Camber Kits Improve Vehicle Handling While Reducing Uneven Tire Wear

Camber kits help you control the angle at whichFor high performance cars stability and handling is
your wheel meets the ground as it is observedimperative otherwise they will be undependable
from the front of the car. This angle can getand dangerous. Therefore it is practical to consider
impacted if you have used lowering springs tousing camber kits to make sure you get precise
lower the suspension of your car. But if the anglehandling and also protect the car's tires from
at which the car tire meets the ground is notundue damage.
accurate then this will cause uneven tire ware andFactory 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 veryTherefore if your needs are very different from
expensive tires uneven tire ware can be a verythe 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 theyour particular requirements.
vertical axis of the wheel and the vertical axis ofThe newer breed of camber kits are using
the car. One would think they would be exactlyadjustable ball joints are available and will get the
parallel but it is not so. Most cars will have ajob 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 twobecame a very popular one and other companies
front wheels is greater than the bottoms of thequickly followed developing new and different
two front wheels it is called a positive cambertechniques to employ adjustable ball. One of the
angle. When the tops of the two front wheels aremost popular adjustable ball joints camber kit
closer than the bottom of the two front wheels itavailable 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 inarms with Skunk2 camber kits, will allow you to
performance cars is useful. The negative cambercorrect 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 usingtuners to correctly adjust their suspension
lowering springs the handling of the car improvessettings with a quick and easily adjustable sliding
because the lower center of gravity which causesball joints. With over +/- 3 degrees of adjustment
the car to become more stable. Also lowering theavailable the Skunk2 camber kits can minimize the
suspension causes negative camber. Howevereffects of negative camber, which helps reduce
excessive negative a camber can cause unevenuneven tire wear, while increasing handling and
tire ware. Therefore you should consult astability at high speeds. Skunk2 kits are ideal for
suspension professional to install a camber kit andrace or street and are Available in Pro-Series Plus,
adjust your camber. With proper adjustments thePro-Series, and Tuner Series.
car will handle in a nice and predictable manner.