SPC Camber Bolts Install | 8th Civic

Published by Lan on April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

Quick Ref:

• Factory Strut Bolt – 17mm
• Factory Strut Nut – 19mm
• SPC [part: 81260] Bolt – 15mm | Torque: 97 ft/lb
• SPC Nut – 18mm | Torque: 97 ft/lb
• For maximum negative camber
  • Top bolt : Large tab toward car
  • Bottom bolt : Large tab away from car

I bought these awhile ago but didn’t get to installing them till recently after recovering from the flu. I got two sets (for a total of 4 bolts) from SPC in order to get as much negative camber as possible.

Install was very straight forward.

1. Loosen lugs on both front wheels
2. Jack up the car and support on jack stands
3. Remove lugs and wheels.
4. Loosen factory top strut bolt and replace with the SPC camber bolt.
   • Orient the big tab toward car and the arrow on bolt pointed away from the car at first. This will allow the the bolt to slide into place much easier.
   • Snug nut but do not tighten
5. Use a socket to turn bolt so that arrow on the bolt ends up pointing with large tab towards the car.
   • This will move the top of the hub toward the car to add more negative camber. There will be resistance as the bolt turns.
   • Tighten nut to 97 ft/lbs torque.
6. Loosen factory bottom strut bolt and replace with another SPC camber bolt.
   • Orient the big tab away from car and the arrow on bolt pointed toward the car at first. This will allow the the bolt to slide into place much easier.
   • Snug nut but do not tighten
7. Use a socket to turn bolt so that arrow on the bolt ends up pointing with the large tab away from the car.
   • This will move the bottom of the hub away from the car to add more negative camber. There will be resistance as the bolt turns.
   • Tighten nut to 97 ft/lbs torque

Take the car to get an alignment done as soon as possible. I got an alignment done at Island Brake and Alignment in Waimalu, Hawaii the very next day. I’ve been going to Derek for years now and I recommend going there over anywhere else when doing alignment on a car period.

I asked to maximize the camber in the front and to zero out the toe all around. He managed to get out a whopping -3.9 degrees evenly on both front wheels and zeroed out the the toe all around. I can’t wait to give the car a shot at the next autox. Stay tuned!