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Old 06-06-17, 01:52 PM
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so I am curious what people can get out of tires on stock suspension and only springs. Right after the drop I got an alignment and I was able to get out 8k miles but the inner tire is bald camber or toe wear I don't know the right term has anyone gotten more or is it about average? I know dropping it on springs and something that low will reduce shocks and tires life span just curious to what others are getting on their tires
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I've always hated springs. Long story short.. the struts will need to be replaced. Save an extra 400-600 for coilovers or 2500-4000 for bags. I'd NEVER get springs.

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Decent coilovers are at least $1k. It won't help your tire wear issue, and is actually worse than springs. Ride quality is stiff and bumpy and very uncomfortable for daily driving. Coils will need to get rebuilt around 25k-35k miles depending on road and driving conditions.
You'll probably get 15-20k out of the stock shocks with these super down, but I wouldn't expect more than 10k for tires. There are no camber adjustments for our cars so you'll have to live with inner tire wear.
I've had both springs and coils in my younger days. Too much work and maintenance for me now.
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Yeah figured just wanted to see how man miles people got in on the tires before they were replaced being lowered and all
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