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Offline Matt Park

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Camber Plates?
« on: January 06, 2004, 10:38:14 pm »
I'm worried about uneven tire wear...

    97' Eclipse GST
    I've got a set of ADR GT Sport 18" by 7.5"
    I'm gonna lower it about 2" I think. (havent decided on hardware yet, suggestions appreciated)

    Will my tires wear unevenly? I've thought about getting adjustable camber plates but do they help?

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Offline Andrew Scott

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Camber Plates?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2004, 12:02:08 am »
Talk to lowell at L&R, he can alter your control arms so your camber will be back at stock. Pretty cheap as well.
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Offline Ryan Cheung

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tire wear
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2004, 04:12:06 pm »
the lower the tread wear rating on your tires, the faster they will wear down especially if u have lowered your car. lowering creates neg camber (which wears the inside of your tire tread) and also messes with the caster (more uneven wear)-- cant really desribe without drawing a diagram.  but if u have low profile tires-- u should invest in a front and rear camber kit... the front kit is most important if you have a front wheel driven car... but all 4 is most preferable.  i learned the hard way back in the day and replaced 3 of 4 tires ($200 each) when a camber kit for my 1992 prelude would of cost me like $400 + wheel alignment.  uneven wear can happen with or without lowering-- thats a matter of taking it to get aligned once a year (depends on quality of your roads etc and if u curbed your wheels).  i hope this helps.
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