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Old 04-15-2008, 12:18 AM
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Default Do I need a camber kit?

I plan on dropping my ride from the stock non-sport to as low as I can get it with my H&Rs ~2.5" in front, ~2" in the rear.

I have 18" RS4 replicas.

am I going to get some nasty tred wear?
 
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Old 04-15-2008, 04:49 PM
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Yes you are going to get some pretty good cambering of your tires. I'm not sure what's available out there to correct it either. You may have to live with low tire life.
 
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Old 04-15-2008, 06:04 PM
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Default RE: Do I need a camber kit?

there is no camber kit for the b5

adjustable upper control arms are the only option, and they arent cheap, and they dont last long
 
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Old 04-15-2008, 07:44 PM
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Default RE: Do I need a camber kit?

You can adjust your camber by getting an alignment with our cars, atleast thats what I did with mine after I had my new front suspension kit put on with my 18s
 
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Old 04-15-2008, 08:37 PM
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you can "adjust" your camber by aligning your car only if the subframe is shifted, and only then will you be able to "even" the camber from side to side, not adjust it independantly or even take camber away
 
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Old 04-15-2008, 08:45 PM
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believe me, if there was some way to get rid of neg camber i would do it


 
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Old 04-15-2008, 09:37 PM
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do all dropped a4s have camber issues? I was thinking about getting coilovers and dropping the car a bit (not crazy low, but low enough to make 18s look good) but if i'm going to blow through tires I might not do it.
 
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Old 04-15-2008, 09:52 PM
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ORIGINAL: Lazer Viking

believe me, if there was some way to get rid of neg camber i would do it


got any more pics of the black 1.8t? and also specs of it, I love the setup and to poke with the tires
 
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Old 04-15-2008, 09:52 PM
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im pretty sure you can realign your car and get your camber and toe adjusted

 
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Old 04-15-2008, 10:01 PM
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im pretty sure you can realign your car and get your camber and toe adjusted

yeah you can adjust your toe I'm pretty sure, but you can not adjust your camber, like we've said before, you can shift your subframe to equal out the camber, but you can't adjust it because Audi's don't have adjustable camber plates, and nobody makes them for Audi's that any of us know of, now if you happen to know of a set, please let us all know, because I think you would make a lot of people happy.
 


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