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Old 03-30-2003 | 12:09 PM
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Anybody have one of these? Theyre pretty expensive but a really cool design. It just replaces the a-arm with one with a slidable ball joint mount on the end (like a camber plate on the end of the A-arm). It just looks a lot easier to adjust than an ingalls or whatever, where you have to take off the A-arm and move that shit around on the inside.

I was just curious if anybody had one, and what they think of it. Being an autocrosser, I think the ease of adjustment would be the shit.... I just want to make sure the quality is good, and get some impressions from you all.

P.S. If somebody would like to post a pic of the kit (so peeps can see what I'm talking about) that'd be cool. I'm a computer retard.
Old 03-30-2003 | 12:19 PM
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i have that kit.. very ...
Old 03-30-2003 | 12:51 PM
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how much did you pay? Can you adjust it without taking out the a-arm?
Old 03-30-2003 | 12:53 PM
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and are the bushings poly?
Old 03-30-2003 | 06:11 PM
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I wouldn't get the Skunk2 kit. I've heard of people having problems with the ball joints (which are under no warranty from skunk2). I went with ingalls instead. Ingalls has been doing this for years and they know what they are doing. Sure it's not bling bling red, but it does its job well. Ingalls also has warranties on their camber kits and ball joints as well.
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Mine are getting installed on Monday. But Skunk2 said the ball joints were failing if you didn't follow the directions.
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Old 03-30-2003 | 09:35 PM
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Originally posted by madtownhonda
I wouldn't get the Skunk2 kit. I've heard of people having problems with the ball joints (which are under no warranty from skunk2). I went with ingalls instead. Ingalls has been doing this for years and they know what they are doing. Sure it's not bling bling red, but it does its job well. Ingalls also has warranties on their camber kits and ball joints as well.
Yeah, I know the ingalls is good quality, but it looks like such a pain in the ass to adjust. I fiddle with my ride hight pretty often, like once every couple months or so (sometimes once every couple weeks in the summer) because thats how I adjust my camber for racing (yeah, I know I'm a cheap-ass). The easy adjustment of the skunk2 would allow me to just stick with one ride height all summer long. Thats why it looks good to me.

Anybody have problems with the ball-joints going bad?
Old 03-30-2003 | 09:47 PM
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if i bought that skunk2 kit. i'd sandblast it, and then paint it chassis black... god that red is so annoying.
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I don't give a rat's ass what color it is. I do have a can of black engine enamel tho
Old 03-30-2003 | 11:12 PM
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Default Re: skunk2 front camber kit

Originally posted by white_n_slow
It just looks a lot easier to adjust than an ingalls or whatever, where you have to take off the A-arm and move that shit around on the inside.
Just to say, the Ingalls kit really isn't that hard to adjust. You don't need to take the A-arm off or anything like that at all. If anyone wants, and if I have time, I can post a few pictures of how to do it.



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