Just bought a 2008 honda fit sport...I want to lower it 1.6 1.8" drops....will i have to get an alignment or camber kit? I dropped my Talon(2fast4ahonda) and it was a headache...$75 camber bushings....and 3 hours of torching/labor/hassle.....hundreds of dollars later....it was done.....i had to go 3 different shops to get someone to align my car cause it was lowered.....if it will be a hassle.....i dont want to deal with it.........oh yeh are the skunk springs really that much better than cheap ebay springs? And are my stock struts gonna blow out in 3 months? I have tein springs and kybs on my talon....handles great .....rides like crap......i dont want my fit to ride like crap(bumpy)

Got some 16" hyundai wheels that i am gonna throw on the fit...hopefully i wont need spacers..got em for $200 with 1000 miles on the kuhmos




Modified by 2fast4ahonda at 4:35 PM 8/16/2008

 

just get an alignment, im dropped 2.5 inches and didnt need camber kits

 

Did you drop a fit tho? or civic, accord, other models? Hopefully you have the same car. I didnt see alot of replies on this topic. You thing they really hate my screen name?

 

i have a 93 ex, even search and many will say u dont need camber for that little of a drop

 

dont drop it over 2 inches. get a alignment right away if you value your rubber. buy some decent rubber. dont buy junk2 springs.

 

So i should buy tein or eibach springs then?

How long will the install take my mechanic?

 

i went with koni and eibach pros

 

I say get a camber kit.

 

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And I say that's a waste of money. More money on parts, more time and money to align it, much more hassle and headache, possibility of slipping, etc.

I have had as much as -2.8 degrees of camber on my car, with no camber kit, and minimal tire wear issues. Toe is what does the most damage to tires. Toe and camber both change when the car is lowered, and when you get a camber kit and have it aligned, toe is also corrected, which fixes the tire wear. But really only an alignment to fix the toe is needed.

It will not be any more hassle to align if they only adjust the toe. The only hassle will be if the car is too low and has trouble getting up on the rack.

Now I'm not sure but I think the Fit has Mac struts up front, like the newer Civics and RSX's. If that's the case, you will see very little, if any, negative camber after lowering. The rear may take on some negative camber, but again, and alignment to fix the toe is really all that's needed.