Coilover Suggestions
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thanks! i'm pretty good at asking for an alignment to be done and the shop that is installing the coilovers doesn't allow a customer to install suspension parts without also doing an alignment. if the customer refuses, then the shop asks the customer to take their business elsewhere.
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Personally I would just do everything "correct" the first time while getting the alignment done.You dont need it if the camber is under -2. But if it is over I would suggest you get it. And you probably are over -2 with a coilover.
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yep, i will get an alignment as per the shop's requirements and i am slightly over -2 with the down springs so i don't know where i'll be once the coilovers are installed.
Last edited by davyjordi; Aug 2, 2017 at 02:16 PM. Reason: clarification
Toe eats tires faster than Camber
Most people mistaken toe wear for Camber
If a car is Toe is proper but with a tiny bit of camber, The tire will last almost as long as a car with Zero camber.
You do not want a car to be zero camber for cornering purposes.
Most performance cars have a bit of camber already dialed on purpose from factory.
Most people mistaken toe wear for Camber
If a car is Toe is proper but with a tiny bit of camber, The tire will last almost as long as a car with Zero camber.
You do not want a car to be zero camber for cornering purposes.
Most performance cars have a bit of camber already dialed on purpose from factory.
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Pole Position
Joined: Jul 2010
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From: Los Angeles, CA
Toe eats tires faster than Camber
Most people mistaken toe wear for Camber
If a car is Toe is proper but with a tiny bit of camber, The tire will last almost as long as a car with Zero camber.
You do not want a car to be zero camber for cornering purposes.
Most performance cars have a bit of camber already dialed on purpose from factory.
Most people mistaken toe wear for Camber
If a car is Toe is proper but with a tiny bit of camber, The tire will last almost as long as a car with Zero camber.
You do not want a car to be zero camber for cornering purposes.
Most performance cars have a bit of camber already dialed on purpose from factory.
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From: CA
Thats true, but most performance cars have more camber in the front than rear. You would need at least -3 in the front to compensate for -2 camber in the rear. Or you will just have massive understeering. Kinda defeats the purpose of having a coilover.
And yes it is not a big deal. But if you have coilovers and why not set the alignment the correct way?
And yes it is not a big deal. But if you have coilovers and why not set the alignment the correct way?
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From: Los Angeles, CA
Thats true, but most performance cars have more camber in the front than rear. You would need at least -3 in the front to compensate for -2 camber in the rear. Or you will just have massive understeering. Kinda defeats the purpose of having a coilover.
And yes it is not a big deal. But if you have coilovers and why not set the alignment the correct way?
And yes it is not a big deal. But if you have coilovers and why not set the alignment the correct way?
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