Does anybody know how to install camber kits on a 95 corolla? Anybody have a tutorial on how to install them? I bought a kit from ebay. I will be lowering my corolla this spring and I know I will need camber adjustments. Thanks.
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Well, I just got my rims and realized I have fender rub on one tire, the rear driver side. :disappoin
Upon inspection, I noticed the lower spring seat bushing and other rubber components were very dry rotted. And basically the shock is no good! So I removed one rim since the original rim won't rub due to the fact they aren't as wide. Next weekend, I'm going to the junkyard to get a decent OE shock to install until I decide which suspension set up I want to use. I have been thinking of these for a while now, but I guess it's time I need to get them soon...
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I do know for a fact with my OE shock not working at all there was a substantial amount of rubbing. Luckily I didn't damage the tire hardly at all, You can see a little bit of rubbing on the outside side wall but I drove very easy until I got home and took the rim off. I tested to see if it was just that tire and left all the other rims on, I drove around a bit and even jerked the wheel a few times and took a few hard turns, no rubbing at all!
But this brought up an interesting question, If you have aftermarket wheels which are wider, and you decide to lower the car approximately an 1.5" to 2", Is the camber kit necessary? Obviously many factors will come into play? Any info will help!
Upon inspection, I noticed the lower spring seat bushing and other rubber components were very dry rotted. And basically the shock is no good! So I removed one rim since the original rim won't rub due to the fact they aren't as wide. Next weekend, I'm going to the junkyard to get a decent OE shock to install until I decide which suspension set up I want to use. I have been thinking of these for a while now, but I guess it's time I need to get them soon...
I do know for a fact with my OE shock not working at all there was a substantial amount of rubbing. Luckily I didn't damage the tire hardly at all, You can see a little bit of rubbing on the outside side wall but I drove very easy until I got home and took the rim off. I tested to see if it was just that tire and left all the other rims on, I drove around a bit and even jerked the wheel a few times and took a few hard turns, no rubbing at all!
But this brought up an interesting question, If you have aftermarket wheels which are wider, and you decide to lower the car approximately an 1.5" to 2", Is the camber kit necessary? Obviously many factors will come into play? Any info will help!
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A camber kit is not required. For one thing, cars with McPherson struts do not have much dynamic camber change throughout the range of suspension motion. For another thing, all you need to do is get the toe corrected with a 4-wheel alignment, and rotate the tires regularly.
If you lower the car but do not get an alignment, the tires will wear out quickly, but not because of negative camber. Toe changes when ride height changes, and toe kills tires MUCH quicker than negative camber.
I have had noticeable negative camber on my Integra ever since I lowered it 6 years ago, and I have never had a camber kit. Tires always last me at least 30K miles, because I get it aligned regularly to keep the toe in check. Civics and Integras take on WAY more negative camber than Corollas when lowered, so I know you won't need one if you get the car aligned. I used to have an 89 Camry, which has very similar suspension to the AE102 Corollas, and my Camry was lowered on Intrax springs. I also did not run any sort of camber correction on that car.
If anything, a Corolla could benefit from MORE negative camber, as negative camber helps the car handle much better.
If you lower the car but do not get an alignment, the tires will wear out quickly, but not because of negative camber. Toe changes when ride height changes, and toe kills tires MUCH quicker than negative camber.
I have had noticeable negative camber on my Integra ever since I lowered it 6 years ago, and I have never had a camber kit. Tires always last me at least 30K miles, because I get it aligned regularly to keep the toe in check. Civics and Integras take on WAY more negative camber than Corollas when lowered, so I know you won't need one if you get the car aligned. I used to have an 89 Camry, which has very similar suspension to the AE102 Corollas, and my Camry was lowered on Intrax springs. I also did not run any sort of camber correction on that car.
If anything, a Corolla could benefit from MORE negative camber, as negative camber helps the car handle much better.
I know this is an old thread, but the last poster is a little off base. I put Eibach springs and Tokico struts all around on my '96 Prizm, which lowered it 1.5". The front has always been okay, but the rear eats the inner side of the tire tread, hence the need for a camber kit. I've never installed one, but it doesn't seem like a major undertaking. The trick will be to get the camber right, of course, but I think that by adjusting them out all the way, it will probably be about right. Yes, the camber's that far off!
Anyway, what I'd like to know is, if anyone has installed a kit on the rear of their Corolla or Prizm. Sorry to bring back such an old thread, but I tried to search for something a little more recent.
Anyway, what I'd like to know is, if anyone has installed a kit on the rear of their Corolla or Prizm. Sorry to bring back such an old thread, but I tried to search for something a little more recent.
Oh, it's definitely camber! (Keep in mind I'm talking about the rear) You can look at the car from the back and see that the tires are tilted in at the top. That's kind of why I took issue with the guy who said that it's no big deal. I don't like buying tires, especially when the only part of the tire that's bad is the inner side. So, I'm going to try a camber kit and see if I can get the problem fixed. I'm just curious if anyone else has installed one (on the rear), and how well it went.
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if you really think about how the car sits and how lowering it moves things around then you'll realize that lowering DOES upset more than just camber in the rear, toe is also changed. in the front it upsets, caster, camber, and toe. rear usually has no caster/caster doesnt matter.
Oh, I know that. The front end's been aligned, but the back is where I have the problem. I mean, tires last a while, but I'm replacing them, and want them to last longer. Even though I've worked on cars for about 35 years (yeah, I'm an old fart!), I've never really lowered a FWD car, so I kind of neglected the rear camber. Now I want to fix it so my new tires will last a good long time. From what I can see, the camber kit install looks pretty easy and straight forward. Just curious as to who's done one, and the results they had.
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