Caster and Camber Kits

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Caster and Camber Kits

by zeebie » Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:39 am

Hey Guys,

With my new wheels and everything fitted the other day, the wheel alignment shows i am going to get a lot of tyer ware on the insides of the wheels and i need to get caster and camber kits for all four wheels.

As i don't know crap all about cars, but i do know each car is different :)

Anyone recommend what kits to get?
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by U_V6 » Sat Mar 20, 2010 6:43 am

K-Mac?
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by leelee » Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:05 am

k- mac i got mine from regal autosport
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by BMJ » Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:36 pm

and for a third time K-Mac
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by Calibra_Mike » Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:23 pm

£180 from regal... :doh: i guess thats near on what you would pay for 2 good tyres that you would need to replace at the rear after a few months without a correction kit...
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by zeebie » Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:30 am

Thanks guys :) knew you wouldnt fail me :)
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by Mark1 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:03 pm

Tyres have been on the car 5 years now and haven't needed to change them and don't have a correct kit fitted.
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by tazz666 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:13 pm

i have a 40mm drop and i get around two to three years out of mine and the car gets used all the time :D
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by U_V6 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:09 pm

Mark 1, have you ever heard of tire ageing?
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by Mark1 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 1:11 pm

Yes if you don't look after them they will. There not left long in the sun light which will dry out the rubber.
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by Fraz » Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:37 pm

U_V6 wrote:Mark 1, have you ever heard of tire ageing?



do you how to tell the date on a tyre??
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by v6 steve » Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:41 pm

Fraz wrote:
U_V6 wrote:Mark 1, have you ever heard of tire ageing?



do you how to tell the date on a tyre??

yee i look on a visa bill and see how many payments iv made to them lol
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by rich30mex » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:02 pm

iv had 18's on mine for adout 4 years now and i go through more tyres the an f1 team (and i dont do meny miles a year)
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by U_V6 » Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:58 am

how to tell tire age:
http://www.tuninglinx.com/html/car-tire-date-code.html

about "5 years and cool":
1) http://www.carbibles.com/tyre_bible.html
Interesting note : in June 2005, Ford and GM admitted that tyres older than 6 years posed a hazard and from their 2006 model year onwards, started printing warnings to this effect in their drivers handbooks for all their vehicles.

2) http://www.bridgestone.com.au/tyres/pas ... e/age.aspx
How old is too old?

This is a subject of much debate within the tyre industry and no tyre expert can tell exactly how long a tyre will last. However, on the results of experience many tyre companies, including Bridgestone, warrant their tyres against manufacturing and material defects for five years from the date of manufacture. Based on their understanding a number of vehicle manufacturers are now advising against the use of tyres that are more than six years old due to the effects of ageing.
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Re: Caster and Camber Kits

by Calibra_Mike » Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:20 am

Anyone with the correction kit fitted got any pics of it? interested to see how it is installed...
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