I installed a set of used H&R sports off e-bay on my 96 LS sedan. It looks really nice but i couldn't even drive around the block without dragging on the road. Its a real pain in the butt. I tried 3 places that were around me and they all turned me away b/c my car was too low they didn't want to allign it.
Why is it so low?. . . prviously cut? over used? my cars too heavy?
What should i do now? I have school tomorrow and i don't wanna eat up my tires. . .no allignment and no camber.
Do you think I can last a week making a 15 mile commute (home to schol) a day?
I'm kinda worried. Your help would be greatly be appricated. thanks.
-jordan

 

you sure you didn't get H&R race springs? what color are the springs? were they new or used?

i had H&R sport springs....they do suck pretty bad but it shouldn't be dragging the car on the ground.

 

thats what happens when you use ebay.

you got pwned...

 

i'd suggest you go back to stock, and then get some tokico illumnas. they have a combo shock/springs that will drop you 1.5 inches. i wish i was dropped a little more. but i hear that needs a camber kit. so its chill.

 

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if you're gonna do that... midas well get omnipowers

 

they're dark blue. and they are the sports. go back to stock? i was seriously thinking about that. so much wasted money . . . how long do u think i can go on my set up? a week? i need at least to then end of the week thats y.

 

And thats why coilovers are better

 

i heard about this happening to some people.. msg patrickgsr he had this problem also

 

how long do u think i can go without allignment (no camber kit on front.) I need a week with 15 miles a day. any input? thanks.

 

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i dont think itll be a problem for you commuting that little. it's not like your car is gonna explode because your alignment and camber are off. just drive how you're supposed to drive a dropped car until the end of the week or whatever. ie: avoid any imperfections in the road, stay on the smoothest road possible. go the most sideways you can up a driveway, yes, this includes your schools... goodluck!

 

The same thing happened to me. I went through a set of tires in a little over a month from those damn springs. Put it back to stock and sell them. Get Omnipowers, they are decent for the money.

 

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You'll be fine. I was dumb and didnt get an alignment for over a year after I installed mu H&R sports with KYB AGX (all new parts) yet I didn't experience any bad wear on my tires until the last month I had those tires. To this day, I still have no camber kit and my tires wear evenly until all the tread is low.

 

weird, my h&r sports are black? It shouldn't drop your car that much, i guess you and Patrick both got the defective springs? lol.

 

^ LOL.

The springs are pretty soft, but I just find it weird that I very rarely see people have so much trouble with them as Patrick did. Mine did end up lowering my car about 2.25 - 2.5" Right now, I'm on 16x7 wheels with 205/45/16 tires and don't rub at all. And only scrape my ITR lip when I'm careless

EDIT: Also, my local Discount Tires had no problem aligning my car. ($120 for lifetime alignment, and they will adjust camber kits if you have them)

 

Autocraps does a good alignment for 90 bucks with a camber kit. 60 without.

 

If you're not gonna do an alignment right away, be sure to rotate your tires often.

 

i wanna see picture! did you buy them used? maybe they are old and sagging. do they feel stiff?