ok guys, so i lowered my 2001 civic ex sedan on sportline eibach springs. after lowering it, the back wheels looked like this / \, so i thought that by doing a regular alingment they would be back to normal, after the guy that dropped it said they would. But they didn't, I was told to buy a camber kit, but as the wheels are they are a finger away of touching the back fender and rubbing, so my question is, will the camber kits or if I buy control arms, will they both pick up the car in some way to have the wheels straightened up again, or will the wheels just get straightened up and they they will rub the fender. my mechanic said that even if there was a way of straightening the tire, it was going to rub the fender. So what can i do?


Modified by civicjdm01 at 4:58 AM 3/3/2008

 

how low are you? what size wheel/tire are you running?

both of these will impact whether or not you rub

 

the wheels are 17'' and i am 2'' or more low

 

the wheel is a finger away from the fender

 

im on 17s and my mechanic just adjusted my camber a little bit to where my tires do not rub... how they don't rub i don't know, they are practically touching the fender...

 

so your tire is prolly a 205/40R17 or so?

you could roll your rear fenders to give more clearance. you should be able to adjust it so you get rid of that bad camber and also dont rub

 

wow, do your tires look the same though like this l l

 

Post pictures so that we can better help you with your problem. From just hearing about it, I suggest getting putting a camber kit on it and rolling the fenders.

And coming from an old school drifting background, I love / \

 

Wheels looking like this / \, is called negative camber. To correct your camber, you'll need adjustable rear upper control arms (aka. a "rear camber kit"). Depending on what wheel size and tire size you decide to use, will determine if you rub or not. 17" wheels doesn't tell us squat. 17x7 +45 lets us know the width and the offset, the two most important sizes in this conversation. Then, for tire sizes, letting us know what size they are in exact detail is the only way we can have even a clue as to what is up with your setup.

But, to be plainly honest, those Eibach Sportlines probably don't get you low enough to rub at 0 degrees camber, unless you're running some ridiculous wheel/tire combination.

 

i spent hundreds of dollars and many frustrating hours figurin g out what i had to do to not rub. If you rub after you fix your alignment roll your fenders. It maes world of difference