adding camber - Toyota Yaris Forums

edzzzzzzzzzz · 10-07-2010, 04:04 PM

hey guys, am new to this forum and have not read most past threads, but can someone help me with DIY tips on adding camber onto front wheels? i have done so to my rears but front shocks boggles my mind. here are some pic of my rears cambered with stock rims. Thx in advance :)

derickveliz2 · 10-07-2010, 04:20 PM

Wow that's a lot of camber!

BailOut · 10-07-2010, 04:55 PM

Adding camber to a daily driver will cause lots of uneven wear, which is just silly, but even if your car is a pure track setup that is simply too much camber in the rear. Professional racers rarely run with more than 3-4 degrees of negative camber for road courses but yours is at least 6 degrees.

33OH · 10-07-2010, 05:53 PM

Camber bolts for the front, sold at MicroImageOnline.com.

marlondog · 10-07-2010, 06:07 PM

Only use them if you are running wider wheels and wide rubber(205,215,etc). It's for the guys that rub alot of when they are lowered. You are using factory wheels, so ther is no need for them.

WeeYari · 10-07-2010, 06:24 PM

^ He has no 'need' for camber in the back either. I suspect he is just going for the 'look'.

marlondog · 10-07-2010, 11:36 PM

^There's no 'need' for most of these mods people do on their cars. It will just 'look' silly if he has tucked in wheels with wild negative camber. Maybe he can get some beefier tires and some wheel spacers to fill in the wells, and it might work. Since he has so much room to work with in those fender wells, he could be the 1st person on this site to do the "positive camber" thing. Instead of the wheels sticking out, they will be poking in.

edzzzzzzzzzz · 10-08-2010, 02:15 PM

thx 330H I will def. look into it..

thx for the input marlondog, i am trying to create a low but "quality look" stance as those beemers on stancework. my dream wheel BBS RS or LMS in 15 or 16 inch sizes are not available on the used wheel market yet, if they do I will snatch them up right away hahaha... as if right now am just preparing for em.

next project is to get some cambers for my fronts :)

derickveliz2 · 10-08-2010, 02:23 PM

Where is Jakarta?

*kimona* · 10-08-2010, 02:39 PM

There is no need for camber adjustments to your daily driver. BTW, your car looks absolutely ridiculous with the adjustments you've already made to the rear, and you are asking for problems and added expense down the road.

detroiter · 10-08-2010, 03:18 PM

Jakarta...capital of Indonesia

severous01 · 10-08-2010, 05:52 PM

have fun with tires.

you're gonna shred them.

you gotta slot the holes in the upper strut mount, or get a camber/caster kit

cali yaris · 10-08-2010, 06:10 PM

Quote:

am new to this forum and have not read most past threads

first things first - why not?

next: a little negative camber in front (way less than you show for the rear in your picture) is GOOD for handling and DOES NOT affect tire wear (up to -1.5 is true for this statement), no matter what tires and wheels you are running.

So much misinformation gets posted on here. :: sigh ::

anyways, front adjustable camber bolts for the Yaris:
http://shop.microimageonline.com/Adj...olts-81270.htm

Kaotic Lazagna · 10-09-2010, 12:27 AM

Lower more and get some wide, low offset rims. Then it'll fit more.

derickveliz2 · 10-09-2010, 02:44 AM

I have 1.5 degrees in the rear, thanks to Micro Image! and I really like it!

detroiter · 10-09-2010, 12:44 PM

how do you put on those rear camber additions?

cali yaris · 10-09-2010, 02:33 PM

the SPC shim kit comes with instructions, you basically snap off certain tabs to get the camber and toe you want, then mount it behind the wheel. It's a one-use plastic shim.

detroiter · 10-09-2010, 03:32 PM

Do you have to disassemble the rear shocks and springs or is it something you can just jack up the rear of the car, put them in and lower it down?

10-07-2010, 04:55 PM	#3
BailOut Steals terrorist's lunch View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 1,299	Adding camber to a daily driver will cause lots of uneven wear, which is just silly, but even if your car is a pure track setup that is simply too much camber in the rear. Professional racers rarely run with more than 3-4 degrees of negative camber for road courses but yours is at least 6 degrees. __________________ - Brian Share the Road I often carry 2 carpool passengers and mountain bikes or snowboards/skis over a 4,500 foot elevation difference. Click the graphic above to see my detailed mileage logs.

10-07-2010, 06:24 PM	#6
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,809	^ He has no 'need' for camber in the back either. I suspect he is just going for the 'look'. __________________

10-08-2010, 03:18 PM	#11
detroiter Drives: 2008 Polar White LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,238	Jakarta...capital of Indonesia __________________ I live my life a quarter pounder at a time. And for those 500 calories or more, I'm free. I need FRIES! Two of them. The big ones. Oh, and I need them tonight. You're lucky the double shot of BBQ sauce didn't blow the seam on your nugget box. There she is, 2 pounds of pure beef. My dad ate it in 9.0 seconds flat. Check it out, it's like this. If I lose, winner takes my happy meal. But if I win, I take the burger and the toy. To some people, that's more important.

10-09-2010, 12:44 PM	#16
detroiter Drives: 2008 Polar White LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,238	how do you put on those rear camber additions? __________________ I live my life a quarter pounder at a time. And for those 500 calories or more, I'm free. I need FRIES! Two of them. The big ones. Oh, and I need them tonight. You're lucky the double shot of BBQ sauce didn't blow the seam on your nugget box. There she is, 2 pounds of pure beef. My dad ate it in 9.0 seconds flat. Check it out, it's like this. If I lose, winner takes my happy meal. But if I win, I take the burger and the toy. To some people, that's more important.

10-09-2010, 02:33 PM	#17
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	the SPC shim kit comes with instructions, you basically snap off certain tabs to get the camber and toe you want, then mount it behind the wheel. It's a one-use plastic shim. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

10-07-2010, 04:20 PM	#2
derickveliz2 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Sedan "S" Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Central, MA Posts: 2,722	Wow that's a lot of camber!

10-07-2010, 05:53 PM	#4
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	Camber bolts for the front, sold at MicroImageOnline.com.

10-07-2010, 06:07 PM	#5
marlondog Shut your fricken suck!!! View User's Garage Drives: 07' liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 755	Only use them if you are running wider wheels and wide rubber(205,215,etc). It's for the guys that rub alot of when they are lowered. You are using factory wheels, so ther is no need for them.

10-07-2010, 11:36 PM	#7
marlondog Shut your fricken suck!!! View User's Garage Drives: 07' liftback Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 755	^There's no 'need' for most of these mods people do on their cars. It will just 'look' silly if he has tucked in wheels with wild negative camber. Maybe he can get some beefier tires and some wheel spacers to fill in the wells, and it might work. Since he has so much room to work with in those fender wells, he could be the 1st person on this site to do the "positive camber" thing. Instead of the wheels sticking out, they will be poking in.

10-08-2010, 02:15 PM	#8
edzzzzzzzzzz NOOB :) Drives: 2009 5-door hatch daily driver Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Jakarta Posts: 8	thx 330H I will def. look into it.. thx for the input marlondog, i am trying to create a low but "quality look" stance as those beemers on stancework. my dream wheel BBS RS or LMS in 15 or 16 inch sizes are not available on the used wheel market yet, if they do I will snatch them up right away hahaha... as if right now am just preparing for em. next project is to get some cambers for my fronts :)

10-08-2010, 02:23 PM	#9
derickveliz2 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Sedan "S" Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Central, MA Posts: 2,722	Where is Jakarta?

10-08-2010, 02:39 PM	#10
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	There is no need for camber adjustments to your daily driver. BTW, your car looks absolutely ridiculous with the adjustments you've already made to the rear, and you are asking for problems and added expense down the road.

10-08-2010, 05:52 PM	#12
severous01 Drives: 2008 yaris, stripped, red Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: SE Texas Posts: 977	have fun with tires. you're gonna shred them. you gotta slot the holes in the upper strut mount, or get a camber/caster kit

10-09-2010, 12:27 AM	#14
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	Lower more and get some wide, low offset rims. Then it'll fit more.

10-09-2010, 02:44 AM	#15
derickveliz2 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Sedan "S" Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Central, MA Posts: 2,722	I have 1.5 degrees in the rear, thanks to Micro Image! and I really like it!

10-09-2010, 03:32 PM	#18
detroiter Drives: 2008 Polar White LB Auto Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 1,238	Do you have to disassemble the rear shocks and springs or is it something you can just jack up the rear of the car, put them in and lower it down? __________________ I live my life a quarter pounder at a time. And for those 500 calories or more, I'm free. I need FRIES! Two of them. The big ones. Oh, and I need them tonight. You're lucky the double shot of BBQ sauce didn't blow the seam on your nugget box. There she is, 2 pounds of pure beef. My dad ate it in 9.0 seconds flat. Check it out, it's like this. If I lose, winner takes my happy meal. But if I win, I take the burger and the toy. To some people, that's more important.

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