Hey guys. I just did a massive drop on my 5th Gen and the camber is good but the front wheel alignment is duck-footed. Anyone else notice that after a significant drop? I'm just gonna let the car sit on the new coilovers for a week or so and then take it to get an alignment. It should be good after that. Anyone have any feedback? Thanks.

 

if you wait that long it will wear your tires out, Im not sure about NJ but tire kingdom around here just charges 50$ for an alignment, it will handle better, and it will save on tires.

 

better get an alignment asap

 

the sooner the better, but ive known people who ran hard for weeks with no HUGE effect. Not ideal, but hey whatcha gunna do.

 

when you lower ride height it not only affects camber, but caster and toe as well. a week shouldn't be a big deal, but the car will drive a little funny, and it might accelerate wear.

btw TOE is the killer of tires. Camber has little to do with premature wear.

 

if ur wheels are turned in towards each other and you drive in a straight line for too long your car will crash into itself and bend it half. trust me, ive seen it happen.

 

I haven't been driving the car. Just letting it sit in my driveway and giving the coilovers time to settle. I was thinking about getting an alignment done after a week cuz I need to drive but I think I might let it sit another week. I made it through this past week with no problems so.... whats another week?

 

strange
so if camber isnt the primary culprit, i guess when ive gotten spec sheets after the alignment the toe is what im looking for? I thought they could set the toe, to 0 even.. so should i just get that done and not worry about camber kits? or does camber influence toe which causes wear..

whats the dilly

 

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so if camber isnt the primary culprit, i guess when ive gotten spec sheets after the alignment the toe is what im looking for? I thought they could set the toe, to 0 even.. so should i just get that done and not worry about camber kits? or does camber influence toe which causes wear..

whats the dilly</TD></TR></TABLE>

as long as the toe is 0 (or as close as they can get to 0, they'll sometimes get .23, .12, .32) your tires should be fine and you don't need a camber kit. Camber kits are for people that need MORE neg. camber, and they should be sold that way, but it doesn't really benefit the mfr's to tell people that.

camber, toe, and caster are all related to each other, and they are all related to the rest of the suspension geometry, so whenever you change ride ht. or other parts of the geometry changes, all 3 (Camber toe caster) change with it.