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    Rear camber arms- What does everyone use?

    Title- Looking into camber arms because I'm sitting at -2.6* rear camber and I want better tire wear! Are $80 arms going to cut it?
    Keep it simple: half gutted '01 330i, welded diff, BC coils, SLR Super kit

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    I am running cheap ebay arms, have a nice set sitting in the shop in case these cause an issue but in 3 months they have been fine

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    Nerp Tech are pretty bullet proof for $190 can’t beat them.


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    I use nerptech ones and like them. Ive seen first hand a set of ebay ones fail at a simple skid pad event. Not worth the risk of vehicle damage to save a few bucks.


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    The Nerp tech ones put the adjustment on the inner joint that is impossible to reach. May as well just get eBay ones if you’re gonna deal with that. Get Turners if you want a decent set that’s easy to adjust.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Liquidity View Post
    The Nerp tech ones put the adjustment on the inner joint that is impossible to reach. May as well just get eBay ones if you’re gonna deal with that. Get Turners if you want a decent set that’s easy to adjust.
    Yea its a little annoying but his new ones are different I think the adjustment is all on the outer end, I should have waited to grab those lol.


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    I have some old UUC rear camber arms that have held up great for just being a bushing on the inside.

    I had two sets of Ebay arms that the inner hiem wore out after 1 season

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    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Adjustable-...72.m2749.l2649

    I have these ebay ones and they are beefy. I can't really imagine them failing, but would prefer the camber arm to be the failure point over subframe / trailing arm if I hit something anyways.

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    I just threw megan racing ones on last weekend. They fit fine and got them for 90 shipped. Eyeballed the rear camber and it definitely adjusted close to enough with more there. Was at -4 before so I'm hoping I can get to 0 or at least close to 0 with these

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    I use the turner motorsport ones, no issues in 3 years

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    second the turner motorsport units. Plus when you bend/break one, the part is replaceable for $40 directly from turner. They cost more up front but having replaced two bent rods easily and quickly for only $40 each, makes repairs less painfull!

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    ooh makes the replacements worthwhile. IMO get whatever is the cheapest with heim joints. Don't get anything with poly or rubber as it'll bind. I priced out making my own at like $90. Almost doesn't seem worth it.

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    Hey guys, are you all able to zero out your rear camber with your mentioned arms?
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    my rear camber is at 0 with my SPC arms

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    I was able to get mine to 0 with megan arms, wasn't able to keep it there because of the toe but there was enough adjustment in the arm to 0 the camber out

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    My ebay arms got me to -1 in the rear with plenty more adjustment range. They have held up well with almost a full summer of pretty hard use. I am going to keep them on the car till they shit the bed

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    Quote Originally Posted by awp235 View Post
    Hey guys, are you all able to zero out your rear camber with your mentioned arms?
    Zeroing out the camber is the easy part - it's what to do about your rear toe going way out when you really lower the car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Liquidity View Post
    Zeroing out the camber is the easy part - it's what to do about your rear toe going way out when you really lower the car.
    This. I ended up getting toe correction rear trailing arm bushings AND having toe correction brackets built. Between those two there should be almost 2" of toe adjustment

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    ^^ Yeah my modified pockets alone weren't enough, I think I'll see how much I can get with slotting the adjustment holes a bit too, but was able to go from -4.5 to -1.5 while keeping the toe 0 and the difference is massive

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    I'm at 3/4" toe in with 0 camber on the TMS arms and offset RTAB bushings, but my car isn't low as I am trying to maximize the anti-squat effect.

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    Being super low is fun until you see an inch of toe out with the factory parts adjusted as far as they will go haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by RandomHero27 View Post
    my rear camber is at 0 with my SPC arms
    1/8" toe for me. not mega low, style 5 wrapped in 215/45 fender sits just at the shoulder. factory oem hd rtab bushing with delrin limiters

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    Nova- Mind taking a pic of your rear end, to see how low you are? I don't think I'm that low, but I could see how some people think I would be.
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    It's hard to tell in photos. I parked next to a bone stock e46 the other day and I was level with if not 1/2" higher than stock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RandomHero27 View Post
    1/8" toe for me. not mega low, style 5 wrapped in 215/45 fender sits just at the shoulder. factory oem hd rtab bushing with delrin limiters
    1/8inch in, or out? Hopefully in! I might just raise my car up and do lower arms. I don't want to spend the money on upper arms and converting to a true rear coil, sounds expensive. But I hate watching guys out there in the same class as me, with 50 more hp, going through 1/4 the amount of tires I do!
    Keep it simple: half gutted '01 330i, welded diff, BC coils, SLR Super kit

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