civcexcoupeblack

I have a 98 ex, coupe dropped on 15" wheels with kyb-agx and ground controls. I would say that it is dropped 2.75 inchs. The Camber was very negative, so i put 3 washers under the upper control arm. That helped, but now every tim the wheel goes into the fender ell more than 1/4 it rubs. The bolt trick did not 100% fix my camber so i think im gonna lift the car up 1/2 inch (till i get some longer bolts). But main concern is that the tire sticks out, just to the fender (therefore it cant really go inside). How would i fix this? New lower control arm? if so which one is sightly shorter? Thnks

ITRacer121

raise the car LOW Rider

96 SOHC VTEC

3? How thick are the washers you are using? I had two washers in the rear and it was dropped 3.5" for awhile, and the washers helped it out a lot. Bottom line is, if you put a couple washers in the back, and it is still off, it is OK. The rear of the Civic doesn't have that much weight to cause severe tire wear. I would be more concerned with the front camber being off.


[Modified by 96 SOHC VTEC, 7:38 PM 7/1/2002]

714eg

Pull the rubber **** out of the wheelwells in the back too!

hondachick81

yeah I would try it at about 2". civics don't really have a whole lot of wheel gap.

I am wondering how far I will beable to drop my car when I am riding on 16"s

civcexcoupeblack

They are 3/8" washers, just bout 1/16" thick. I just measued my camber (using a level next to the wheel). The bottom of the rim sticks out 1/8" more than the top. I guess the tires being larger, give the appearence that there is more camber than there truly is. I am going to get some 40mm bolts, and put another washer or two in there. That should take care of it. I also just raised the back about 1/2" so it (camber) looks a lot better.

96 SOHC VTEC

FYI, I believe Civic's come with -1 rear camber from the factory.

civcexcoupeblack

I bought some bolts, and put another two washer on it. It looks even. Where would i go to get it tested for th exact camber? Ijust realized that they were 8.8 grade....is this too low? Well i have to drive like 15 miles today, before ill have time to take them out if they are..... i hope my suspension doesnt fall off!!


[Modified by civcexcoupeblack, 12:07 AM 7/2/2002]

civcexcoupeblack

anyone?