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    DIY $20 rear camber kit 7G/8g

    Well after installing the AGX and the pro kit, I got the bad news that both front and rear cambers were way off. So I did a little of research and came up with this DIY which actually was what RRE had done to 3g eclipse. There is an article about that in Vfaq.com as well.

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    this is how it looked when I started



    Unbolt the 4 14mm bolts that hold the the brackets to the body. /these bolts are no longer needed/. You'll need longer bolts, because youll have washers in between the brackets and the body, placing the control arm off of the body

    here is a comparison



    The differnce between the bolts is not only that the old one is shorter, but its also stronger 10.9 vs. 8.8 for the new bolt. Washer on the left (1/8 of an inch) I chose them to be a little wider than what is shown in the other tutorial, because itll reduce the stress on the bolts. This is what I bought from the hardware store today, it costed me around $20.



    I chose to install 6 washers on each bolt, and have another 3 for back up if Im not happy with the camber. So, just slide the washers between the bracket and the body, line them up with the hole and push the new bolt thru, and get a couple of threads in. MOve to the next untill youre finished with all four of them/per side/. This is how it should look:



    and ended up here :



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    i did the same thing... worked like a charm on my 8g...
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    did you use washers and lock washers on the bolt head side of the install?

    Also, since those bolts are not stainless, its a VERY VERY good idea to use antisieze on the threads.


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    did the same on mine, but have to adjust it the other way to get more negative camber cause of the new rims i put on, 19x 9 on the rear.

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    i used stainless with some red locktite.. and lock washer
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    I used 5 and yet to get an alignment but my camber is still very negative.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Proto View Post
    I used 5 and yet to get an alignment but my camber is still very negative.

    how can you say if its negative?
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    You can usually visually tell if there is negative camber. Like what John said...did you use a lock washer? I agree...put a little bit of antiseize on the bolts before you tighten up too. I will post pics of what I did tomorrow.

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    also, need to make sure the bolts are hard enough. i forget the hardness rating, but when i tried to do the DIY alternative a couple years ago all the bolts i found at home depot were not even close. Don't want those things popping off through a turn!

    also, we gotta see some pics of your car man. these night shots taken by papparazzi photographers arn't doin' it for me....
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    The bolts need to be Grade 8.

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    I used grade 10 and I bought them from Autozone.

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    Were does the lock washer go? Behind the bolt head, or at the end of bolt after the washers?

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    behind the bolt head
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    what is the method used to add negative camber??
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    is there a nut on the other side holding the bolt in?or is it just screwed?



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    no nut, it screw it into the chassis. The nut is integrated/welded in it
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    mko,what kit of front camber kit do you have on your car?ball joint kind?and how much was it?



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    none so far, I need a couple more parts to finish my 5spd part list and then Ill get the camber kit
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    Due to the importance of this tutorial, can one of the mods please make this a sticky...


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    mko, which lowering springs did you get and how much inches lower is in the front?is the camber really noticeable?



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