by camber in do you mean positive or negative camber?
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| Author: | 85Drover [ Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Vitara LWB w/ 3" Cal kit camber issues... |
Hey fellas, I have a 95 LWB Vitara with the 3" Calmini kit fitted. I had some issues with camber/toe issues with the IFS, and I fitted camber pins etc to resolve the issue, and worked to a certain extent. The camber is maxed out and still, the the front tyres camber in with only 215/75r15s fitted. I didn't fit the Calmini kit, the bloke I bought it off did. Is it possible that there is something he was supposed to do when installing the kit that he missed, or whatever? like redrilling the lower A-arm mounts? Any help would be appreciated as i'm looking at fitting 235/75r15 muddies and may come up as a future problem. Cheers, Ryan |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Tue Oct 11, 2011 6:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara LWB w/ 3" Cal kit camber issues... |
by camber in do you mean positive or negative camber?
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| Author: | Gwagensteve [ Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara LWB w/ 3" Cal kit camber issues... |
It's common. Narrow rims with limited offset will make the problem worse because calmini designed the system to work with the leverage of a wide, offset rim which will improve things. Steve |
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| Author: | 85Drover [ Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara LWB w/ 3" Cal kit camber issues... |
Negative camber, and i'm running 15x7" rims with f100 offset which is -13 I think? Thanks fellas. |
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara LWB w/ 3" Cal kit camber issues... |
negative camber is what you want. |
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| Author: | stocker [ Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara LWB w/ 3" Cal kit camber issues... |
Negatory Camber and some Bigger tyres will be the key 
i had the same prob with my bf 215/75's. a set of 31's soughted that out quick smart
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| Author: | 85Drover [ Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara LWB w/ 3" Cal kit camber issues... |
So there is supposed to be slight negative camber? I'll take a pic of the front of the car tomorrow to show you, to see if it's too much negative. Thanks again. |
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| Author: | 85Drover [ Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara LWB w/ 3" Cal kit camber issues... |
Cheers stocker. Should be getting some GT radial Adventuro M/Ts in 235/75r15s very soon. Hopefully that'll be enough to sort it out. Cheers. |
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| Author: | royce [ Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara LWB w/ 3" Cal kit camber issues... |
if you have too much negative (tops of tyres leaning in towards the engine) turn the little tabs on the camber pins around, AKA read the instructions
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| Author: | Philbilly [ Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:23 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Vitara LWB w/ 3" Cal kit camber issues... |
85Drover wrote: Cheers stocker. Should be getting some GT radial Adventuro M/Ts in 235/75r15s very soon. Hopefully that'll be enough to sort it out.
Cheers. Hi mate, don't know anything about neg camber, but I have a set of GT Radials but in the Severo pattern (same size you're thinking) and I have to say they're a great tyre on and off road. Mine make no noise on tar, and I only know I running mud tyres when I drove super slow on bitumen as you can feel each knob tapping the road. Offroad they're great fun, plough the turf and slop like a tractor...... 
PS- They're on a lwb vitara with 50 mm spring lift, only scrub on the rears when going too hard. Anyway, you should like the tyres and I hope they sort out the camber issues for ya. Cheers, Phil |
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