lowering springs questions
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lowering springs questions
Alright i just picked up some Tein lowering springs for my car and i was wondering should i get it realigned after i put them on?? I feel like i should... Thanks for the help it might be a stupid question but don't bash on me....
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From: Illnoise. WAY downtown, jerky.
Camber doesn't really wear tires very much. It's toe that wears tires.
I still get even wear on my S2000 with -3 deg of camber in the back. I still get even wear with -2.5 deg of camber on my civic that I use to DD on the highway every day (mostly straight line miles). Camber is not a major wearing angle like toe is.
Yes, you will 100% most definately need an alignment after dropping the car. The angles on S2000s change much more dramatically than a STi or SRT4 since it has double wishbones.
You should get an alignment for pretty much ANY car after doing any kind of ride height alterations for it...but some cars just change more than others.
You can probably go back to stock camber. Go back to stock toe settings. Make sure they do a good job at aligning it since the S2000 is a little harder to align than other cars.
I still get even wear on my S2000 with -3 deg of camber in the back. I still get even wear with -2.5 deg of camber on my civic that I use to DD on the highway every day (mostly straight line miles). Camber is not a major wearing angle like toe is.
Yes, you will 100% most definately need an alignment after dropping the car. The angles on S2000s change much more dramatically than a STi or SRT4 since it has double wishbones.
You should get an alignment for pretty much ANY car after doing any kind of ride height alterations for it...but some cars just change more than others.
You can probably go back to stock camber. Go back to stock toe settings. Make sure they do a good job at aligning it since the S2000 is a little harder to align than other cars.
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Get an alignment... always..
about the camber... i've heard that ap1's are good to have some negative camber if your the type of person that likes twisties and auto cross and what not...
since you take corners hard, the tires become flat during cornering giving you full patch... in a straight line your inner tire is gonna wear quicker than the rest of the tire..
just a thought.l
about the camber... i've heard that ap1's are good to have some negative camber if your the type of person that likes twisties and auto cross and what not...
since you take corners hard, the tires become flat during cornering giving you full patch... in a straight line your inner tire is gonna wear quicker than the rest of the tire..
just a thought.l
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I'd wait a week after install to get an alignment. I've heard the springs need to settle. That's what I did, and no problems here.
but you def. need an alignment once you drop it, otherwise you'll get uneven tire wear.
but you def. need an alignment once you drop it, otherwise you'll get uneven tire wear.