upper arms can be adjusted from very little additional camber to much more so this may be the option I'll have to use. I can set everything within stock specs with the lower stance (Eibach springs/tokico) but I was looking for more aggresive camber for auto-x use. I've got -1 on the front and -2 in the rear but I'm looking for -2 to 3 on the front.
Thanks for the help.
Brian

 

[SidewayzSupra]

Why do you want more neg. camber??? That just means less contact patch and less traction??? Just my 2 cents. Later-T

 

[turbo4toy]

Not to mention getting much less even wear and tread life from your tires.I would much rather spend $400 on more mods than to replace tires, but that is just my poor ass.

 

[ma71supraturbo]

Why do you want more neg. camber??? That just means less contact patch and less traction??? Just my 2 cents. Later-T

Only in a straight line. It wears the tires more evenly in hard cornering by not overheating the outside edges of the tire. The downside is that braking traction does go down...

 

[IJ.]

I thought the JIC's started at -5 degrees?

 

[ma71supraturbo]

I've got a couple customers who were able to run -1 degree with JICs. I've also heard from other people saying the least amount they could get was -3. I suspect it has something to do with which cars are lowered agressively...

The good news in all of this is that A1 (the makers of the low-cost traction arm) are making adjustable front upper control arms. Apparently they are basing the design loosely off the JIC but will allow you to add positive OR negative camber...



Ninja Edit: Just called A1 for an update and the upper a-arms are on the backburner for a bit.

 

[Suprastic]

I want a set when they come out. Shoot me a PM whe you get them in. I'd like to decrease my negative camber to get as much traction as possible

 

[garagefujimoto]

oooooooo ooooooooooooo whoooooooooooo! me too get on the horn, i just got some spare dollars, i'm ready to roll

 

[mazzer]

I got hella' negative camber...

about a 3" drop I believe...on 18's

-Jonathan

that wheel looks collllllllllllllllllllllllllld on there. beautiful!

 

[prsrcokr]

True Jeff, but by adding traction when cornering you can brake later into the turns (or so I've read, I'm not good enough to keep everything at the edge yet)
To yall talking about straightline traction, you want to maximize acceleration through and out of a turn, not just in a straights.