| Camber kits help you control the angle at which | | | | For high performance cars stability and handling is |
| your wheel meets the ground as it is observed | | | | imperative otherwise they will be undependable |
| from the front of the car. This angle can get | | | | and dangerous. Therefore it is practical to consider |
| impacted if you have used lowering springs to | | | | using camber kits to make sure you get precise |
| lower the suspension of your car. But if the angle | | | | handling and also protect the car's tires from |
| at which the car tire meets the ground is not | | | | undue damage. |
| accurate then this will cause uneven tire ware and | | | | Factory made cars have a camber setting that is |
| the life of your car tire will be drastically reduced. | | | | closest to the most popular applications. |
| Since high performance cars often have very | | | | Therefore if your needs are very different from |
| expensive tires uneven tire ware can be a very | | | | the normal one you should consider using a |
| costly problem to have. | | | | camber kit to adjust the camber angle to suit |
| The camber angle is the angle between the | | | | your particular requirements. |
| vertical axis of the wheel and the vertical axis of | | | | The newer breed of camber kits are using |
| the car. One would think they would be exactly | | | | adjustable ball joints are available and will get the |
| parallel but it is not so. Most cars will have a | | | | job done. The first on the market with this new |
| negative or a positive camber angle. | | | | concept was Kmac of Australia, their idea soon |
| When the distance between the tops of the two | | | | became a very popular one and other companies |
| front wheels is greater than the bottoms of the | | | | quickly followed developing new and different |
| two front wheels it is called a positive camber | | | | techniques to employ adjustable ball. One of the |
| angle. When the tops of the two front wheels are | | | | most popular adjustable ball joints camber kit |
| closer than the bottom of the two front wheels it | | | | available is the Pro-Series Camber Kit by Skunk2. |
| is called a negative camber angle. | | | | By replacing your factory stock upper control |
| A small amount of negative camber in | | | | arms with Skunk2 camber kits, will allow you to |
| performance cars is useful. The negative camber | | | | correct negative camber that results from |
| makes it easier to turn corners at higher speeds. | | | | lowering your vehicle. Skunk2 camber kits allow |
| When the suspension of the car is lowered using | | | | tuners to correctly adjust their suspension |
| lowering springs the handling of the car improves | | | | settings with a quick and easily adjustable sliding |
| because the lower center of gravity which causes | | | | ball joints. With over +/- 3 degrees of adjustment |
| the car to become more stable. Also lowering the | | | | available the Skunk2 camber kits can minimize the |
| suspension causes negative camber. However | | | | effects of negative camber, which helps reduce |
| excessive negative a camber can cause uneven | | | | uneven tire wear, while increasing handling and |
| tire ware. Therefore you should consult a | | | | stability at high speeds. Skunk2 kits are ideal for |
| suspension professional to install a camber kit and | | | | race or street and are Available in Pro-Series Plus, |
| adjust your camber. With proper adjustments the | | | | Pro-Series, and Tuner Series. |
| car will handle in a nice and predictable manner. | | | | |