Recently lowered with alignment
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Recently lowered with alignment
Long time lurker first time posting. Lot of good info on here.
I recently installed some bc racing coilovers on my 09 is250. Lowered about 2.5”. From ground to fender is 25”. I let the suspension settle for two weeks then took the car in for a alignment today. Doesn’t look like very much changed..can you guys please take a look at the alignment numbers and see if anything stands out.
Also, any recommendations on other parts i may need to complete this lowering upgrade. Thanks ahead
I recently installed some bc racing coilovers on my 09 is250. Lowered about 2.5”. From ground to fender is 25”. I let the suspension settle for two weeks then took the car in for a alignment today. Doesn’t look like very much changed..can you guys please take a look at the alignment numbers and see if anything stands out.
Also, any recommendations on other parts i may need to complete this lowering upgrade. Thanks ahead
Last edited by gmak; Sep 25, 2018 at 05:48 PM.
They did you right by putting the front toe to ZERO. But the only thing you can do in addition to what you've done already to get the camber corrected is purchasing and installing camber arms for the rear and adjustable upper control arms in the front. But in my opinion, those camber #s are not worth the expense of such extra parts.
They did you right by putting the front toe to ZERO. But the only thing you can do in addition to what you've done already to get the camber corrected is purchasing and installing camber arms for the rear and adjustable upper control arms in the front. But in my opinion, those camber #s are not worth the expense of such extra parts.
Just monitor wear. Adjust pressure to optimize and if wearing on the insides, toe it in a bit or replace the LCA with RCF parts. Assuming AWD is the same???
fwiw - I'm guessing the alignment dude toed the rear *in* (1/8) to offset the negative camber. That is excessive and I missed it on the first round.
That said if you find the tail end darting around over bumps and when the traction is compromised you might back that off 1/2 that amount or shoot for zero.
I ran -2.1° and zero toe on another car and got good mileage out of them! At the right pressure you could see both inner wear and feathering on the outside. Keep on eye on it!
That said if you find the tail end darting around over bumps and when the traction is compromised you might back that off 1/2 that amount or shoot for zero.
I ran -2.1° and zero toe on another car and got good mileage out of them! At the right pressure you could see both inner wear and feathering on the outside. Keep on eye on it!
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