camber plates?? TEIN?

[struka]

so i am gettin some camber plates for my S14 and it looks like the Tein would be the best bet. seems that everyone is running them too, and heard only the good stuff about it. but why did u choose the TEIN over the others?
my buddy has cusco and he hated it.
so, who is running TEIN and how u like them? are u running with stock struts (cause i just have springs on mine with stock struts)?

also another important question is how much camber can u get with them with the stock stuts. i know with a coilover u can get llike -3.5 tops but would it be different with the stock ones?
the cheapest i found them for 170 i think, any cheaper?

thanks for the help

[<3MyRiceRocKet]

I bought Tein camber plates because I have tein coilovers on my car...stupid SuperStreets did not come with upper mounts. The twin-tube coilovers are a good step up from basic shock and spring but I now regret not saving up for monotube shock coils like JIC's, I was only a few hundred away!!:duh: Desperation sucks. I don't know why, I have never ridden on monotube shock coils, they just sound more high-tech:D A single giant piston....:drool: To say anything positive about camber plates? Well there isn't much to praise other than camber adjustability. And yeah, the most amount of angle is probably only like -2 close to -3 degrees. What about the newer upper mounts that adjust toe and camber!? those look pretty wicked. I forgot who makes em', HKS maybe? Probably dozens of companies. Back on topic, if you want Tein camber plates then yeah they are good for camber adjustment.

[Dousan_PG]

I bought Tein camber plates because I have tein coilovers on my car...stupid SuperStreets did not come with upper mounts. I now seriously regret not saving up for monotube shock coils like JIC's:duh: To say anything positive about camber plates? Well there isn't much to praise other than camber adjustability. And yeah, the most amount of angle is probably only like -2 close to -3 degrees. What about the newer upper mounts that adjust toe and camber!? those look pretty wicked. I forgot who makes em', HKS maybe? Probably dozens of companies. Back on topic, if you want Tein camber plates then yeah they are good for camber adjustment.

camber plates can adjust toe
i think they adjust soem caster

i have KTS coilovers. andits cheaper "KTS adjustable front camber plates S13/S14 $158" --www.splparts.com
camber and height adjustable. its a nice bonus i guess
www.splparts.com
tein is ok

[<3MyRiceRocKet]

Man SPL plates for about 160$!? Man I got ripped off for "JDM" products....
hahah
And the SPL's can adjust that much of the tires!?:(
Yeah your better off with SPL.....damn...

[Dousan_PG]

yeah they adjust a lot for the height
i raised myc ar (tanabe dd is so low) w/ the KTS because i run a 215/40 over a 9 on a 17
worked perfect. worth every penny!

[struka]

can u run the KTS with the stock strut and H&R spings?
cause u can with the TEINs, correct?

[Dousan_PG]

if u can w/ tein u can w/ any companie's camber plate
a camber plate is a camber plate is a camber plate.

[EchoOfSilence]

woah you switched from DD's to KTS's? $550 for replacement shocks did it for yah, eh?

How much height adjustability do the KTS plates have?

[Dousan_PG]

dd camber plates to kts camber plates
thats it
a lot of height..i was very impressed
the dd ones will go on my s13 i guess...for now..

[ranisron]

I guess KTS camber plates for the win, due to it's height adjustability.

[<3MyRiceRocKet]

Im still stumped though...how would the plates be able to adjust shock(assuming the shock body is moved as a whole) height if the shaft does not have any kind of thread to hold in place on the camber plates? Am I the only who doesn't get it? :smash:

[Dousan_PG]

look at the spl site
its kinda obvious.

[<3MyRiceRocKet]

oh, hahah. threaded. nevermind.

[Neejay]

hmm...so in the case of someone not having damper adjustment (me with tein basics) I could have the coilvers set at a stock height, but then lower the height using the KTS plates, but would that make the ride softer since the KTS method doesnt affect spring preload?

[Dousan_PG]

hmm...so in the case of someone not having damper adjustment (me with tein basics) I could have the coilvers set at a stock height, but then lower the height using the KTS plates, but would that make the ride softer since the KTS method doesnt affect spring preload?


HUH??? wtf are you smoking?
its a CAMBER PLATE how dose it affect the springs preload or anything?? or spring rates??

[Neejay]

HUH??? wtf are you smoking?
its a CAMBER PLATE how dose it affect the springs preload or anything?? or spring rates??
I dont have to be smoking anything to simply not understand.