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Old 03-23-02, 06:56 PM
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Okay, I have had a set of H&R springs on my car since late last year. I had it aligned (not by the dealer) and yesterday I had serviced the car by the Lexus dealer and also had them do an alignment. They told me that the last person who did the alignment did not do it too well and that it was really off. Also, they could not get it to exactly where the settings are supposed to be at but pretty close. And also, that the rears need a camber kit. Does anyone else with H&R springs have this problem? And where can I get a camber kit?

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Old 03-26-02, 06:36 PM
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From what I've heard, anything larger than 1" drop would require some sort of camber kit. I belive the H&R springs are a 1.4" drop. I could be wrong though? Any good tire/suspension place might be able to find you the right camber kit for your car.
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Don't have H&R, but I have Tein and droped 2 1/2" just had it 4 wheel alignment no problem with camber. ??? (The guys who did my alignment does Auto X racers' car all the time including several IS that are lowered such as mine. Sorry to hear about ur problem.
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do you need a camber kit for the h&r springs? Or any 1+ inch drop? where do you get them??
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Originally posted by isman
Don't have H&R, but I have Tein and droped 2 1/2" just had it 4 wheel alignment no problem with camber. ??? (The guys who did my alignment does Auto X racers' car all the time including several IS that are lowered such as mine. Sorry to hear about ur problem.
You do have a camber problem although that just means you are going to have major un-even tire wear. Auto X racers love negative cambers.. why?? because they get much better traction this way.

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I also have the H&Rs and yes my camber is little off from the factory spec range.. but it's not something you need to worry about.. I havn't experienced any major un-even tire wear.. I don't think there is anything any of us could do since the camber kits are not available yet.
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Thanks MastaTibz....yea, I haven't experienced anything bad either, so Im not too worried about it anymore!
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u guys that have h&r spring hoiw long have u drove it drop?because i have 1"drop with 19x8.5 and im getting uneven wear. mabe i have to check my alignment again
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Mr cars had H&R springs for about a year and a half now. No uneven wear on my tires!! You should get it aligned AND make sure the wheels and tires are balanced!!
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i agree with masta ...i have had mine in for about 2 years and i havent really had a major problems with tire wear
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