camber correction

[Gi]

 

helo

nagpa lower ako ng honda civic 97 making the wheels negative in camber. yung motech talyer sa cainta offered camber correction. afaik, walang camber correction ang civic except for the rear wheels. ang gagawin daw to correct camber sa front paiinitin ang spindle (parang ginagawa sa blacksmith, nagbabaga sa init using acetylene) tapos pupukpukin para magbago alignment.

do you guys recommend this? parang rurupok yata and spindle hindi ba? baka maputol. sabi nila ginagawa daw nila yun for civic camber correction.

tnx!

[agent47]

yun din ang sinabi sa akin ng zafra. pero hindi nila iinitin. may device sila, forgot what and how he called it and the procedure, pero sounded like i pepress/pipilitin na pumantay pushing from the inside out. di ko pinacamber kahit na sabi niya na sa galant ganun ang pagcamber.

[-jason-]

pressing it is the only way to correct the camber of your civic.  

[gekishibu86]

Man, that's ghetto! That procedure is totally unsafe. Heating metal changes it's properties and there's a very big possibility rurupok ang spindle mo and if it breaks, you're in deep, deep shit. What you need are camber bolts. Check them out sa internet, they are available. FYI, camber does not wear out tires as much as toe out which normally happens when you drop your ride. Toe out ang kailangan mong ipa correct agad. I included a link below of those camber bolts you guys need. A  nother way to fix that is going to be a little more expensive by using adjustable camber plates.
camber bolts
http://motors.search.ebay.com/camber-bolts_W0QQfromZR8QQsaspiZ2QQsamcmZ6000
adjustable camber plates
http://www.optionimports.com/315-411-a.html

[speedyfix]

don't do that! get a kit and correct the camber the right way from the start.

[borly]

having camber changed that way might result in even more problems for the car... hope to hear!

[deejay]

if you will lower your car not too much, the camber will just change a bit, eg. kabig, but if you will lower it up to the max, for sure uneven wear and tear of your tires will take place...

i have already asked zafra for their camber procedure and iinitan daw nila yung wish bone, and this is very unsafe...try to get those camber kits na lng

[speedyfix]

wrong camber causes problems more for wear than for kabig. kabig is caused by incorrect alignment

[EG6-R]

From what I know the only way to get a front camber correction for the civic is to replace the upper A arm with an adjustable unit. The

Man, that's ghetto! That procedure is totally unsafe. Heating metal changes it's properties and there's a very big possibility rurupok ang spindle mo and if it breaks, you're in deep, deep shit. What you need are camber bolts. Check them out sa internet, they are available. FYI, camber does not wear out tires as much as toe out which normally happens when you drop your ride. Toe out ang kailangan mong ipa correct agad. I included a link below of those camber bolts you guys need. A  nother way to fix that is going to be a little more expensive by using adjustable camber plates.
camber bolts
http://motors.search.ebay.com/camber-bolts_W0QQfromZR8QQsaspiZ2QQsamcmZ6000
adjustable camber plates
http://www.optionimports.com/315-411-a.html

Is it only me who noticed that those products looks like it will never fit a civic? The page also states the camber plates are for both F&R.

[clyde]

yep, camber kits are the way to go and for sure they are abundant for applications from year models 93+ civics.

[deejay]

wrong camber causes problems more for wear than for kabig. kabig is caused by incorrect alignment

thanks for the clarification sir speedy, how come when i lowered my car, the kabig is still prominent even though it was aligned and wheel balanced?

[gekishibu86]

thanks for the clarification sir speedy, how come when i lowered my car, the kabig is still prominent even though it was aligned and wheel balanced?

Have you checked your tire pressure?

[deejay]

Have you checked your tire pressure?

tire pressure is pretty okey...i had it lifted na sa shop knina and kulang ng tingga yung isang mags...

[gekishibu86]

tire pressure is pretty okey...i had it lifted na sa shop knina and kulang ng tingga yung isang mags...

Weights or wheel balancing has nothing to do with your kabig problem, vibration at  certain speeds ang results nun. Since it has been aligned properly(hopefully!), I would next check if your brake caliper is hanging up. If it pulls to the right, check your right caliper and vice versa.

EG6-R:
Yeah, you're right. I forgot Civics have a double wishbone suspension. Sa McPherson strut lang uubra ang camber plates and camber bolts. I included a link para sa camber correction kits for Civics.

http://store.yahoo.com/urbanimport/drcacoki.html

[RH]

helo

nagpa lower ako ng honda civic 97 making the wheels negative in camber. yung motech talyer sa cainta offered camber correction. afaik, walang camber correction ang civic except for the rear wheels. ang gagawin daw to correct camber sa front paiinitin ang spindle (parang ginagawa sa blacksmith, nagbabaga sa init using acetylene) tapos pupukpukin para magbago alignment.

do you guys recommend this? parang rurupok yata and spindle hindi ba? baka maputol. sabi nila ginagawa daw nila yun for civic camber correction.

tnx!

a friend of mine did this.

nagulat nga ako kse ang pagka alam ko, walang camber correction ang civic.

anyway, how can this mistake be corrected? what needs to be replaced and what would be the cost?