camber shims, yay or nay?

recently bought a set of wheels that are 6.5j wide. ive always liked the look of negative camber on the rear and ive seen you can buy camber shims on ebay. ive only ever seen them on wide wheels. what do you reckon?

Most likely wear out your tyres uneven.
Can look good though especially on a mk1.
Id personally say if your cool with tyre wear and buying tyres a bit more often then go for it.
I dont know how quick or excessive the wear is. Might be a lot or virtually no difference really. Best to ask someone whos had it done before.

ah ok, yeah it wont be mad camber, juust a tiny bit. cheers buddy bumpp

go for it!!

i love the neg camber look, not to much mind.

think i might go for it then

I've run mine for about 3 years now with no uneven or accelerated tyre wear As long as they're correctly fitted, Ie they aren't set to affect the toe angle too much then you will be fine 8)

how wide are your wheels though?

They were 10J wide for the past few years I've been running the camber shims. Now they're 8.75J with the same tyres and same camber shims, still have no uneven wear :wink:

oh haha very wide then i have 6.5s :/

correct me if im wrong. isnt it possible to adjust the camber somewhat using the 2 bolts which bolt the hub onto the shock. i did it with my mk3 and its the same setup with the mk1.
1 bolt fits 1 way only and the other has the capability to swing.
is this right.
if so i might jack up mine and put a little bit of negative on mine too.
or how do these camber shims work.
are they any good.

im not sure how they work. they sell them on ebay for £21

denisotto said

correct me if im wrong. isnt it possible to adjust the camber somewhat using the 2 bolts which bolt the hub onto the shock. i did it with my mk3 and its the same setup with the mk1.
1 bolt fits 1 way only and the other has the capability to swing.
is this right.
if so i might jack up mine and put a little bit of negative on mine too.
or how do these camber shims work.
are they any good.

Yes you are right, but thats only for the front suspension :wink: Rear suspension needs shimming behind the stub axle.

does it need to be pressed back together. or how long do they take to fit. do they last or are they like cheap suspension.

There is no need for presssing or anything like that.

The shims fit between the trailing arm and the stub axle. Fitting is easy as long as you are of a reasonable mechanical ability. However working out the instuctions for setting them is fun, you need to be sure they are set correctly otherwise you could end up with toe in rather than camber.

I have mine set on 1 degree negative.



Not the best pic, but it's all I have.

Wheels are 7j x 15 with 20mm spacers.

I'm not sure that running camber on 6.5's would look right unless you pushed them out a bit, depends on the look you want to achive

hmm cheers for the heads up pal, i mean i have plenty of spacers so might just space them out i guess .cheers

Have just bought some of these, i am running 15" 7.5 wheels, i havnt a clue how to set these as are two discs with gradients 0-39 on each. Questoin is how far do i offset & does zero on the back disc go to top & inner disc pointing to stub axel, this as my car sits on coilovers & wanted the look/ + to save my new tyres from being raped by my arches.