Need advice: camber kit vs shim kit

shimmy09 · 06-08-2011, 06:07 PM

Im currently slammed on kw v3s do I really need camber kits for both fornt and rear or is shim kit good enough to save my tires...

The HACK · 06-08-2011, 06:51 PM

Shim kit only INCREASE camber. Camber kits (camber plates on the front strut and camber correcting lower arms on the rear) can actually REDUCE camber, especially if you're "slammed."

shimmy09 · 06-08-2011, 06:56 PM

I guess im going to need the camber kits then to save mt tires.. know any brand that u would recommend.. Thanks

The HACK · 06-08-2011, 07:37 PM

TC Kline makes a camber plate for the front and a camber correcting arm for the rear. Both sets will set you back about $700 total. Vorshlag makes a front camber plate. Ground Control also makes camber plate and arms. Just be aware that some of these vendors don't show a camber arm application for the Z4. You have to buy the E46 equivalent.

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shimmy09 Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 218 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW Z4M Coupe, 2011 BMW E Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	I guess im going to need the camber kits then to save mt tires.. know any brand that u would recommend.. Thanks
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The HACK Midlife Crises Racing Silent but Deadly Class 1821 Rep 5,337 Posts Drives: 2006 MZ4C, 2021 Tesla Model 3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Welcome to Jamaica have a nice day iTrader: (1)	TC Kline makes a camber plate for the front and a camber correcting arm for the rear. Both sets will set you back about $700 total. Vorshlag makes a front camber plate. Ground Control also makes camber plate and arms. Just be aware that some of these vendors don't show a camber arm application for the Z4. You have to buy the E46 equivalent. __________________ Sitting on a beat-up office chair in front of a 5 year old computer in a basement floor, sipping on stale coffee watching a bunch of meaningless numbers scrolling aimlessly on a dimly lit 19” monitor.
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