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Old 01-16-2007, 08:47 AM   #1
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Can you put camber bolts in the rear or do you have to use camber plates? Thanks


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Old 01-16-2007, 08:48 AM   #2
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from what i was told recently, yes you can use camber bolts in the rear.
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When I get coilovers with camber plates (pretty soon I hope) I plan to move my camber bolts from the front to the rear and put the stockers back in up front.....
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Yes, you can put camber bolts in the rear, same bolts as the front.
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yes you can! 14mm camber bolts.

Call Racecomp, i got mine from them they will make sure you get what you need.
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Old 01-16-2007, 10:35 AM   #6
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Cool, thanks guys.
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not only can you use them they are WAY easier to adjust than camber plates

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not only can you use them they are WAY easier to adjust than camber plates

http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?m...ing&prodid=223
Can those decrease rear negative camber or no?
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Old 01-18-2007, 02:21 PM   #9
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i have rear camber bolts, ingalls to be exact. I use them to dial in more positive in the rear. Stock is about -1.6 I changed it to -1.0

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not only can you use them they are WAY easier to adjust than camber plates

http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?m...ing&prodid=223
Are these the same bolts everybody else is selling for $55+?
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Sorry for the late bump.

Is it true that OEM front camber bolts will work better than aftermarket camber bolts (snugger fit, no "slippage")? My buddy works at the local subaru dealership and I'm about to have him order some OEM camber bolts. From what I've read, they'll fit in the back also?
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Sorry for the late bump.

Is it true that OEM front camber bolts will work better than aftermarket camber bolts (snugger fit, no "slippage")? My buddy works at the local subaru dealership and I'm about to have him order some OEM camber bolts. From what I've read, they'll fit in the back also?
i would not think so since the front camber bolts require a slotted hole to work. the back has a circular hole only...
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That makes sense. I just picked up H&R's for the rear. For the front, would OEM's work on the bottom strut-mount hole?
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That makes sense. I just picked up H&R's for the rear. For the front, would OEM's work on the bottom strut-mount hole?
these are the only combinations that work properly on a stock suspension:

for the rear:
1- stock (no adjustment, but wont slip)
2- one camber bolt top hole (gained +/- 1.5 degrees, more chances of slip)
3- camber bolts in both holes (gained +/- 3 degrees, high slip chance)

for the front:
1- stock (+/- 1 degree, wont slip)
2- camber bolt bottom hole (+/- 2.5 degrees, moderate slip chance: higher than rear #2)

the stock camber bolt will only work in the top front strut, and after market bolts will only work properly in the three other holes (although they may work to some extent in the top front hole, but i really dont recommend it)


i think avoiding camber bolts in the front is a good measure, since the front gets the most cornering forces and has the greatest chance of slipping a bolt. if you are looking for more than 2 degrees of camber up front, you should be running camber plates. if you jsut want more than what stock offers, i suggest slotting the bottom hole 1-2 mm. that will net you almost a whole degree.

for the rear, one camber bolt in the top is fine.

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Old 03-07-2007, 08:54 AM   #15
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i have rear camber bolts, ingalls to be exact. I use them to dial in more positive in the rear. Stock is about -1.6 I changed it to -1.0


Just curious, how did that change effect your ride? Did it induce entry-mid corner oversteer? I'm considering decreasing my rear camber .5* or so myself from -1.8 and I'm running -2.8* in the front.


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