Camber help

[J@m3$]

G'day.

i was hoping there is someone out there who can help me with a camber kit or adjustment of camber on my vx berlina. i keep on cheewing the inside wall out of my tyres and its getting worse and worse. any help would be great. cheers.

[don0xer]

http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/...archid=2316967

[vt s]

You wont be able to do it yourself.
Youl have to take it to a shop specailsing in suspension.
Porbably end up costing upward of 500 dollars.

[blseye]

sounds like the same thing im looking at getting done.

This weekend ill do the front bushes, shocks and lowered springs then the rear shocks and springs. and was told id need a camber kit as well. After getting different stories on this, found out i need a 4 point kit. camber and toe (2 x Nolathane kits part #46138A)
as far as i gather series 2 statesmans plus i assume the vx range only need 1 kit. Cost me $95 each from sprints.
The only trouble is i think it may be a little out my wanting the hassle to do myself, as i believe the factory bushes neede to be pressed out plus removal of trailing arms and maybye removing exhaust (from cat back) to make it eaiser to drop trailing arms, so i may end up just paying someone else to fit the camber kits, had a quick quote of $250 to fit but need to confirm this. thats plus the 2 kits $450 all up.
good luck

[vt s]

Yea to put the kit in the whole rear end need to be dropped.
You wont be able to do it yourself as it will need to be properly alligned.
So you got qouted $450 for supple and fitment of the kit?
Thats a decent price.

[J@m3$]

sounds like the same thing im looking at getting done.

This weekend ill do the front bushes, shocks and lowered springs then the rear shocks and springs. and was told id need a camber kit as well. After getting different stories on this, found out i need a 4 point kit. camber and toe (2 x Nolathane kits part #46138A)
as far as i gather series 2 statesmans plus i assume the vx range only need 1 kit. Cost me $95 each from sprints.
The only trouble is i think it may be a little out my wanting the hassle to do myself, as i believe the factory bushes neede to be pressed out plus removal of trailing arms and maybye removing exhaust (from cat back) to make it eaiser to drop trailing arms, so i may end up just paying someone else to fit the camber kits, had a quick quote of $250 to fit but need to confirm this. thats plus the 2 kits $450 all up.
good luck

sounds good to me where did you get the price from?

cheers mate thanks for every ones help

[Full Spectrum]

I was quoted $450. But ad another $150 and they told me they have a kit that can get an extra .5 - 1 deg or something ?.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

I do the Super Pro 4 point kit for $165.

[J@m3$]

I do the Super Pro 4 point kit for $165.

so you can do me a kit for $165

[Full Spectrum]

so you can do me a kit for $165

You would only need the 2 point, You have the control arm Holden fitted to the series 2.

[blseye]

after doing more phoning around i found out that no one i spoke to recommends the nolethane (A) kits (2 bolts per bush) as they tend to strip the bolts and can come loose on sl+ cars
was told the K-mac were supposedly the best you can get and offer more camber adjustment than others.
The superpro kits are the best of the cheaper options according to one guy ,but he also said if money didnt matter go the K-mac.
I decided to take the nolethane (A) kits back then get the K-mac one instead(on advice) but before i did i called sprints to see if they had them (they didnt) they threw me a curve ball by then saying (after i told them why i wanted to bring them back that nolethane are aware of the issue with the (A) kits and now do an evolution kit which is for sl+ cars and is one bolt system)
I said thanks but no thanks (they were only about $10 more each kit)i should have been offered that in the first place as i told them i was lowering it.
got the k-mac kit from repco $330 dont know if it will be any better than the others but whats another $100 if it doesnt strip bolts or come loose?
k-mac kit comes with bush remover if you want to try yourself.
Prices to fit the kit alone varied from $300, $320 $360, $450

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

so you can do me a kit for $165

Yes I can.

[Swampy88]

I have the same problem with my VX ss. Does anyone know a good place in Brisbane where I can get this fixed without getting ripped off?

[J@m3$]

Not_An_Abba_Fan

are you in melbourne can you do the kit for me?

[ausrs]

there is another method of fixing the camber issue
lot more stuffing around though ,similar cost IF you can do the work yourself !

vx series 2 and above use a different cradle and control arms than VT and VX series one ..........they have the control link fitted that corrects the camber issue
change diff cradle and control arms .............find a wrecker and buy the diff cradle and control arms !

[J@m3$]

thanks for every ones help bloody legends!


due to breaking my hand im thinking of selling the car. anyone interested?

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

I am in WA. I can send it over to you. Sorry to hear about your hand, if you still want the kit let me know.

[ducker85]

G'day.

i was hoping there is someone out there who can help me with a camber kit or adjustment of camber on my vx berlina. i keep on cheewing the inside wall out of my tyres and its getting worse and worse. any help would be great. cheers.

go to tyre power n get a wheel alinement.

pretty simple really

[jazza15]

go to tyre power n get a wheel alinement.

pretty simple really

Well it's not if there is nothing in the rear to adjust.
He is talking about getting a camber kit, which adjusts the rear wheel alignment through camber and toe adjustments, the VX series 2 onwards cradle also does this through the control link/toe adjuster.

[ducker85]

G'day.

i was hoping there is someone out there who can help me with a camber kit or adjustment of camber on my vx berlina. i keep on cheewing the inside wall out of my tyres and its getting worse and worse. any help would be great. cheers.

Well it's not if there is nothing in the rear to adjust.
He is talking about getting a camber kit, which adjusts the rear wheel alignment through camber and toe adjustments, the VX series 2 onwards cradle also does this through the control link/toe adjuster.

still ask your local tyre shop or use the search button there's about 100 threads each week on camber kits

Also VX s2 have camber kit factory!!! which he has