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Lowering car?

OK guys i am going to lower my car pretty soon with some eibach sportlines. I am just wondering how much i can lower the car before i have to purchase a camber kit for my car? any help for this will be appreciated.
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if ur going with the sportlines, you'll need the camber kit. a drop that low is begging for one
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how low can i go before i need a kit?? thats what i need to know the most
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anything lower than about 1.4 NEEDS a camber kit, if you lower a car at all you should put one on there but most ppl don't until you can see the camber
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<< if you lower a car at all you should put one on there but most ppl don't until you can see the camber >>



I agree.
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better to be safe than sorry. i have to save up to get the coil overs and the camber kit at once. and i make crapola for pay, so it's going to be a while. but yeah, you should get it anyways, incase you want to take it lower and find out you need it then. just my two cents
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I'm almost certain this has been brought up before. Search it before posting questions.
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<< anything lower than about 1.4 NEEDS a camber kit, if you lower a car at all you should put one on there but most ppl don't until you can see the camber >>



I disagree, the camber is not that affected by the Sportlines, I would say 2.0 inches or lower and camber correction is needed.
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well in Eibach's website it says that it stronly recommends you to get a camber kit also if you are planning to get Sportline springs.
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Im getting sportlines too.
But I probably won't get the alignment kit right away. Probably 1 or 2 months later I installed Sportlines.
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No camber kit needed with Eibach Sportline[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]
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wow lots of conflicting information here
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camber kit is only a strong recommendation
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ANY drop should get a camber kit!!!

Think of it this way, what's cheaper: a camber kit, or a set of new tires for some rims [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]
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Next time please post this in appropriate forum.

Moving to "Tech Stuff"
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The way to find out would be to install the springs and drive some to let them settle and then see if you can align the car without the kit. If you can't, then you need the kit for sure.
 
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