R34 Adjustable Camber Arm Reviews.

[Hanzie]

Hey guys, Ive read a tonne of posts about this, but most seem to either be about race car camber or lean into a different direction.

So quick info about my situation, driving to work in an r34 25gt, and my front tyre busted, massive wear on the inside, got new tyres and an alignment, the mech said he could only get the camber to -2°, but as mine is a daily and a 25gt, I'm not looking for much camber, would like to get back to even wear on tyres maybe -.75°/-1°.  

Been looking at adjustable upper camber arms, (just incase I ever get rims or decide to lower it) but wanted reviews before I buy, just incase some are notorious for easy breaks, squeaking/clunking after a short time etc

The ones I've looked at are:

SRI - $220

Gktech - $349 (so far thinking these ones) 

Zss - $459

Cusco - $479(heard they are really good for price) 

Driftwork - $216

Hard race - $499

I looked at ikeya formula, but too expensive for a 25gt. Has anyone had good/bad cases with any of the above arms?

Sorry if I've forgotten any details to include for further help. 

[GTSBoy]

Perhaps solve the problem that's causing the camber to be so -ve, rather than sticking a bandaid on it?  Or is it (the car) stupid low?

Edited April 22, 2019 by GTSBoy

[Hanzie]

Completely stock height and wheels, I asked the mech what was causing the negative camber and he couldn't tell me, just said I need aftermarket adjustment parts, I asked if anything was bent or seemed damaged and he said no. So how would I go about finding what's caused it? I've never really worked on suspension so I'm outta my element. 

[Kinkstaah]

The car has *some* adjustability and there's bushes you can get from Whiteline or Superpro that will adjust camber that is more than enough for a stock height car. They are cheaper, legal, more compliant and overall a better solution that what you listed..

That said, there IS a problem if you can't get less than 2deg neg camber on a stock car. Fixing this is definitely what you would/should/must do first before buying aftermarket arms to sort it out.

This is definitely a "Find someone who knows what the underside of these cars should look like" situation

[mlracing]

Just a note, most arms will be suitable for more negative but don't often allow for positive adjustment. 

[GTSBoy]

Ask the local crash repairers what chassis shop they use when they have cars that need detailed chassis straightening, or that can't be aligned after a repair.  Go to that shop.

[Hanzie]

Ok ill call the smash repairs and see where they get chassis straightening done, but cars never had a crash or anything so not sure if chassis is damaged but worth a look, I might even get a 2nd place to try and align it, as I read a post on SAU where someone had the same deal, 1 place couldn't align it, but another could, the mech could be trying to stitch me up for extra work. 

[GTSBoy]

Collapsed bushes, worn (slotted) holes, bent arms, etc.  All of these can cause camber to be wrong.

[JGTC]

We have have a 25GT with standard suspension, the front and rear camber is pretty close to neutral with little to no wear on the inside.  Common for cars that are lowered on springs or coliovers to exert excessive rear camber, is your issue on the front or rear?

[Hanzie]

JGTC it's front suspension that's my issue, but I may see if I can get the stuff gtsboy stated above checked out, cause I've never had a problem with wheel alignments till now, recently replaced the right control arm as the ball joint was buggered, and the radius arm bushes. So ill get the other bushes and arms checked, but thought they would notice something wrong when doing the alignment, i also jacked the car up and had a look and couldn't see any other damage, besides what I've gotten fixed. 

[JGTC]

Ah right worth taking to another suspension or wheel alignment shop for them to look over the work done, could be something simple with the installation causing the alignment issues.

[Hanzie]

That's what I'm thinking, had a look myself (I'm a fkn noob) noticed the radius arm bushes and ball joint, but didn't notice anything else, really hoping I fall in the category of having a shite mechanic, will book in with another place, ask for stats of camber, toe etc, and post for you pros to help me, appreciate the help from all, glad I didn't buy the arms. This is why I love SAU. 

[hardsteppa]

I run around 2.75 deg neg front camber on a daily driven street car, and i have very little issue with inside tyre wear. Toe, worn components or bent arms/chassis are likely to be the real issue.

[Hanzie]

So I was a victim of a shoddy mechanic, went to a new place today for an alignment, and afterwards they said they got it down to -1°. Which I'm happy with. Turns out the toe was the culprit. Glad I asked SAU before buying camber arms. Cheers fellas.