rear camber kit

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    so my rear camber is off by +2degs on my left rear.(side with the bent rim, bent sturt, bent hub/wheelbearing, and rear link which i have replaced all) the bottom of the wheel is tips towards the center of the car
    im looking for a camber kit that is cheap but works
    http://www.iagperformance.com/shopping_cart/proddetail.php?prod=81260 would soemthing like this work well????
    i found these but have heard they do not like salt, and squeak when they get dirty.
    http://www.perrinperformance.com/pr...ontrol-Arms-Lateral-Links?category=8&model=10
    looking for input on camber kits/price or is anyone has tried these perrins control arm
     
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    Go whiteline.
     
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    If you get anything from Whiteline, take the bushings out and lube them with the silicone lubricant from Energy Suspension. Trust me.
     
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    Are you getting it aligned when you do this? Since the answer is, "Yes." (hint, hint) I would say to talk to the shop/person doing the alignment and see what they suggest or if they even have the bolts and what they will charge for them.
     
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    True. Talk to Jeff the alignment guy and see what he recommends.
     
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    NAPA.... never let me down when I had my shop
     
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    Are you sure your knuckle isn't bent. I had this happen to me when I hit a curb. I replaced everything like you said and it still wasn't right. I was also going to try using camber bolts to straighten it out but that wasn't enough, I needed to replace the knuckle.
     
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    if u mean knuckle like a steering knuckle last time i check there is not a steering knuckle on the rear of a car. if u are thinking of the hub, than the rear hub comes assemble with the wheelbearing
     
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    Whatever you prefer to call it. Just letting you know they can also bend.
     
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    That service manual page you have shown above is not for a WRX (assuming that's what you have). But in reference it would be number 11. I found a picture in my WRX service manual and they call it a bearing housing. I can't figure out how to copy it to the computer then upload it here or else I'd have an exact picture of what I mean. But at the point where the strut bolted to the "housing" is where mine bent. I replaced everything except for that, when I put it back down on the floor the top of the tire wheel was still tipped out. That's when I came to the conclusion the "housing" was bent. I too was going to try and use camber bolts for a quick fix but they still weren't enough to get it back within stock specs.
     
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    Sounds like your hub is bent and will need to be replaced. The bearing housing can be unbolted, but I would recommend not keeping the original bearing. Bearings are easily damaged when the hub gets distorted

    Camber bolts will definitely not take out 2 degs of positive camber. You want to be well into the negative camber range anyway. The link to the camber bolts you posted are for Impreza chassis and will not work on a Leggy. A camber kit is available for the Leggy, here: https://www.flatironstuning.com/p-1...er-adjust-kit-upper-control-arm-bushings.aspx

    Also, the adjustable lateral link will not work well either, unfortunately. While the adjustable lateral link can take out more than 2 degs of camber, your suspension bushings, CV joints and differential will hate you and explode at a later point in time. Imagine a distorted hub and adjustable link (nearly maxed out) and how all the bushings will be torqued in a funky way and how the CV joint will be misaligned and so on. Best bet is to find a used hub.

    ~Dan
     
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    for got to add in the OP i replaced the wheelbearing/hub unit as well