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02-02-2007
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How good is this setup I just got,
Thanx to member hauliau I just got hooked up with some Tokico HP's and some S-Techs for a good price lowering my guess 1.5" I just wanna know how well this will handle, ride comfort and just any other feedback you can give me for this setup. Thanx
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a very nice ride comfort i'd say.. my friend (susuking 7thgener) has exact same setup and i rode it. its really nice when it comes to comfort. its 10 but the height is alittle high.
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I will be on a similar setup once I put MY newly acquired blues on (blues and Prokit) I'll let you know how much different it feels. I hear good things about HP's tho
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Rep Power: 356 Its a good start for a street setup.
my advice; Make sure you pick up a camber kit front and rear, as the sooner you can get away from the OEM alignment the sooner your car will handle better.
my advice; Make sure you pick up a camber kit front and rear, as the sooner you can get away from the OEM alignment the sooner your car will handle better.
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Rep Power: 0 I'm not going to put on a camber kit right away and I just plan on having an alignment from the shop. My bad??? I read the stick sayin im going to be pimp slapped if I ask if I need a camber kit but......Do I? I heard in most cases you can get away with not having one if the drop is moderate. I think this will only be like a 1.5" drop....
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Rep Power: 222 i just put on my blues and s-techs a couple days ago. the ride is like stock just stiffer. my springs havent settled all the way yet but i like the drop. im using an spc camber kit with specs of -1.25 front, and -.75 rear as recommended by someone on this forum. well at least thats the specs i will use when i get it aligned. its not bad, but u can see the neg camber and id rather not wear my tires. so id recommend a camber kit.
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Rep Power: 0 I'm not going to put on a camber kit right away and I just plan on having an alignment from the shop. My bad??? I read the stick sayin im going to be pimp slapped if I ask if I need a camber kit but......Do I? I heard in most cases you can get away with not having one if the drop is moderate. I think this will only be like a 1.5" drop....
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Rep Power: 0 Get a camber kit, unless you don't like your tires. When I had my Pro kit on (only a 1" drop) after a year the insides of my tires were done. I wanted to get new tires anyway so no biggie, but when I switched to the H&R kit I did front and rear cambers....
Think of it this way, you'll spend $250 on a camber kit but you'll spend maybe $800 on a new set of tires in a year
Think of it this way, you'll spend $250 on a camber kit but you'll spend maybe $800 on a new set of tires in a year
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Rep Power: 344 No offense intended, but shouldn't you be asking this sort of question BEFORE you put the money down? Retro-researching is usually not very productive cause if you find out your stuff is crap you have to go through the trouble of taking it back or you install it anyway and have the thought "This stuff sucks" going through your head every time you drive.
But back on topic, it's a nice setup.
But back on topic, it's a nice setup.
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Rep Power: 262 Its better to get a camber kit to be on the safe side. I only have a rear camber kit on my car. I'm dropped 1.75 in the front, and I have even tire wear in the front. Whatever you do, get an alignment after you lower your car.
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Rep Power: 262 sure you can, you don't need a camber kit to get an alignement.
So you're saying all those people driving stock cars can't get an alignment, if their camber,or toe is off, they can't get it aligned???
so stock 7thgens without a camber kits can't get alignments??
So you're saying all those people driving stock cars can't get an alignment, if their camber,or toe is off, they can't get it aligned???
so stock 7thgens without a camber kits can't get alignments??
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Rep Power: 328 he means get an alignement that is within OE specks when ur dropped with such springs........
lol........hes not THAT stupid you know, its very well repp.ed and knowledgeable on this forum.....
heck, hes even got a DIY alignement thread or soemthing....ahah
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Rep Power: 356 I'm not going to put on a camber kit right away and I just plan on having an alignment from the shop. My bad??? I read the stick sayin im going to be pimp slapped if I ask if I need a camber kit but......Do I? I heard in most cases you can get away with not having one if the drop is moderate. I think this will only be like a 1.5" drop....
You may not technically need a camber kit to get your car aligned to the OEM specs.... but you should want a camber kit so you can specifically get away from the Craptacular OEM alignment specs.
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Rep Power: 0 Is there a DIY on adjusting the rear camber to get good specs and what exactally are ideal specs? If I algin it myself I still have to go and have a shop do alignment right? <------- Noob sorry bout the obvious questions.
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Rep Power: 356 Ideal would depend on your intended application and what tires you are running, among other things.
But, for a street driven car....
-1 to -1.5 deg camber on the nose, 0 Toe.
-.25 to -.5 Deg camber on the rear, Maybe 1/32nd total toe in (Thats 1/64th toe in per side)
It may not be "optimum" but its a good start, and a whole lot better then the OEM alignment.
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