Rep Power: 0

I've had eibach 1.5 inch springs on my civic for about 4 months and the other day i went to get my car aligned and the guy said he couldnt re-align the back end because i needed different tie end rods. He said that my tires are not wearing properly and he cant get in to re align them unless i get new rods which are 90 a piece. Anyone else have this problem?

 
Rep Power: 320

i dont know much about things, but u mean a camber kit?

 
Rep Power: 0

I donno im not to familiar with suspensions but why would i need anything else i mean i just lowered the car 1.5 inches its not huge or anything. Why wouldnt he be able to align it? I'm gonna go pack to the place 2morrow and il find out more about it.

 
Rep Power: 468

tie rods?!?! wtf..haha...maybe he meant camber kit from what it sounds like a camber kit makes your wheels go from this ---> / \ to this -----> | |

 
Rep Power: 333

rear camber kit my friend.
ingalls & spc make rear camber kits for our cars and their good products. i have spc rear camber kit and works perfectly fine with no problems. they cost from $100-$130 for an spc REAR only camber kit.

if your car is lowered and keep getting alignments, it wont straighten out your rear wheels so it sits perfectly straight ^view modify's graph for details^. negative camber WILL cause tire wear which is your tire will wear faster and eat up quicker in a result of purchase of new tires. so think about investing into a $100+ rear camber kit instead of wasting money on alignments and/or tires.

as for front, its unecessary and not really required/recommend.
any questions? commments? just reply back here

 
Rep Power: 412

if you don't know anything about suspension, then why did you lower you car? You are setting yourself up for disaster. Read the FAQ. It is very informative.

 
Rep Power: 368

1.5" drop won't wear the tires (front OR rear) very significantly at all unless you're peeling out at every stop light. I don't see a camber kit as necessary until at least 2".

I'm dropped 2" and still see no need for a camber kit. Partly cause I have to have some -ve camber to tuck my rims soon, ha ha.

 
Rep Power: 412

Yes, they will wear unevenly if 1) he isn't rotating them 2) he drive A LOT! or 3) the toe is messed up.

 
Rep Power: 583

you need a camber kit....like they ^^ said.

i have one that im selling, coincidentally. let me know if you want it.

 
Rep Power: 0

Mr modify set me straight, i got under the car and noticed that the tires are slightly like this / \ so it looks like im going to invest in a camber kit. Thanx guys

 
Rep Power: 0

Get the kit, I used to have the pro kit with no camber kit and it wore out all my tires on the insides till it was down to some metal stuff which really wasn't safe... get the kit it'll save you on new tires in the long run....

 
Rep Power: 304

i read on here that your toe will eat away at your tires faster than neg camber will

 
Rep Power: 607

what shop did u take the car to ?

 
Rep Power: 0

its true...i witness time and again.....i am running on some bad positive camber right now...but my tire is not getting torn to shreds. when i had my truck...had a really bad toe out situation and that tire was gone quick.

 
Rep Power: 295

sounds like maybe a camber kit or that dude is trying to rip you off

 
Rep Power: 412

toe will mess up your tires a lot more than camber. the worst you can get with camber is uneven wear. major toe out or toe in will shred your tires.

 
Rep Power: 0

I might be a dumbass for asking this question but what is toe??? I have some Skunk2 springs that are sitting in my garage and i'm waiting to put them on until i get a camber kit... but all this talk about toe... i have no idea what it is???

 
Rep Power: 0

I took it to db auto and im gonna order the camber kit next week. And fix my fcked up alignment, and negative camber problems.