lupotom321 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) HelloI really want camber on rear and I've heard you can do it with washers? Can someone tell me how to or post a link where it says how? Cheers Tom Edited March 11, 2013 by lupotom321 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted March 11, 2013 Report Share Posted March 11, 2013 Use camber shims. Have a look in the how to section and you'll find everything you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Camber shims are shit, use washers. Wait, don't do it, it always looks shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted March 12, 2013 Report Share Posted March 12, 2013 Excessive camber looks ****. A smidge of camber for the right reason looks the sex. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupotom321 Posted March 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2013 Cheers guys I only want alittle bit not too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellzbmx Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 2 1mm washers on the bottom two bolts inside your drum should do the trick Mine were £2 from wicks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupotom321 Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 sickkk! gunna do it soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Dont do it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashh Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 I definitely wouldnt put washers inside your drum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan turner Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 all you need is a ratchet set. well easy . as long as your ratchet set goes up to 32 or something silly to get your drums off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted March 27, 2013 Report Share Posted March 27, 2013 Camber shims are shit, use washers. Wait, don't do it, it always looks shit.Is it dodgy using washers? I've heard a couple folk say that it is but surely it's pretty much the same as using shims? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan turner Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Is it dodgy using washers? I've heard a couple folk say that it is but surely it's pretty much the same as using shims?well washers are placed round the stub axle bolts, shims are plastic disks which are set at and angle and cut out to fit inbetween i used shims at first but with the right angle set on the shims it gives you a bit of toe in aswell which you dont want as it increases tyre wear, this only applies if your lupo is lowered at the back if its not lowered at the back use shims if it is lowered use washers as you can get various sizes of washers to attain the camber you want without adding toe to your rear wheels p.s i have been running shims for over a year now and had no problem at all, and the racing team i used to work for also used shims they had a box with about 50+ different size washers in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Ah right nice one mate. I'm going to be sorting the toe on mine later tonight cos i've been getting some really bad uneven wear on the back left. When we checked it last time (if i remember right) it was out by 40 minutes. Don't have any experience in this so don't really have much of a reference point as to how much washers will change the toe so the plan is just to try a 1mm washer, stick it back together and see how much a difference it makes and take it from there. From your experience how much would a 1mm washer make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan turner Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 do you already have shims or washers ? and guessing you car is lowered?i basically have 2x1mm washers on the bottom two bolts and i have 1x0.4mm washers on the front two, so as your looking at your axle the bottom left is 2.4mm bottom right 2mm and top left 0.4mm. the two bottom ones create the camber and because the axle is in a different place to standard the smaller washers on the front two bolts evens out the toe in. to your question 2mm on mine with washers is noticable possibly too much if you have really low profile tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 That's spot on mate. We were using a sibgle washer on the top left and bottom left and it was throwing it from 35minutes toe in to 45minutes toe out. We didn't have any thinner washers so we had to give up . Am i right in sayi g you need heavy duty washers and not just any old crappy ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan turner Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 i used halfords washers no problems you ill definatly know when your stub axle is loose lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vwlup0 Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 I have camber shims you can have for £15(: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_lupo22 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Can someone explain what toe is lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Camber is when the bottom of the wheels stick out further than the top (negative camber) and positive camber is the opposite.Toe is when the left or right hand side of the wheels sticks out further than the other if that makes sense? It's hard to describe without hand movements haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan turner Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 toe is the horizontal angle of your wheels e.g. normal car have anything from 0.5 - 1 degree of toe in which has your front wheels like ... ( //---\\ ) as they are pointing inwards toe is used in racing to keep the tires under load this is to reduce tire roll and improve grip and performance this also eats through tyres so you do not want too much toe in on a road car which is why they have very little compared to the maybe 3 degrees which is used in racing ? is toe clear enough now, if not google toe diagram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete91 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 ^^that diagram of toe is the view looking down on the top of the wheels btw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_lupo22 Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 I think i get that now haha. Thanks for clearing that up guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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