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I have similar to what you have now, about 1/2" below "Euro", running -2.0f and I think there's room to get close to 0 camber in front. So something does not sound right with your car. You do know there's something like a 15-20 mm adjustment range at the top of the strut right? On the rear, you may not be getting the camber movement you are looking for with the factory eccentric, so it helps if you remove the toe and camber eccentrics to shift the trailing arm to spring plate relationship into the angle needed for you to get the camber you are looking for. However, if you don't mind an aggressive street/track alignment, replace whatever worn/bad bushings you have and dial in the minimum matched negative camber in front, and add about another 1/2 degree to that for the rears. In your case if you can get -1.8 in the fronts, you can set the rears to -2.3 to -2.5. Install Bilsteins if you don't already have them, and stiffer T-bars such as 22-29s if it's in your budget. Get rid of those worn tie rods and install turbo tie rods. Tire wear shouldn't be a big issue - it's usually excessive toe that causes accelerated wear.
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