Dropin My Car
04-13-09, 02:28 AM
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Dropin My Car
I got a 1999 LS4 i wanna drop it put change the springs what springs will keep the ride comfort the same and what kinda problems does it give if i drop it.....one of my friends droped the car for a bout a year now hes been changing his tires every 4 months he has a benz 400E i think
04-13-09, 06:13 AM
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I'll give you some help. Tanabe DF210 springs drop it the most and keep the cushy ride but they're more likely to blow your stock shocks quicker.
Before Mr. Drifter gets in here, you need to do a search. There's been hundreds of threads just like this.
Before Mr. Drifter gets in here, you need to do a search. There's been hundreds of threads just like this.
04-13-09, 07:35 AM
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^Ditto...
I learned the hard way on my SC. Was blowin through the fronts every 4 to 5 months...I had totaly forgot about getting the front alignment done after installing the Megans...What a bonehead
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I learned the hard way on my SC. Was blowin through the fronts every 4 to 5 months...I had totaly forgot about getting the front alignment done after installing the Megans...What a bonehead
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04-13-09, 01:36 PM
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nope, it depends on the car.
cars like the e-class mentioned don't have camber correction most of the time, at least not without an aftermarket camber kit.
anyways, you'd get more than 4months out if you remember to GET THE CAR ALIGNED AFTER DOING SUSPENSION WORK!
example-
i run -3 degrees of rear camber, a set of rear tires WITHOUT swapping them side to side lasts me ~15k miles.
the front lasts me about the same but that's with the toe being a little off because my alignment guy mucked up a little bit. should get more next time, running ~ -1.8-2degrees in the front.
cars like the e-class mentioned don't have camber correction most of the time, at least not without an aftermarket camber kit.
anyways, you'd get more than 4months out if you remember to GET THE CAR ALIGNED AFTER DOING SUSPENSION WORK!
example-
i run -3 degrees of rear camber, a set of rear tires WITHOUT swapping them side to side lasts me ~15k miles.
the front lasts me about the same but that's with the toe being a little off because my alignment guy mucked up a little bit. should get more next time, running ~ -1.8-2degrees in the front.
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04-13-09, 02:36 PM
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Mine is lowered about 2" (H&R with Bilstein HD's at lowest perch) and I got 30,000 miles out of my rear 285's (NT 555)
The front however I am not so lucky. The alignment shop can kill us - I have 15,000 miles on my Toyo Proxes and they are chopping on the inside. One trip to the shop when the toe was set too far out and it's over.
Biggest thing to avoid is any alignment shop that uses OEM specs. Find a good shop that will use computer to set alignment to actual numbers versus OEM numbers - hope that makes sense.
Nothing is worse than toe being too far out - will eat tires fast versus camber.
04-13-09, 05:28 PM
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yeah, toe EATS tires. easy way to tell if you have camber wear or toe out wear (both are on the inside of the tire) is that camber wear will generally leave a smooth wear pattern whereas toe wear will have a sawtooth pattern similar to the "chopping" that Steveski is experiencing.
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