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So basically i have read through the suspension thread and found out that I need r33/34 upper camber arms for the front. My question is which style should i be opting for?

-a. The one piece design (like factory and cusco) which to me doesn't seem to give much flexibility in the adjustment (5mm increments) or

-b. The two piece design with one straight arm and one curved arm that appear to have infinite increments of adjustment (by screwing in or out as needed) Though i have read the curved one can be a pain to adjust, though no specific reason was given as to why.

Also background info. 1999 c34 rs4 converted to manual. currently running whiteline eccentric/concentric? bushes which haven't given me enough correction to fix the camber issue i have.

was hoping to use hardrace brand arms throughout the car (already have them in the rear) but as yet they don't make a kit for r33/34/stagea and i'm sick of shelling out for new tyres so not waiting for them to finish developing them. After doing some searching around i have been left with the above conundrum.

Any thoughts??

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Cusco are stronger. I had a set which gave me 3 deg neg on maximum setting. (ideal for track/slicks - 1 deg would be plenty for street use.) I took them out as they wore my street tyres too much and I didn't want to pay for an alignment before and after each track day. I now have the adjustable bushes which give me about 1.5 neg.

What is the issue that you have which you are trying to fix?

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Currently sitting at 2.0 neg with full out on the bushes which is wearing out tyres way to quickly. I think there may be other issues at play as well (suspected accident before I got it) but camber is definately contributing to the problem and is (I thought) the easisest to correct.

As i say my issue with the cusco's is the apparent lack of adjustability, unless I am missing something about the way they work. I am definately NOT a suspension wizz haha

If i got the cusco's can i use the current whiteline bushes to do the fine tuning after getting it roughly right with the arm? AFAIK though I don't get 5mm adjustment out of the bush so there would still be a 'dead spot' where i can't get the camber to sit.

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it is a fairly low car, not ridiculous but i imagine it is another contributing factor, hard for me to measure arch to center as i have no flat surface to park it (lives on the road, single garage is used as storage due to small unit, all complex driveways are cambered to the centre to allow for drainage).

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