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Old May 6, 2004 | 06:23 AM
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an aftermarket camber kit, i heard it was 2inches...

then how far can u lower ur car on stock struts? i heard 1.5 inches if u have good struts

heres a pic/s of my car, alots changed since then, but you can see the fender whell gap..

http://www.geocities.com/illphukyouup/pics.html
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Old May 6, 2004 | 06:31 AM
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I dont know...but im rockin neuspeed race on stock shocks for about 9 months, its about 2.25 drop with no camber kit. Tires just wear out quicker. I do plan on getting some KYBs...
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Old May 6, 2004 | 06:35 AM
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you can go low... until you see sparks coming from the bottom of the car

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Old May 6, 2004 | 06:45 AM
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as long as you go below stock, technically, you will need a camber kit.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 07:35 AM
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Below Stock Height!
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Old May 6, 2004 | 07:47 AM
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As long as your car is aligned properly with the tow set straight, you should have minimal camber wear with any drop.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 07:54 AM
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Now, thats a CRUCK. Half car, half truck. Is that a fabtech lift? Rancho shocks? Just kiddin. My car is lowered 2 1/4", 2 1/2". Seems like my front tires only really wear badly with my 17s who knows. With my stockies, my tires last forever with no camber kit.
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Old May 6, 2004 | 07:56 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ebelp &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">As long as your car is aligned properly with the tow set straight, you should have minimal camber wear with any drop.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Roger that. Camber doesn't destryo tires, to a certain degree. Tow will eat tires quicker than anything.

And it's not the amount of inches (or millimeters) that you lower a car that "requires" use of a camber kit. If you lower your car 3 inches, and throw the camber off only 1.75 degrees, that's great. But some people only lower 2 inches, and throw camber off 3 degrees or more.

So, when you lower the car, go get and alignment. They should be able to tell you what your camber, caster, tow and all that jazz is. I would personally suggest that if your camber is greater than -3.50 degrees...I would consider doing something to correct it a little. But, if the tow is in a safe range, then it won't be as bad.

Did any of that make sense? BTW tow is / \ that would be if you were looking down on your car, the tires would appear to be facing inward, or outward.
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Old May 7, 2004 | 07:10 AM
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ya, that made sense... this is cool cuz, my uncle works at a shop.. so we have my car in one bay putting on the GC's and all that ish.. then after were done, back the car up, go 2 bays over, and drive it in to get it alligned

ok.. so is it possible to get it alligned back the same way stock was? so theres no tire wear?

oh yeah, BUMP
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Old May 7, 2004 | 10:05 AM
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you have 2 threads in the same day!
i mean comon try doing a seach for once if the doesnt work search the arcives
https://honda-tech.com/zerosearch
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Old May 7, 2004 | 12:58 PM
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Default Re: how far can u lower ur car be4 u need to get a... (..::91TEG-G2::..)

My teg was lowered with Skunk 2 coilovers on stock shocks...I didnt have a camber kit...but the tires did wear quickly, and it didnt handle that well.
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Old May 7, 2004 | 01:01 PM
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id get a camber kit after 1.5 inches
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