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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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Ok my problem is that i have a set of work meister sp1 in 18's on my car with the eibach springs and koni shocks. and i'm getting alot of rubbing on the driver side. The tires are 225/40/18's toyo proxes T1Rs.

One main question is does ANYONE PLEASE know of a solutions for my problem.

The only thing i could come up with is change the springs to a higher set. Does anyone know of springs that drop the car the least other than factory?

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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 03:44 PM
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Run more negative camber up front or swtich to a 215 front tire.
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 04:28 PM
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what offset?
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Old Sep 13, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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Depends if you are slammed, on any wheels they will rub basically if your springs are too low and you don't have enough camber and travel room.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 02:09 AM
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+56 in the front and +62 in the rear

well thats the reason i got the eibach was cause it isnt suppose to slam the car. And for some reason that i dont know why is that the left of my car is lower than the right side. Does anyone know this problem?
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by b16horse,Sep 14 2006, 02:09 AM
+56 in the front and +62 in the rear

well thats the reason i got the eibach was cause it isnt suppose to slam the car. And for some reason that i dont know why is that the left of my car is lower than the right side. Does anyone know this problem?
Its lower cause you are sitting on the left side

get an alignment, I imagine dialing in a little more negative camber will cure what ails ya'.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 11:14 AM
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well obviously when i'm sitting in the car the left side is going to be lower, but i'm saying this when no one is in the car. And adding more negative camber would just kill the tires also by eating away the inside treads.
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Old Sep 14, 2006 | 12:07 PM
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agree with the alignment solution...

put 18s on eibachs on mine- rubbed on all 4 corners

let it settle about aweek and had an aggressive street alignment done to the car- no more rubs (except the fronts on good bumps) !
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