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[silverdalian]

Hey mini people,
I've been offered some 1.5° negative camber bottom arms by my next door neighbour as he wants to swap back to standard bottom arms.
Just wondering what the positives and negatives are for these bottom arms and do people recommend them or are they not worth it?!
Thanks!

[Carlos W]

They will improve road holding, especially in cornering. 

[nicklouse]

if you need them then they can improve the way the tyre sits on the road as the body rolls in corners.

 

but note that the do not give the stated degree they just change what you have by the stated amount.

 

tracking will need to be set after fitting.

[silverdalian]

Thanks guys, any negatives? Tyre scrub etc?

[nicklouse]

Thanks guys, any negatives? Tyre scrub etc?

it all depends on what you have for camber now.

 

if you have -1 degree on standard nthen they would be usless. if you have +1 and 0 then some adjustable ones would be better. if you have +0.5 and +0.5 then they will be perfect.

[silverdalian]

I was going to get some adjustables for my set up but seeing as I can get the fixed ones just as a swap for the originals, I might just go for it and get it all aligned and see what it comes up with, if they're a long way out I'll get some adjustables.

[nicklouse]

personally i would see what it is now. then think about where to spend your money.

 

a tiebar change to adjustables should also be considered at the same time.

[silverdalian]

personally i would see what it is now. then think about where to spend your money.
 
a tiebar change to adjustables should also be considered at the same time.

Cool, thanks