HELP.. do i need camber bolts with h&r/agx setup? alignment recomendations too.

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Jan 15, 2003 | 10:37 PM

idigmyride

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HELP.. do i need camber bolts with h&r/agx setup? alignment recomendations too.

ive got a 95 impreza awd 4dr that has h&r springs on it.
im puting kyb agx struts on it this week and NEED to know if
camber bolts are necessary for the rear to achieve correct
alignment. im getting two different opinions (both from
reputable sources) one says that they are needed only on the
wrx the other says they are needed on all imprezas. who's right??
also is there a castor adjustment? what alignment specs do
people recomend for normal handling-camber,castor,toe in??
THANKS
please respond soon because ill be installing the struts soon

-peter

Jan 16, 2003 | 05:26 PM

stick

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u can only adjust camber and toe for the front (wrx). dont know about urs. usually u want some negative camber for the front. mine is set at -1.0, toe is at zero. cant adjust castor.

again for the rears u can only adjust camber and toe. mine rear camber is set at -1.6
toe is zero. negative camber helps with corners to decrease understeer/oversteer. so will a bigger rear sway bar.

as for the camber bolts, i heard u need them for the WRX only. otherwise those AGX KYB's will bolt on to ur impreza.

hope this helps.

Jan 16, 2003 | 07:36 PM

Kevin M

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Get the camber bolts. Then take it to a dealer or independent who i svery familiar with Subarus, and tell them what you want out of your car rather than giving specs. They should be able to hook you up. If they can't talk to you intelligently about it first, then go somewhere else. That's easier if you call them to ask about it.

Jan 16, 2003 | 08:57 PM

idigmyride

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thanks for your help, but problem still unsolved

first off remember: my car is a 95 impreza awd 4dr not a wrx
so the guy i talked to about camber bolts has a car with the
exact same setup (h&r/agx) and has installed many more of the exact same thing without problem and he says no need for
camber bolts then another guy says i absolutly need them
does anyone actually know???
thanks to the two of you for your info it'll help in the end

-peter

Jan 17, 2003 | 05:09 AM

teiva-boy

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Do yourself a favor and get on your knees and look at your strut bolts to see if they are camber bolts or not. You could get an answer in 30 sec's rather then wait days for conflicting answers.

Look for tick marks on the head of the bolt. those marks are for referencing the amount of camber that you can adjust.

Last edited by teiva-boy; Jan 17, 2003 at 05:12 AM.