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Old Sep 2, 2005 | 08:06 AM
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Default quick question about lowering and camber

im a bit unsure of the meaning of this quote from intellexual.net:

Anytime you lower the SC suspension beyond one-inch, the factory alignment bolts are unable to fully compensate and you are left with negative camber.
does this mean:

if i lower less than 1 inch the camber will stay within spec?

or

if i lower less than 1 inch the camber will go out of spec, but can be correced back to within spec without the need of aftermarket camber plates?

what im trying to figure out is if i lower on stock supra tt springs (around .5"), will i need to get an alignment afterwards?
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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if i lower less than 1 inch the camber will go out of spec, but can be correced back to within spec without the need of aftermarket camber plates?
yup you are correct, you will need a camber kit to correct the wear on the tires.
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 09:20 PM
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even after dropping by only .5"? i thought camber plates were needed for more extreme drops like 2"
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Old Sep 5, 2005 | 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Xevuhtess7
if i lower on stock supra tt springs (around .5"), will i need to get an alignment afterwards?
Anytime you change out a suspension component (spring or strut), you'll need to get an alignment or else your tires will wear out quicker.

Originally Posted by Xevuhtess7
even after dropping by only .5"? i thought camber plates were needed for more extreme drops like 2"
You will NOT need a camber kit if you are only dropping the car .5".

Also, camber "plates" cannot be used for our cars. Camber kit bushings made by Daizen can be used to correct the camber for our cars http://www.tmengineering.net/suspens...zen/index.html

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