So I installed Swift lowering springs to my 08 Evo MR. After installing the springs I waited about a week to get the alignment done to let the springs settle in. When I went to the alignment shop my front camber was -2.8 on the left and -2.7 right. The tech said he maxed out my camber adjustment and the finally results were -2.1 on the left and -2.2 on the right.

I didn't think to much of this since I don't drive my car that much, but today I notice that the inside of my 2 front tires are bald. I did some research on here trying to find a fix for this problem before I get more damage to my tires. I found few topics on here about the top bolt being flip 180 to get -2. So I am trying to figure out if I did a mistake and turn this bolt the wrong way. The way the top and bottom bolts are, the point part of the bolts points to the front of the car.

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If I did install the bolts the right way, could someone point me in the right direction for a camber kit. I search for a kit but only came up with a kit that cost around $400.

 

I just took off the rim and I notice that both red arrows are facing the rim. Is this what people have been talking about to get the -2? Because if so yet me know please so I could put it facing the engine to get the -1 back.

 

-1 is typically facing towards the engine.
-2 to -2.5 is typically facing toward the wheel.

You can't just flip the bolts, you need to adjust toe as well. Otherwise your alignment will be off. More negative camber gives you better turn handling but uses up the tires more. You can try and flip your tires. So you have them taken off flipped on the rim so now you wear the insides, previously the outside.

 

Thanks I will flip the bolt tomorrow and get an alignment done again.

How could the bolt adjust the camber? By looking at the bolt it does not make sense to me. Could some one clue me in,

 

Just talked to the alignment shop and they told me facing the wheel will give me less negative than facing the engine. Which is the way my car is set-up right now giving me a -2.1 on the front. Wow, now I am totally lost. Am I the only one having this problem?

 

I guess I am stuck with -2 in the front. I drove to 4 different alignment shops and all 4 told me the arrow pointing towards the rim is the max positive the alignment could go.

Which makes sense in a way since my first alignment I went in with -2.8 and left with -2.1. I guess the MR struts doesn't ready like to be lowered.

I also found only one camber kit online for the evolution x at Maperformance, but it cost around 400.

 

Toe is what ate up your tires. Make sure to have the shop zero it (toe) out after they dial in your camber. I'm on Swifts running -2.2 in the front with no noticeably uneven tire wear after more than 5k miles.

 

Yea, they probably didn't zero out the toe, you need to get that done. The car stock has -1.4 or so negative camber up front so that isn't the problem. Get your toe figured out.

 

you got -2 camber in front, thats fine

 

I will like to say thank you guys for all the help.

I went ahead and rotated the camber bolt just for the hell of it and lord be hold the rim was upright more. When to the alignment shop right after and everything is good now.

Left front: -1.0 with +0.04 toe
Right front: -0.8 with +0.04 toe

Mits for some reason didn't mention the camber bolt alignment for the EvoX. The alignment shop info showed no adjustment for the Evo X, but showed the -1 and -2 on the camber bolt for the Evo 8 and Evo 9.

 

the alignment shops were probably not informed properly.

 

Ok. I just got my swifts on and ran into the same issue with the red arrrow. I got it pointed back to the engine and got the front to 2.1 on both sides. While that's ok I was wanting to get them in a little more. Is there any other adjustment on the bolt? Our alignment machine here at work too specified "no adjustment". If it wasnt for this forum we never would've got the red arrow figured out. Also, I need to completely zero out toe correct?

 

I was havign the same problem but with the stock suspension and springs.

I had aligned my car with -2* up front and then I couldn't get it back to -1* ..

I just bought a $16 camber bolt from NAPA and was able to fix it..

 

how u guys liking the ride on the swift springs and the handling?

 

Your negative camber is what I had with the arrow pointing to the rim.