Why you NEED a camber kit and alignment

[brentsd]

So i see everyone always asking 'do i need a camber kit for this drop'. YES just freaking get one, and while your at it make sure you get an alignment. This is why:

About a month and a half ago i decided that i didn't need either one. Now a month and a half later i have lost about 10k miles of tread on 16" tires (can't imagine how bad with 17 or even 18). Why is this? because i never had it aligned so my toe was MESSED up and then i didn't have a camber kit and was -3 degrees. I used the homemade camber kit in the rear with 6 washers and now its in spec and the front is still out .5 degrees negative, after i got the alignment done. I have about a 1.8 inch drop. So heres my point: GET A FREAKING CAMBER KIT AND ALIGNMENT NO MATTER WHAT! thats all.

 

[cait sith]

Negative camber doesn't kill tires. Granted it doesn't HELP treadwear, and will marginally effect your wear on the inside.

But when you lower a DSM's suspension, the toe gets all out of wack. THAT, my friends, will kill a set of tires like a fat chick on some KFC