hi guys, I wanted to change my ball joints today but it seems the ones which I bought ( genuine subaru ) are too short?? I've got fitted a bit longer ball joints ( Kansai Service ) which apparently are roll center adjuster ball joints, I'm not lowered so I'm wondering what's to point of getting new ones which are double the price of OEM, so my question now is if I'll be able to adjust the front camber as much to get the wheel straight? now I would like to fit the oem ball joint there will be negative camber and I'm not sure if I'll be able to get it right? any advice? thanks

 

Our Impreza's have standard camber bolts on the front shock mount, so normally adjusting camber is not a problem.

 

They do, but will I be able to adjust them as much, there's difference about 10-15mm in the length between oem and the ones (Kansei) which I have fitted now.

 

You said your car isn't lowered, so that won't be a problem.
And if it would be you could easily get a pair of eibach camber bolts to adjust them further.

 

I bought camber bolts already and just waiting for them to arrive, the guy who was changing them said that oem won't fit, as they're too short so I'm bit confused now and I'll get roll centre kit or change the mechanic :-)

 

I'll suggest to change the mechanic.
Camber bolts can't be too short, there isn't any change with or without roll center adjusting for these bolts.

unless you don't have oem suspension, but I tried 3 coilovers sets and an oem set already with my oem camber bolts.

And for the ball joints, I still have OEM ones and my car is lowerd on HSD coilovers.
someday they will be replaced with roll center adjusters but so far no problem, and OEM ball joint won't do you any harm.

 

Thanks for reply, I thought the same but he's the so called mechanic with knowledge of subaru so I didn't want to argue I'm planning to fit some coilovers in near future so I may get this roll centre adjusters anyway. But it seems I need to find someone else to care about my car

 

That would be the better option I guess. Good luck.