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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 11:14 PM
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Hi guys can anyone help me with this? I have installed the spoon springs on stock dampers, should i have to adjust the toe in of the car?
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 11:18 PM
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Any time you change ride height toe will change. I don't know the drop of Spoon springs but you should at least check it.
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Old Feb 25, 2003 | 11:43 PM
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When you lower a car with the steering tie rods behind the front axle, your tires will toe in.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 03:47 AM
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Default Re: Toe in/out after lowered springs (tonyXcom)

depending on application you will definitely want to check it and add some toe out.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 04:03 AM
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Default Re: Toe in/out after lowered springs (tonyXcom)

When you lower a car with the steering tie rods behind the front axle, your tires will toe in.
Shouldnt they toe OUT?
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 06:08 AM
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Default Re: Toe in/out after lowered springs (tonyXcom)

When you lower a car with the steering tie rods behind the front axle, your tires will toe in.
When you lower a car, you get toe OUT.

But when you increase negative camber thru an aftermarket upperarm type camber kit (skunk2), you gain massive toe IN.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 07:45 AM
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your sposed to get toe out when you lower your car. But i know this guy with an integra that is half and half of 2 cars. They literally attached half of one car and half of another. He has skunk coilovers with illuminas and the lower he goes the more toe in he gets, its messed up.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 08:02 AM
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I stand corrected.

I just looked at my lowered car and the inside of the tie rod is lower then the outside, meaning at stock ride height they were closer to level. Lowering the car makes the effective length shorter, pulling on the knuckles, toeing the wheels out.

For some strange reason, I had in my head the tie rod was lower on the outside then the inside on a stock height car.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 08:21 AM
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I just looked at my lowered car and the inside of the tie rod is lower then the outside, meaning at stock ride height they were closer to level. Lowering the car makes the effective length shorter, pulling on the knuckles, toeing the wheels out.
Yup that's exactly what happens.
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 11:35 AM
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Thanks for your help guys.
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