SPC Camber Joint vs J's Racing S1
03-15-2011, 04:55 PM
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I wouldn't recommend getting the RCA shims, just the camber joint. I personally like the J's b/c in increases camber by increasing track width, as opposed to decreasing track width. There are no moving parts. It is lighter than the OEM setup Things I don't like about SPC. Its heavier than the OEM ball joint. There are moving parts. It increases the distance between the the upper and lower control arm (not track width) Install is much more involved. Not really an cheaper at the end of the day. For me, it was a no brainer.
03-15-2011, 05:20 PM
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I think the numbers from J's Racing are exaggerated. At stock ride height, the max negative camber I was able to obtain with the S2 joints was -3.7 degrees. This leads me to think the S1s will not yield -3 at stock ride height. That said, the J's S2 joints have been working well on my car...zero complaints. I frequently recommend them to S2k owners looking for more camber in the front.
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03-16-2011, 09:41 AM
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I have the SPC's on all four corners and for what its worth they have been fine for me. I just check that top nut torque about every other time I have the wheels off...and thats often.
I'm running 17x9 +62s all around and have no issues with rubbing. Personally I think the J's is the better way to do it, but the reason I got the SPC's is because my suspension arms were powdercoated with the ball joints in
and the nylon melted...so basically they were all bad at that point. Honda doesn't sell replacement ball joints, you have to buy the whole arm. I went with the SPC's and they seem just fine to me. I installed them in the arms myself and its really quite easy...didn't even need a press to get the old ones out or the new ones in. Here is the trick, replace one of your front brake caliper pistons (or just get one from somewhere) it perfectly fits around the upper portion of the ball joint (as a press tool) and then use a large deep socket on the other side a couple hits with a dead blow and they pop right out/in.
The thing I do like about the SPC's...I now have replaceable ball joints and don't have to replace the whole arm...and honestly it doesn't require the ball joint to be pushed in that much to get the camber setting you want. I run -2.4 up front since I'm on street tires (tried 3 and it was too much) and the ball joint is really not that much adjusted from where the stock ball joint would be.
I'm running 17x9 +62s all around and have no issues with rubbing. Personally I think the J's is the better way to do it, but the reason I got the SPC's is because my suspension arms were powdercoated with the ball joints in
and the nylon melted...so basically they were all bad at that point. Honda doesn't sell replacement ball joints, you have to buy the whole arm. I went with the SPC's and they seem just fine to me. I installed them in the arms myself and its really quite easy...didn't even need a press to get the old ones out or the new ones in. Here is the trick, replace one of your front brake caliper pistons (or just get one from somewhere) it perfectly fits around the upper portion of the ball joint (as a press tool) and then use a large deep socket on the other side a couple hits with a dead blow and they pop right out/in.The thing I do like about the SPC's...I now have replaceable ball joints and don't have to replace the whole arm...and honestly it doesn't require the ball joint to be pushed in that much to get the camber setting you want. I run -2.4 up front since I'm on street tires (tried 3 and it was too much) and the ball joint is really not that much adjusted from where the stock ball joint would be.
