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Camber correct #179281 December 28, 2001 06:40 am UTC December 28, 2001 06:40 am UTC
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 162 Calgary, Alberta, Canada Matthew_Howe OP Regular Member
Matthew_Howe OP Regular Member Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 162 Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Hi all I have bought some 1 5/8 lowering springs for my 94 AWD. What I want to know is has anyone lowered to this height and if so how was the camber after. The car is a solo car and will not be used everyday so I hope I can just get away with it. Thanks Matt 94 TSI AWD 93 TSI AWD 90 Beretta GT 68 Chevelle 00 GMC Z71 Geez no wonder I have no money Thanks Matt 93 Laser RS AWD 04 SRX V8 05 Sierra 2500HD 97 Talon TSi

Re: Camber correct #179282 December 28, 2001 06:55 am UTC December 28, 2001 06:55 am UTC
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,832 Toronto, On, Canada Dave Dziarmaga Member
Dave Dziarmaga Member Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,832 Toronto, On, Canada	The rear suspension is adjustable a bit, and you can get away with 1" lowering springs. Any lower than that and you will have negative camber, but its not that bad. 1993 Talon TSi AWD, if in doubt, increase boost. I've got a fever, and the only perscription is more cowbell! -Bruce Dickenson for sale: my talon

Re: Camber correct #179283 December 28, 2001 01:47 pm UTC December 28, 2001 01:47 pm UTC
Joined: Jan 1999 Posts: 1,278 Grimsby, Ontario C Craig Watson Member
Craig Watson Member C Joined: Jan 1999 Posts: 1,278 Grimsby, Ontario	Matthew, for camber correction, check out the rear adjustable UCAs available from Ingalls Engineering I've been very pleased with their performance and adjustability. 93 Talon Tsi AWD my website

Re: Camber correct #179284 December 28, 2001 05:18 pm UTC December 28, 2001 05:18 pm UTC
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 2,637 NiagaraFalls, ON Paul Bratina Insane Member
Paul Bratina Insane Member Joined: May 2000 Posts: 2,637 NiagaraFalls, ON	That's quite a collection of cars you've got Matthew!

Re: Camber correct #179285 December 28, 2001 06:07 pm UTC December 28, 2001 06:07 pm UTC
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 162 Calgary, Alberta, Canada Matthew_Howe OP Regular Member
Matthew_Howe OP Regular Member Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 162 Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Thanks for your help all, I will have the springs in next week and I think im going to make a lower control arm to fix the rear. Has anyone had any experience with any front camber devices? Thanks Matt Way too many cars to list Thanks Matt 93 Laser RS AWD 04 SRX V8 05 Sierra 2500HD 97 Talon TSi

Re: Camber correct #179286 December 31, 2001 10:34 pm UTC December 31, 2001 10:34 pm UTC
Joined: Sep 1998 Posts: 7,944 Halifax, NS Troy Jollimore Senior Member, with Far TOO Much Time on Their Hands
Troy Jollimore Senior Member, with Far TOO Much Time on Their Hands Joined: Sep 1998 Posts: 7,944 Halifax, NS	You should be able to make due with just cam bolts in the front. Otherwise, some creative grinding to make the holes in the strut or hub 'adjustable' could work. Let me know how you do your rear control arms. I was thinking of just cutting and drilling holes for steel plate 'bridges' for strength and adjustability. I've heard the Ingalls arms can fail under use.

Re: Camber correct #179287 January 01, 2002 12:01 am UTC January 01, 2002 12:01 am UTC
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,131 Kingston,Ont R Ryan Hutchins Member
Ryan Hutchins Member R Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,131 Kingston,Ont	Hey Troy, where did you hear about Ingalls failing? Cause I got them and they better not fail or I'll be pissed! Black '92 Talon TSi AWD - SOLD

Re: Camber correct #179288 January 01, 2002 04:45 am UTC January 01, 2002 04:45 am UTC
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,986 North of T.O. L Len Randall Serious Member
Len Randall Serious Member L Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,986 North of T.O.	I'm sure I read about the ingals failing somewhere in the digest...check there, you should be able to come up with some info. '92 Talon TSi AWD.

Re: Camber correct #179289 January 03, 2002 06:03 pm UTC January 03, 2002 06:03 pm UTC
Joined: Sep 1998 Posts: 7,944 Halifax, NS Troy Jollimore Senior Member, with Far TOO Much Time on Their Hands
Troy Jollimore Senior Member, with Far TOO Much Time on Their Hands Joined: Sep 1998 Posts: 7,944 Halifax, NS	The rear upper control arms don't see that much strain under normal use, so it could have been during competition. The Ingall's design is sound, but the outer joints look flimsy to me in the pictures. I've never seen one in person.

Re: Camber correct #179290 January 03, 2002 06:27 pm UTC January 03, 2002 06:27 pm UTC
Joined: Apr 1999 Posts: 777 Brockville Ontario P Peter Meier Member
Peter Meier Member P Joined: Apr 1999 Posts: 777 Brockville Ontario	The camber is not the big issue when you lower more than an inch on 1G's. It's the toe-in that will make your handling squirrelly (sp?) in the back and wreck your tires. I had Magnus make me a set of modified upper rear control arms. They are adjustable, strong, and took care of my problem. The front will not be a problem with the adjustable cam bolts. Fast & Awesome Handling '90 AWD $h!tbox

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