Eibach Pro Kit... camber kit?
10-22-2003
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Eibach Pro Kit... camber kit? Just wondering if I was to get the Eibach Pro Kit that lowers the car 1" front and rear, would I need to get a camber kit? At what lowering point would you need a camber kit? Thanks 
10-22-2003
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no you will not need camber kit with prokit drop. you wont ever need camber kit but i would suggest you to get one if you drop more than 1.75".
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10-23-2003
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Rep Power: 0 Sorry for all the questions I'm new to suspension components. But I can just install these springs over the stock shocks, right? 
Or do I need to buy anything else?
Or do I need to buy anything else?
10-23-2003
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Rep Power: 409 you can install eibach springs on stock shocks but save up for aftermarket ones , because you will need to replace them eventually.
http://www.7thgencivic.com/modules.p...Suspension+FAQ
suspension faq
http://www.7thgencivic.com/modules.p...Suspension+FAQ
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10-23-2003
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Rep Power: 0 i just got my pro kit installed...beautiful ride...sits a lil high in the back about 3 finger gap but it should settle after i put a system in...i haven't experienced any problems with the shocks
10-23-2003
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Rep Power: 284 yea, I plan on getting the pro-kit too. I herd your shocks will be find if you drive noremally though. As long as you dont make any crazy turns or anything like that, it should still last you for a long time.
10-23-2003
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Rep Power: 409 just get damn springs. you will be fine for while trust me. you will probbaly need to get new shocks eventually anyway. long as you drive carefully. drive VERY slowly at any railroad tracks, bumps. your shocks will last long. im running tein s tech springs with stock shocks. rides nice. had them for about 1000miles. stock shocks are fine . hopefully shocks will last me until i can afford to buy koni yellow or kyb (if they ever come out for god sakes)
10-23-2003
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Rep Power: 0 One last thing, even if I DIDN'T get the Pro Kit would the shocks require replacement eventually anyway? Or is it that by putting smaller, tenser springs on to the shock it induces more stress?
10-25-2003
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Rep Power: 0 had prokit for a year. i've taken plenty of crazy turns, autocrossed before, tray slid, etc.
my shocks are not blown
my camber is not off
and yes, your stock shocks can blow without the aid of aftermarket springs, depending on your driving habits and road conditions.
my shocks are not blown
my camber is not off
and yes, your stock shocks can blow without the aid of aftermarket springs, depending on your driving habits and road conditions.
10-28-2003
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Rep Power: 0 Pro-kit warranted camber
I just put in the pro-kit a week or two ago. They were actually springs used for 3 or 4 months prior to me purchasing them.
On my 2002 DX coupe, I have 17 x 7 Konig Appeals wrapped in 205/45/17 kumhos.
Maybe since the pro-kit springs were already settled in, they caused noticable negative camber in the rear. Don't get me wrong, the negative camber wasn't extreme. Since the tires were brand new, I could tell that the rear wheels were riding more towards the inside of the tire rather than flat/level on the asphalt. I went ahead and bought the camber correction parts which fixed the problem while being re-aligned.
but hey, i hear some negative camber helps in cornering.
Well, just my experience.
On my 2002 DX coupe, I have 17 x 7 Konig Appeals wrapped in 205/45/17 kumhos.
Maybe since the pro-kit springs were already settled in, they caused noticable negative camber in the rear. Don't get me wrong, the negative camber wasn't extreme. Since the tires were brand new, I could tell that the rear wheels were riding more towards the inside of the tire rather than flat/level on the asphalt. I went ahead and bought the camber correction parts which fixed the problem while being re-aligned.
but hey, i hear some negative camber helps in cornering.
Well, just my experience.
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Rep Power: 409 Originally posted by Majarvis
Eeek, hopefully that minor of a drop wouldn't need a camber kit
Maybe it's just because you're running 17's? I dunno... 
Eeek, hopefully that minor of a drop wouldn't need a camber kit
Maybe it's just because you're running 17's? I dunno...
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Rep Power: 0 My experience from driving over 80,000km with Eibach Pro-Kit
- The shocks are definitely blown, but still driveable. Just bounces a lot and doesn't soak up mid-corner bumps well
- You DEFINITELY need the camber kit, for the rear. I rotate my tires every season... well, last summer, the entire tread on the inner side of my tires were gone!
Trust me, things get progressively worse... cause I doubt many of you haven't driven 80,000km lowered
- The shocks are definitely blown, but still driveable. Just bounces a lot and doesn't soak up mid-corner bumps well
- You DEFINITELY need the camber kit, for the rear. I rotate my tires every season... well, last summer, the entire tread on the inner side of my tires were gone!
Trust me, things get progressively worse... cause I doubt many of you haven't driven 80,000km lowered
11-09-2003
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Maybe I won't lower the car then. But will the stock shocks still blow as fast as with the stock springs? I'm thinking maybe I won't lower it then since we get a lot of snow in the winter (well, so do you in Ontario) so there's really no point I guess if it's going to cause problems with tire wear...
Maybe I won't lower the car then. But will the stock shocks still blow as fast as with the stock springs? I'm thinking maybe I won't lower it then since we get a lot of snow in the winter (well, so do you in Ontario) so there's really no point I guess if it's going to cause problems with tire wear...
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Rep Power: 0 i drive in california and i have pushed my car like crazy on left turns...the rear tends to slide out a lil but if you know your car then you can handle it...i haven't blown the shocks...atleast i think i haven't...this might sound stupid but how exactly are you supposed to know that the shocks are blown?
11-10-2003
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Rep Power: 0 Originally posted by Majarvis
I second that question...
I second that question...
Well, first of all, go on the highway. Do about 70mph, then quickly do an aggressively lane change. Your car will sway--you will feel your tires turning, and it takes a second for the body of the car to catch up. Then tie in two lane changes. One over, then back in again. You will feel more roll, and more sway. It shouldn't notice excessive roll.... unlike my car.
Another way to tell is during mid-corner bumps. Take a sharp turn on an uneven road (potholes, bumps, etc). Your car is supposed to be planted down, retardless. Instead, your car will hop around. That is a sign of a shock that is worn, and isn't doing its job.
The classic mechanic way of telling, even tho not totally accurate, is to push down on your car, near the wheels. Push it down HARD, and it shoudl only bounce ONCE, then come to a complete stop. If it bounces back up, then down again, then you have blown shocks.
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