Opinions on Camber bolts and brake pads

[JasonS]

Need more -camber on the front of my wrx. Having to run too much pressure to minimize rollover. Are camber bolts adequate. Kind of hesitant as they are called crash bolts for a reason. Plates would be better but 250 vs 25...

Also, any recommendations for street/autocross pads? Looking for better initial bike and a firmer feel. Not a fan of noisy brakes. Would prefer more dust to more noise.

[Loren]

They are called "crash bolts" because their design purpose is to bring a car back into proper alignment after something gets a little bent in a crash. Buy quality bolts and torque them properly, they are more than adequate. A lot of people use crash bolts in both the upper and lower positions to get as much camber as they can.

Most struts can also be attacked with a die grinder or a file to make the bolt holes slightly slotted rather than round. Some cars (early Saturns, for instance) specified this (up to a certain amount) as a factory-authorized repair method. Has exactly the same effect as a "crash bolt", but you retain your original full-thickness bolt... and if you've got the equipment to do it, it's free!

You may also be able to slot your upper strut mounting holes a little bit to tip the top of the strut inward a bit.

FWIW, we've done both of those grinding tricks on the FASTiva to get our ~3 degrees of negative camber.

Don't over-think the brakes. They just slow you down!

[JasonS]

Sounds good. Many thanks. Camber bolts have been ordered. Hoping going from .8 to 1.8 will help my tires a good deal.

[Dave-ROR]

What Loren said. I was only about to get about -1.5 out of my BRZ with them, but it was worth it.