Hey guys I was just wondering about camber kits. How low can you drop your car exactly until the kits are required. Does it depend on what type of spring it is also?

 

You really have to put the suspension on then take it to the alignment shop and see whats going on..Most times you dont even need a camber kit at all,,as long as the toe is good..

 

Whats a good height to drop your car to anyway? I want it to look nice but like not be to low to the point where I'm scraping every driveway and bump in sight. Right now I'm thinking about buying some springs but I don't know whats a good brand. I reasearched and everything and it looks like tein springs are popular.

 

If you want to stay away from rubbing i would say lower it between 1" and 1.5". Mine is lowered 2.25" front and 2" rear w/camber kits and I have rubbing issues. But I also have 225/45 tires.

 

1.5" to 1.75" is a pretty good drop. you may scrape going in an out of parking lots sometimes but thats the way it is with a lowered car.

Its impossible to know weather or not you'll NEED a camber kit until you've installed the suspension and driven ~500 miles to let it settle. That being said, dropping 1.5" will PROBABLY put you at -1.0 to -1.2 degrees, which is usually fine.

Another reason to get camber kits though is to set the camber right where you want it. Some negative camber will improve your handling. So if you wanted your camber at say, exactly -1.0 or exactly -1.5 all around, a camber kit would be necessary. In that respect, camber kits are a good idea in general when you're lowering for performance.

If you're not slamming your car, I'd highly recommend the Progress adjustable ball joints. Built like a tank and won't dent your shock front tower. They're adjustable only 1 degree but they also have caster adjustment built in.


I agree that toe is more important than camber when it comes to tire wear in general so to a certain extent, trial and error is involved. One option is to hold off on new tires until you see how your tires wear on your newly lowered (and recently aligned) car.

 

ive got a 1.5-1.75 drop and its not all that bad.....but i really wanna go lower

 

Hey thanks guys. I have an idea how low I should go now.