EVS Tuning Front Offset Lower Ball Joints for FK8/FL5 Type R

EVS Tuning Front Offset Camber Ball Joints - FK8/FL5 Civic Type R & DE5 Integra Type S

Take a Type R to the track on stock alignment and you'll see the problem on your tires afterward. The factory gives you somewhere around -1.3 to -1.5 degrees of front camber, which is fine for the street and nowhere near enough once you're loading the front end hard. The outside shoulder rolls over and cooks while the rest of the tread does nothing. These EVS Tuning offset camber joints fix that at the source. They're a direct replacement for your OEM front lower ball joints, and they locate the joint at an eccentric angle so you can dial in real negative camber without a single other suspension change.

How Much Camber You Actually Get

These adjust in roughly one-degree steps, and owners consistently report about -2.3 degrees at the middle setting and around -3.3 at the maximum, giving you up to about 3 degrees of adjustment from where you started. That covers everything from a mild street-plus-occasional-track setup to a genuinely aggressive track alignment.

Honest advice on where to land: if the car sees daily duty, most people are happiest staying under about -3 degrees, because past that you start trading away tire life and straight-line grip for cornering you may not be using every day. Middle setting is the sweet spot for a lot of FK8 and FL5 owners running a dual-purpose car. If it's a dedicated track car, go further and don't look back.

You Will Need An Alignment, No Exceptions

This is the part people underestimate, so plan for it. Changing camber on this platform causes a substantial change in toe, and toe is what actually eats tires and makes a car feel darty or vague. So book the alignment before you install these, not weeks later. Drive it out of adjustment in the meantime and you'll undo any tire savings you were chasing.

One tip worth knowing while the car's on the rack: the strut tower holes are slotted, so removing the strut guide pins gives your alignment shop additional front camber adjustment beyond what the ball joints alone provide. Several owners use that combination to fine-tune the final number rather than being stuck with whatever increment the joint lands on.

Why Ball Joints Instead Of Camber Plates

There's more than one way to get front camber, and this approach has real advantages. Offset ball joints are a direct swap for the factory part, so nothing about your strut mounting changes, you're not introducing extra noise or harshness into the chassis, and there's no top-mount hardware to loosen or wear. The adjustment lives down at the ball joint where it doesn't affect ride quality. For a car that's still a street car most of the week, that matters, and it's why a lot of Type R owners go this route instead of plates.

Fits FK8, FL5 And DE5

These fit the 2017-2021 Civic Type R (FK8), the 2023+ Civic Type R (FL5), and the 2024+ Acura Integra Type S (DE5). They're a direct replacement for the OEM front lower ball joints on all three, so if you're running any of those platforms, this is your camber solution.

Who Should Run These Ball Joints

This is for the Type R or Integra Type S owner who's been to a track day, looked at their front tires afterward, and realized the stock alignment isn't going to cut it. Track days, time attack, autocross, or an aggressive street setup, these give you the camber to actually use your front tires instead of destroying their outside edges. Pick your setting, get it aligned properly, and go put the whole contact patch to work.

Fits: 2017-2021 Honda Civic Type R (FK8), 2023+ Honda Civic Type R (FL5), and 2024+ Acura Integra Type S (DE5). Type: offset front lower ball joints, direct OEM replacement. Adjustment: up to approximately 3 degrees of camber adjustment in roughly 1-degree increments. Required: professional alignment after installation. Sold as: a pair (front left and right).