max rear camber on stock rear arms

mikex25 · 07-26-2014, 03:37 PM

I was wondering what is the max negative camber we can go on stock arms? I recently got an alignment and the most they could give me was -1.8 in the rears which was odd because those are stock numbers.

N0Chill 335i · 07-26-2014, 05:29 PM

Should be close to -3 if they actually adjusted it with the right bolt. 1 controls Toe, the other controls camber. I'm at -2.8 in the rears.

mikex25 · 07-26-2014, 05:43 PM

And your on the stock rear arms?

N0Chill 335i · 07-26-2014, 05:48 PM

Yuppers.

mikex25 · 07-26-2014, 06:25 PM

The before and after camber was the same. Your right and he Prob used the wrong bolt

N0Chill 335i · 07-27-2014, 08:30 PM

Yea. The 1st mechanic I took mines to did the same thing. Maxed out my toe by turning the wrong bolt. Then I showed him a diagram that Tee had posted in the Aggressive Fitment thread highlighting the correct bolt to turn for camber. He got it right after that. Went from -1.8 to -2.8. 1 side went to -2.97 but the other side couldn't match it so I just stuck with the -2.8.

VTECaddict · 07-27-2014, 09:08 PM

-2.8 here as well

Blvck_e92 · 07-27-2014, 09:25 PM

-2.8 max on my 09 before.

#Tee · 07-27-2014, 09:55 PM

ya everyones maybe a lil dif. pending on control arm bushing sagging over age/abuse/usage/mileage which explains some ppl reporting from -2.4 to -3

I maxed mine at -2.4.-2.5 when it had about 9k on the bushings. im sure it increased over the years of use.

mikex25 · 07-27-2014, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Forever Fly

Yea. The 1st mechanic I took mines to did the same thing. Maxed out my toe by turning the wrong bolt. Then I showed him a diagram that Tee had posted in the Aggressive Fitment thread highlighting the correct bolt to turn for camber. He got it right after that. Went from -1.8 to -2.8. 1 side went to -2.97 but the other side couldn't match it so I just stuck with the -2.8.

which thread are you referring to the "post up pics of aggressive fitment" thread?

07-26-2014, 03:37 PM	#1
mikex25 Major 397 Rep 1,204 Posts Drives: Grey thing Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose iTrader: (4)	max rear camber on stock rear arms I was wondering what is the max negative camber we can go on stock arms? I recently got an alignment and the most they could give me was -1.8 in the rears which was odd because those are stock numbers.
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N0Chill 335i Colonel 851 Rep 2,771 Posts Drives: 13' F30 335i M Sport AW Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MD iTrader: (2)	Should be close to -3 if they actually adjusted it with the right bolt. 1 controls Toe, the other controls camber. I'm at -2.8 in the rears.
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mikex25 Major 397 Rep 1,204 Posts Drives: Grey thing Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose iTrader: (4)	And your on the stock rear arms?
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07-26-2014, 05:48 PM	#4
N0Chill 335i Colonel 851 Rep 2,771 Posts Drives: 13' F30 335i M Sport AW Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MD iTrader: (2)	Yuppers.
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07-26-2014, 06:25 PM	#5
mikex25 Major 397 Rep 1,204 Posts Drives: Grey thing Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Jose iTrader: (4)	The before and after camber was the same. Your right and he Prob used the wrong bolt
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07-27-2014, 08:30 PM	#6
N0Chill 335i Colonel 851 Rep 2,771 Posts Drives: 13' F30 335i M Sport AW Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: MD iTrader: (2)	Yea. The 1st mechanic I took mines to did the same thing. Maxed out my toe by turning the wrong bolt. Then I showed him a diagram that Tee had posted in the Aggressive Fitment thread highlighting the correct bolt to turn for camber. He got it right after that. Went from -1.8 to -2.8. 1 side went to -2.97 but the other side couldn't match it so I just stuck with the -2.8.
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VTECaddict Where'd my VTEC go? 481 Rep 6,067 Posts Drives: 06 330i 6MT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (4)	-2.8 here as well __________________ AW/Terra \| ZSP \| ZPP \| ZCW \| iDrive \| CA Mods: BC BR coilovers \| Blacklines \| M-tech rear \| dual exhaust \| M3 steering wheel \| BMW SSK \| ZHP shift knob \| High-kick CF spoiler \| NBT Retrofit M3 front control arms \| M3 rear guide rods \| Manzo rear toe and camber links \| Monroe rear shock mounts \| Varrstoen ES1 19x9.5+20 Front, 19x11+25 rear
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Blvck_e92 Private First Class 19 Rep 178 Posts Drives: 2011 e92 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bay Area 51o iTrader: (3)	-2.8 max on my 09 before.
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#Tee Major General 560 Rep 5,367 Posts Drives: yes Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Socal iTrader: (2)	ya everyones maybe a lil dif. pending on control arm bushing sagging over age/abuse/usage/mileage which explains some ppl reporting from -2.4 to -3 I maxed mine at -2.4.-2.5 when it had about 9k on the bushings. im sure it increased over the years of use. __________________ You can follow my builds on IG: Tee212
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