Want to lower my 240....

[Guerrilla]

If i buy eibach sportlines for my 91 240 will i have to buy a camber kit for my car or is there and an already adjustable camber on my car?

[Chernobyl]

It varies from car to car. Some can get away with the stock adjustable points, and others will require new upper links and toe arms (mine did). We have eccentric bolts on the rear upper arms and toe links that'll let you adjust a little bit. Front camber would only be adjustable if you got some camber plates or went cheapo with some camber bolts. Hope this helps. Remember, toe wears tires, not camber.

[Dream240]

Originally posted by Chernobyl
Remember, toe wears tires, not camber.

Since when? When I lowered my car with Sportlines, my camber was WAAAAY out of adjustment. When i finally went in to get an alignment, the guy showed me the wear on my tires and the inner tire section was worn about 1/4 an inch more than the rest. I always thought that the camber is what sets this portion of the tire to the road. More negative camber, more "butterfly effect". Right? Someone...help?

[Dousan_PG]

Originally posted by Dream240
Since when? When I lowered my car with Sportlines, my camber was WAAAAY out of adjustment. When i finally went in to get an alignment, the guy showed me the wear on my tires and the inner tire section was worn about 1/4 an inch more than the rest. I always thought that the camber is what sets this portion of the tire to the road. More negative camber, more "butterfly effect". Right? Someone...help?

hahahaha
when you lowered your car AFTER the sportlines did you get an alignment? NO?

when you drop a car, lower it, the suspension TOES IN

the inside was worn=toe in

i have friends who run -2.5 to -3 DAILY with NO unusual wear or excessive wear. it does wear SLIGHTLY faster, but its minimal

i ran -3.5 for quite a few track evetns and over 3 months daily driving and wear was MINIMAL (mostly from track)


TOE KILLS

go do a test if you have some backup tires

leave camber the same
throw the toe in and drive around
put on the other set, 0 toe a abotu -2.5 camber

come back with results

i know because ive been there, done that.

[Dream240]

Well, you learn something new everyday.

I stand corrected. I'll take your word for it since I don't have any other tires to test with. Good to know.

[holisticbeatz]

Toe changes depending on vehicle speed. As aerodynamic forces change the riding height, the toe setting may change due to the geometry of the steering linkage in relation to the geometry of the suspension. Because of this, specifications are determined for a vehicle that is not moving based on the toe being at zero when the vehicle is in motion. So, some extra toe-in is needed to compensate for tire drag.