Camber Adjust?

[ssk]

Hi everyone,

My IS200 eats front tyres (and I do not do that many miles in it).

I took it in to the tyre place at the weekend and got them to check the tracking again after they had put on the new tyres and the bloke there reckons that the camber is out on the front.

Any ideas if this is adjustable and if so and recommended places in the Bristol area to take the car?

Thanks in advance

[kam05]

You need to get the car to WIM, link to WIM

[ssk]

You need to get the car to WIM, link to WIM

Looks good, how much does that cost? Any alternatives in the West Country?

[kam05]

WIM charged me £100 (I think) to set the geometry on my car- that was 2 years ago.

I travelled from West Yorkshire to WIM- they have even had customers travel from Scotland!

[ssk]

WIM charged me £100 (I think) to set the geometry on my car- that was 2 years ago.

I travelled from West Yorkshire to WIM- they have even had customers travel from Scotland!

Sounds like a fair deal, should save me a packet on tyres!! I'll give them a call. Thanks for the info.

[tartje]

As a general rule, camber doesn't cause tyres to wear prematurely, bad toe settings do.

-2.5° camber didn't affect my tyres, changing to 2mm toe-out and the insides are wearing like buggery. The trade off of wanting a sharp turn in.

As mentioned, take it to someone you KNOW to do the job properly, such as WIM. They'll give you an accurate diagnosis and take care of your car. :)

[sorted vti]

took mine to wim and tony said i need some front upper adjustable control arms.

does anyone have a link to where i can buy them? i can only find them in the us.

[Tony-Bones]

As a general rule, camber doesn't cause tyres to wear prematurely, bad toe settings do.

-2.5° camber didn't affect my tyres, changing to 2mm toe-out and the insides are wearing like buggery. The trade off of wanting a sharp turn in.

As mentioned, take it to someone you KNOW to do the job properly, such as WIM. They'll give you an accurate diagnosis and take care of your car. :)

Domestically camber offers severe wear, whereas toe does not. -2.5d on a Lex would be hard to acquire without additional adjusters and to be honest a wast of time. Outside of Drift not even our race cars run more than -1.5d camber? Nevertheless if the cars a show car then -2.5d looks superb :)

[sorted vti]

ah just the man.

tony. spoke to a guy at demon tweeks about the upper control arms. said they dont do them. but he asked if i could just space the control arm mounting points? could a bracket be made?

[Monster-Mat]

CUSCO make adjustable upper arms

[sorted vti]

yeah ive seen them. be honest i dont really want to spend lots more money on the car. looking to get rid of it at the end of the year.

is it possible to just make brackets or wedges as such?