I have a 98 prelude and was thinking of getting some blue tokico suspension kit for it.
Its going to lower about 1.5". Will i need a camber kit?? if so is there any cheap ones that would work just fine?..i found these on ebay but im not so sure if i should get them..if someone can please hit me up bout the camber kits, that will be kool.
Thanks!

heres the site to the camber kit im talking about! LET ME KNOW IF ITS ALRIGHT FOR ME TO GET THESE

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...A1318

 

If you are going to mess with camber (It would be better for your tires if you do), then please stick with ingalls. They look similar, but have much better bushing designs and will wear better and give you the ride you want. They are more money, but once you kill a set of the cheapies you will wish you went with the better ones to begin with.

 

kool..thanxs man. Ima go ahead and just waste acouple more bucks for those ingalls.

 

while it be alright if i got some obx camber kit for the front for right now. and then later on get the ones for the back?. how bad will the tires get worn if i dont put cambers on the back?. oh yeah and another question. Ive been reading on the camber kits and ive came by some of them saying +1.5 to +3 and ive seen others with -1.5 to +3 ? which ones will i need for a setup thats gonna lower the ride 1.5 inches.

 

I would replace your bump stops while your at it. What size tires will you be running? What are your future plans for the car?

 

Hmm..yeah, it does sound like a good idea too. Where can i buy these new bump stops for a good cheap price?.. Umm after i install the Tokico setup im just gonna be running stock tires and rims. the rims will be the last thing i will buy. Um basically im just gonna make my ride look good!. give it better stance and get rid of stock. the usual I/h/e. which has already been done.. had the motor rebuilt by honda like about 8 or 9 mnths ago. thats it. i just wanna make the car look sick!

 

sounds like you got your priorities straight, better to have a nice suspension then fancy wheels, hard-parkers need to understand this

 

yup ur right ejlday! i rather have a nice driven ride instead of wasten money on rims. Rims are my last priority. Dont need to look fancy to go fast!.

 

I have the ingalls on my 4th gen.

The ingall's can be installed 180* opposite. When installed one way, you can make the tires camber in, and if you install 180* the other way, you can make the wheels camber out.
After putting the camber kit in on the front wheels, my camber went from -2.9* in the front to -.8* which is still in spec for the 4th gen.
My rear doesn't have a camber kit and the camber is at -3.1* and its tearin up my tires, but only the inside 1/3 of it

I wanna try the cheap ones to at least try to str8'n the wheels out in the rear, and after all the searching i've done, i can't find whether the cheap ones work in the rear. Everyone on here is quick to jump on a name brand band-wagon, and I refuse to pay another $150 for adjustable ball joints in the rear (which have slipped out of spec on the recommended tq spec) and it bangs on the inner fender in the wheel well.

 

you wont need a camber or castor kit for that drop. You will be fine. I have tockio shocks on a 1.6 front and 1.4 drop and I put it on the alignment rack, and it was well within range of correct alignment. (Meaning that castor and camber kit isnt needed.

 

alright!!. well i just installed the suspension setup, and will get an alignment when i have another day off from work. but hopefully my camber isnt gonna be way too off and will need a camber kit. imna go ahead and get the alignment and see how the car drives and will pay attention to the tires for wear. if so imna go ahead and get the cambers. Ive been reading around about the cambers on a 5th gen prelude and alot of people say that the ingalls dont have clearance so u will need to hit ur inner fender in for clearance. I heard that the SPC Camber kit for the 5th prelude give u better clearance and u will not need to hit the inner fender in.. IF IM WRONG LET ME KNOW?? i just want to be able to get the right ones if im going to need them in the end.

 

ShoofIsLudin, don't use the ball joints for the back then. I went with the ingalls control arm mounts and have no problems with them. They simply are a better solution than the no-name ones I had before (those actually broke, leaving me stranded). Tirerack has them up here (listed as 4th gen):
http://www.tirerack.com/suspen...ode=S
I've had no problems with them slipping using nylock nuts or locktite. The cheap ones literally snapped on me, after the bushing had wallowed out.

Good luck to the OP, hopefully a 5th genner can chime in on your question.