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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 07:44 PM
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Alright yall, just had to replace two tires that went flat due to cambering when I thought I had none so time to buy a camber kit. Which kit would be my best buy between Omnipower, Skunk2, and Ingalls? After buying em, how hard is it to install the kit and adjust the camber right?
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Old Oct 31, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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Skunk2 and Omni are pretty much identical.

Haven't heard much about Ignalls.

Have to pull the a-arm and replace it, torque it correctly and get it realigned.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 12:53 AM
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I like www.specprod.com I have the two below. The front camber kit is similar to the Ingalls I had but Ingalls tend to slip (based on experience with three different Ingalls front kits)

http://www.specprod.com/PROD_DIR/C_P...d2=84945&cmd3=

http://www.specprod.com/PROD_DIR/C_P...d2=67030&cmd3=
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 12:54 AM
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Also, how low are you? A toe alignment may be all that you need since toe in/out causes more wear than a tire that has some negative camber but no toe in/out.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 01:34 AM
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Ingalls are much harder to adjust.

I used the omni kit. It was really easy to install and is easy to adjust. I used westcoaststyle's DIY write up on it.

I adjusted my own camber with a level (like shown on wcs's DIY) the day before I took it in for an alignment. My camber was absolutely perfect on one side, and almost perfect on the other side (still didn't need adjusting at the alignment). This saved me the extra $50 that Big-O-Tire would have charged me if they had to adjust it. My toe was way out though and is why my tires got chewed up.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 02:17 AM
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Toe > camber when it comes to tires wearing. Camber still has the effect, but not as much as toe.

I would go with the Omni, I just ordered a set yesterday.

EDIT: Identical to Skunk2 but a hell of a lot cheaper. $165 shipped through HT vendor. Look for the deals.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 08:09 AM
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Appreciate it yall, I'll be ordering my kit here real soon.
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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by VTEC
I like www.specprod.com I have the two below. The front camber kit is similar to the Ingalls I had but Ingalls tend to slip (based on experience with three different Ingalls front kits)
i never had a slippage issue with mine.. and i mainly use it for competition on race tires with very high lateral loads.
Originally Posted by Wharbone
Ingalls are much harder to adjust.

I used the omni kit. It was really easy to install and is easy to adjust. I used westcoaststyle's DIY write up on it.
how are ingalls any different from omni in the adjustment department? 4 nuts, slide adjustment, then re-tighten. among all the adjustable arms, ingalls is the beefiest..

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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by syclone
how are ingalls any different from omni in the adjustment department? 4 nuts, slide adjustment, then re-tighten. among all the adjustable arms, ingalls is the beefiest..
I didn't know Ingalls made control arm correction kits. I was refering to these.

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Old Nov 1, 2005 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Wharbone
I didn't know Ingalls made control arm correction kits. I was refering to these.

ahh.. ok.. that makes better sense..
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