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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 08:19 AM
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I'm lowering my car 2 inches all around today. Will I need to adjust my camber with only a 2 inch drop?
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 09:10 AM
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it depends on how often your lowered

yes, very much you will if you want your tires to outlast 20k
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 09:15 AM
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I put some 2.5" front 2.25" rear neuspeed race springs on my car about 6 months ago, and I haven't noticed any abnormal wear with my tires. 92 civic hatch. Now the camber may be out of spec, I'm not sure, I've never taken it in for an alignment. The car tracks fine on the highway, and I can't really see any negative camber by eye. Good luck.
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 02:50 PM
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Do you hear your tires whine on the highway? I did the Tein Stech springs on my 97 Coupe and the toe angle was off pretty bad. Camber is not adjustable without a camber kit or arm. Get an alignment and have the toe angle adjusted to spec.
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 02:57 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chronodyne28 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I'm lowering my car 2 inches all around today. Will I need to adjust my camber with only a 2 inch drop?</TD></TR></TABLE>
No, but you'll need to have it aligned to have the toe corrected . . .
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 03:11 PM
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Camber kit is well worth it, i know from experience dude.
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 04:36 PM
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Set the toe to factory specs and rotate your tires and you will be fine.
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 06:16 PM
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Just finished putting them on thx to jdmEFnine1 and DruWO. Car is real low now - I'm loving it.
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 06:18 PM
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I would, the back just use washers, the front get a camber kit... i have skunk 2... i love it
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Old Oct 24, 2004 | 07:03 PM
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i used the h&r races on mine. you can tell it has negative camber all around. but, theres no really visible uneven tread wear. no whining while driving. havent even set the toe back to 0. but, i just got new tires that i gotta mount, so ill probably set it then. the drop is like 2.25fr and 2.0r. 0 finger gap all around
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