im planning on dropping my 02 accord coupe. i only have money for springs and nothing else. will i need camber kits if i drop my car 1.5 inch? will i need alignment and other stuff that will increase my cost? what is the maximum height i can drop without needing cambers? will my stock shocks be able to handle the drop? i would truly appreciate it if u guys can answer as much as you can....because i NEED to drop my car asap. Thanks so much.

 

The answer to all your questions is if you can't afford to do it right or don't know what the hell you are doing don't do it.

To be more specific...

Will you need a camber kit? Maybe, maybe not but be prepared to purchase one should your alignment be too far out of spec. With 1.5" you might be fine but it depends on the car and the springs.

You will positively need an alignment, there is no away around it. If you remove and replace suspension components with new parts you need to get the car aligned.

Will your stock shocks be ok on a 1.5inch drop? Maybe for a little while but it is not the best way to do it and it is hard on the shocks but it might work for a while. Save you cash until you can afford to get a decent setup including shocks and springs.

 

thank you

 

My $0.02...
If you get a conservative spring set like Eibach ProKits you'll be fine.
My first springs were ProKits on stock shocks. The shocks went 60K miles on those springs no problem. Negative camber is usually a good thing, if not excessive. With a conservative drop, your camber won't be too out of whack and you won't a camber kit. It's a must to get an alignment after any suspension work. On Hondas all they really can adjust easily is toe, and it's usually excessive toe that eats tires worse than camber.