This is actually for my sister, she has a 94 Accord Ex Sedan and she just purchased some 15 in. wheels for her car. Im not sure what tire size to go with. The lowering springs that she is going to be using are the eiboch sportlines which lower the car 1.8 front 1.7 rear and these will be on the oem honda struts. My concern is whether she will have camber wear, i've had friends with lowering springs and no camber kits on their 92-95 Civic hatchbacks and they dont get camber wear. I dont know if its the way the Civic suspension is setup or what not. She will get an alignment after lowering springs and wheels with new tires get installed. You Accord people, how are your rides tire wear without a camber kit and how low is your car/spring drop?

 

You people with lowered cars, whats you tire size? Is 195/55/15 good or should i go with 195/50/15?

 

my stock alloys are running 195/60/15, they work fine lowered. dont want to go low-pro though, thats just money i dont want to spend.

 

Well, first I'll say I hope your lucky and those stock shocks don't die soon.

I agree with SiR on the 55 or 50 profile tires. 60 could work too, its just a kind of a lot of sidewall.

Basically just look at the car after you get it back from the alignment. No visible camber, then you are good to go.

Usually a good rule of thumb is anything over 1.5" most likely will need a camber kit, but there are exceptions to that rule.

 

I had talked to a rep at eiboch about stock struts and he said that they test their springs with oem struts and that I should be fine if the struts are fine.

 

And I agree with that.

Eibach are a great brand period, but also very good to use if you are running OEM struts/shocks.

Mostly referring to if you have older/noticeably worn struts, which too many people often use. Also, some people just have bad luck and they go out earlier.

If that Accord doesn't have too many miles and rides just fine I don't see why it wouldn't work.

 

Lol, kinda sorta, but just from looking at the car you won't be able to tell issues.

Take the car in for an alignment afterwards. As long as the camber is between -1 and 1 degrees you're fine. Get the toe zero'd out, that's the killer.

 

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete...urrentpage=136

at the top there's a drop down menu of more than you would ever want to know about tires lol see what you can find out

 

Thanks for the tip, I already have that in mind.

 

Never said not to take it for an alignment. The person already said they were, and from my own suspension swap experience, I KNOW you need to.

I'm talking spotting immediate camber issues when looking. Obviously you can't tell a degree or two on sight.

 

make sure you take it in and get an alignment after you put on the new tires!

 

Yea, I do know that lol who doesn't? Just got the sportlines in today