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I was told at a local shop that specializes in tires (les schwab for those in the west) that the Eibach Pro Lines don't need a camber kit for our cars. This shop has a very good rep in the NW but is this right?

My car sees a lot of miles so I want a good ride. I'm planning on just going with my stock shocks...I've got 205 17s on my sedan now.

 
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For the most part! But just remember that if you f*** up your alignment courtesy of the pothole you just went through, your factory cambers and toes can only be adjusted so much! Usually a couple of TENTHS of a degree! And when your tires get devoured because of a bad camber your gonna wish you had the adjustable camber kit! In my opinion get it cuz you never know when you will need it! And they are relavtively cheap too! I got a complete kit from JCW whitney for only 200 shipped!

 
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i needed front and rear camber kits with prokit. It was way off alignment.

 
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i have tein s. tech's (1.3"front/1.4" rear) and i just got an alignment. i have negative camber but they were able to set my toe back to factory . i think toe eats tires faster than camber

 
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I work for Les Schwab in idaho and you can't tell if it needs the camber kit unless you check the alignment after the drop. It's possible that it wont need the camber kit. It also depends on what the car has for camber as it sits b4 the drop!

 
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Thanks for hitting me back guys....I was thinking of going with the Pros over Tein SS mainly just because if I didn't need camber kits the price would be about the same.

This might be a subject for another thread but Eibach Pro kit vs Tein SS how do they compare to the stock ride (again I ride 205 17s on a sedan)

 
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The springs give a lil harsher ride, but nothing too bad. I have the worst roads ever around here and still it's okay. I've heard coilovers are stiffer normally.

 
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Camber will shred tires as quickly as toe will if it is way out. I've seen it plenty of times on the guys that don't invest in a camber kit after lowering. Get it, it may save you in the long run!

 
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i was actually referring to the Tein springs but I think I'm going with the Eibachs like you did. They have a progressive rate, a better warranty, I've used Eibachs before in many applications and trust them. Stock I have a 3-3.5 finger gap. I would like to end up with about a 1 so that sounds good to me.

 
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I've had the Eibach prokit on for almost 25,000 miles. No problems with tire wear. I do not have a camber kit installed, the front is at -.5 and the rear is -1 degree of camber.

 
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If you are hesitant, I recommend having an alignment shop give you an after drop alignment print out. This will let you know whether you need to get a camber kit before you pay for an alignment or to proceed with the alignment. Doing this lets you know where you sit and keeps you from wasting money on two alignments (one before camber kit and then one after).

We can take care of you if it turns out you need a kit.

 
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i dont think you'll end up with a 1 finger gap. I have about 2 in front and almost 3 in back. i'm sitting on 18" wheels too with 225/40/18 tires.

 
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I have two finger gap in front and 1 in back with prokit on stock shocks and stock rims/tires.

 
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1 in back??????? do you have a heavy *** system or did you measure it with an obese person sittin in the back???