Eibach Sportlines
hey guys i just bought eibach sportlines for my 94 integra with stock suspension. I was wondering if i will need to get coilovers or a camber plate because i definately do not want any camber. If so please tell me what i need to get and also for shocks and struts.
Thanks much appreciated
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Thanks much appreciated
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Why don't you want camber? Hondas from the factory come with probably a half degree. Camber at 0 will make your car handle very poorly.
Many people have been running 1.5-3 degrees of camber for years with perfectly even tire wear. Skunk2 and car magazines have long perpetuated the myth that camber kills tires. Toe kills tires, and toe is the only adjustable alignment setting from factory equipment. You don't want your toe to be zeroed either, you want ~.03 out in the front and ~.05 in in the rear to make the cars steering more responsive and accurate, and also promote stability in turns and on the highway.
I've had 1.8 Front and 1.6 rear camber for 12,000 miles now on sticky tires and they all look brand new still after one rotation. I don't know the camber my civic had in high school, but it was totally dumped and didn't have a camber kit, it wore tires just fine. I would bet it had 3 degrees of camber no problem.
Now, if you were to add a camber kit to ADD camber that is something I would support. I could almost convince myself to get a camber kit to ad a half degree of camber to my current setup and maintain my current ride height.
Many people have been running 1.5-3 degrees of camber for years with perfectly even tire wear. Skunk2 and car magazines have long perpetuated the myth that camber kills tires. Toe kills tires, and toe is the only adjustable alignment setting from factory equipment. You don't want your toe to be zeroed either, you want ~.03 out in the front and ~.05 in in the rear to make the cars steering more responsive and accurate, and also promote stability in turns and on the highway.
I've had 1.8 Front and 1.6 rear camber for 12,000 miles now on sticky tires and they all look brand new still after one rotation. I don't know the camber my civic had in high school, but it was totally dumped and didn't have a camber kit, it wore tires just fine. I would bet it had 3 degrees of camber no problem.
Now, if you were to add a camber kit to ADD camber that is something I would support. I could almost convince myself to get a camber kit to ad a half degree of camber to my current setup and maintain my current ride height.
Some camber is okay. I think most cars come with a tiny bit of negative camber to improve handling.
If you lower a car, naturally, the camber is going to go more negative on it's own. Besides, camber isn't what you should be worried about. It's toe that kills tires faster. Just get an alignment.
If you lower a car, naturally, the camber is going to go more negative on it's own. Besides, camber isn't what you should be worried about. It's toe that kills tires faster. Just get an alignment.
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