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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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kinda noob a bit about lowering... need serious answers... if you lowered your car your wheel will be negative, aight? in order to make the camber alignment right you will need to install those new camber kit like skunk 2 or other brands.. the question is what if you lift and adjust your car to stock ride height do you need to adjust the camber again? is the camber alignment for lowered say 1 inch drop different from stock ride height? thanks thanks...

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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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Default Re: coil overs and camber alignment.... (06CivicSi)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 06CivicSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you lowered your car your wheel will be negative, aight? </TD></TR></TABLE>

That's right Yo! At least for the rear wheels. My front wheels went nasty positive on the camber when I lowered my car.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 06CivicSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">in order to make the camber alignment right you will need to install those new camber kit like skunk 2 or other brands..

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For the rear wheels YES. Skunk2 makes a camber kit and so does SPC.

For the front wheels it depends on the coilovers you get. Some come with front pillowball upper mounts which enable you to adjust the FRONT camber without purchasing a camber kit. And some do not. And for those you'll have to get an aftermarket one. They're cheap for the fronts though.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 06CivicSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the question is what if you lift and adjust your car to stock ride height do you need to adjust the camber again?
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Maybe. Anytime you alter the ride height of the car....you are altering the suspension geometry. Sometimes the alignment may LOOK alright....but it's always best to redo your alignment or at least re-check it whenever you change your ride height up OR down....just to be on the safe side. Alignment specs that are out of specs can drastically affect the handling of the car as well as eat your tires up faster than you can bust a nut in a Brazilian chic.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 06CivicSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">is the camber alignment for lowered say 1 inch drop different from stock ride height? thanks thanks...

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Not that much different cause it's not an aggressive drop. But it will pull your rear wheels negative more than stock. So it may or may not throw the camber out of specs. Best to just get a rear camber kit just to be on the safe side.

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 06CivicSi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> thanks thanks...

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Old Sep 19, 2008 | 08:57 PM
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Default Re: coil overs and camber alignment.... (RICO_)

deym you frikin answered all the question man.. you left nothing for the other guys to post hahaha.. anyways thanks man for the quick important infos...

how many inches is your ride dropped rico? did you ever went back to stock ride height on your pro-c? i'm thinking of getting the pro-s i know it's not the best but can't afford the frikin pro-c.. hahaha or is there any best coil overs for the same prize like pro-s?
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