Mark, truth is, that had been sitting at the corner of my mind. I was kind of wondering whether those tightening nuts that holds the sliders in place would be enough to prevent slippage under hard pressure. I just assume that they would. Has anybody else had experience with the Ingalls camber kits with their crx's ?
Hmmmm.. I wonder how companies other than Ingalls, design their camber kits to fit the second gen crx and which may be more effective? I always thought they were limited in design as far as creating a cost effective front camber kit for our cars. I may be wrong here, but I believe Lee Grimes and Robert Kuhn had purchased the Ingalls kit but have not installed it in yet. Did you guys ever had them put into your cars, and if you guys did, how do you find it? Ps. thanks George and Mark about your remarks about the MSD Ignition. I will certainly keep that in mind when if I should be unfortunately enougn to have to tinker with my ignition setup. Ken 90si At 11:03 AM 18/06/2002 -0400, you wrote: >All, I have a camber kit in my (old, as in now is my little sisters) 94 >GSR, I believe that it's the ingalls, I got it from the tire rack when I >got my springs and shocks in '98 or '99.. I don't care for the device, it >replaces the bolts that hold your upper A-arm to the inner fender with a >cam type of device..it's of poor design, I haven't had any luck keeping >tires on the GSR, and it's being driven my my 18 year old sister who >babies the thing. I will try and use words to explain how this particular >camber kit works, but attached is an autocad 2002 SKETCH showing how the >kit works to some extent.. (someone will probaly have to host it somewhere >if any nonautocad users really want to see it) > >Anyways the camber kit is pretty simple: you rotate the bolts that the >upper control arm bolts into, pushing it in/out on a cam type of action. >The kit is of poor design because it'll slip out really easily causing >your car to have the accelerater tire wear once again. >I hope that's a clear description, if not, I'll clarify. >-M > > >>From: "George Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: "George Freeman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "'Ken'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Subject: RE: CRX: Camber kit question >>Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 16:14:13 -0400 >> >>Ken, >> >>So I have this conversation with the guys hosting the Groupbuy for the >>Ingalls camber kit and put simply, I would be shelling out over $250 for >>less than a 0.8 degree negative camber correction. Hmmm, that's less than >>0.8 degrees for $250... I think I'll just hold off (maybe indefinitely). >> >> >>-George >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Ken [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 1:49 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: CRX: Camber kit question >> >> >>George, the truth is its really up to you. This is the way I see it. >>Firstly, with my 2+- neg camber, I do get uneven tire wear and it does >>bother me. Secondly, when I launch, my tires chirp too easily. Thirdly, I >>am too lazy and cheap to rotate the tires properly, and regularly. >>Fourthly, I don't particularly like the negative camber look, but that is >>just me. I don't race or autocross so I don't need the negative camber, >>and I prefer to lengthen the life of my tires and having the tires >>perpendicular to the ground. Fifthly, 0 degrees camber would improve >>braking. If I were to do an emergency brake, and the nose dives, you would >>get additional added negative camber and the tire contact patch would >>lessen, and hence less effective braking. The way I see it, brakes and >>suspension are the two most important things when it comes to automotive >>safety, so if I can improve on them at a reasonable cost, I will do it, >>PERIOD. But hey, that is just me. >> >>I get mixed messages from shops. Some say do a camber kit, some say don't >>bother. For me, I want to do if I can. The cost is not that expensive if >>you do it yourself. >> >>Now your only at slightly under 1 degree neg camber so the impact may not >>be that much. Plus, the $550 quote probably included the smart arm for the >>rears and the adjustable anchor bolts for the fronts (and labor of course). >>You don't need the smart arm for the rears, just shim with washers and get >>a longer grade 8 bolt, and do the install your self. The cost will then >>drop considerably. Another consideration is that you do have a relatively >>strong engine, so do you chirp your tires often with the negative camber? >>Also, it will help get rid of the "crab-walk" in your ride. >> >>If you don't wanna spurge on it, maybe just shim the rears because it >>doesn't cost all that much and forget the fronts, and just rotate your >>tires, and don't worry about it. >> >>For me I would do it. Others may feel differently. >>Let me know what you decide. >>Good luck, George. >> >>Ken >>90si
