Adjustable ball joints for more negative camber

[eltoshan]

I'm looking for more front negative camber. With the adjustable anchor bolts I was only able to get to a little over -1 degrees since I'm not lowered very much. I also read the How To on getting more adjustment for negative camber, does anyone know what the part number for the -3 degree SPC ball joints are? I contacted SPC about the 67370 ball joints that provide +3 and they told me that it couldn't be reversed.

 

[housegsx]

Zhao, I don't know about the SPC balljoints or if they are still available, but Ingalls makes adjustable balljoints... EXTREME PSI : Your #1 Source for In Stock Performance Parts - Ingalls Front Camber Adjuster (-1.5° to +1.5°): Mitsubishi Eclipse 95-99

 

[snowborder714]

Um, why do you need -3* more of camber? How much negative camber do you plan on running in the front?

Either way, SPC doesn't make one that allows -3*. The lowest they go is +/-1.5* (SPC part number 67170).

 

[housegsx]

He probably meant 3 degree total adjustability. If so, the Ingalls are probably the same thing and easier to get. Brian, you probably know more about the SPC balljoints than most do. Didn't you buy them all?

 

[snowborder714]

Haha, no, only some. Between my brother and I we have 2 sets of arms and 4 spare ball joints for the arms. They'll be going on as soon as the DG stuff is finished up

(Although twicks69 was talking about buying them all up and burning them while dancing around them )

Either or should be easy to get. I did a search for the SPC part number and a lot of places have them and they're about the same price as the Ingalls.

 

[eltoshan]

Erik and Brian. I was looking at the 3 degree option because I think that if I don't set the ball joints for the most camber, the offset will contribute to caster. So I might be able to get like -2.5 camber and 6 degrees of caster or something. But I guess I'll have to settle for the 1.5 degree ones.

 

[snowborder714]

Well, one way (not sure how ideal though) might be to combine two camber kits. Other than that, I'd say just lower your car a bit to get some more negative camber (unless you can't).

Do you know what you'd ultimately like to hit spec wise for camber/caster?

 

[eltoshan]

I think I'll just get the ingalls kit. I should end up around -2.5 degrees or so. I would have liked more caster than the stock 4.5 degrees, but this will have to do for now.

 

[snowborder714]

Do you have later year compression arms? A '95 from the factory should have between 5.2* and 5.6* of front caster on both sides. If you have a later year driver's compression arm, then it'll be around the 4.6* range.

 

[ACM]

Do you have later year compression arms? A '95 from the factory should have between 5.2* and 5.6* of front caster on both sides. If you have a later year driver's compression arm, then it'll be around the 4.6* range.

Are you sure about that ? All 3 of our 95/95.5s were in the 3.x* range for caster, where my 98 had 4.x*. In stock form, that is.

Of course I could just be senile and have got it bass ackwards

 

[snowborder714]

I might be wrong. Knowing my car, I probably am

What part, other than the SPC upper arms, would allow caster adjustment? Those specs I pulled are from my car when it was last on the rack.