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Allignment?? Camber kit??

Posted: October 15th, 2005, 4:53 am
by q7suited
I have a 2000 ITR, with H&R sport springs. I believ it is lowered 1.5 in the front and 1.3 in the rear??

Will I need a camber kit, or will a good allignment, help balance everything out??

Posted: October 16th, 2005, 1:28 am
by newjersey_itR
hey, i have skunk 2 springs on my itR and its dropped pretty low, i'm about to switch to eibach sport springs and a sprint camber kit. my front tires get uneven wear. when i tried to get my alignment the guy said my front tires were shaped like footballs..

Re: Allignment?? Camber kit??

Posted: October 22nd, 2005, 7:56 pm
by George Knighton
q7suited wrote: Will I need a camber kit, or will a good allignment, help balance everything out??
You do not need a camber kit, necessarily, to prevent abnormal tyre wear and to get a good alignment.

Do you know your camber front and rear now?

I do not have a camber kit, and my car was lowered so that (with me in the car) it has -2.5 degrees in the front and -1.6 in the rear.

With our cars, if you have too much camber in the rear you can just raise it up a little. You do want more camber in the front than the rear.

The most important thing is to go to a good alignment shop where they won't freak out when you mention that the car has been lowered and when you use phrases like "total thrust angle" and "competition alignment." :)

Posted: October 23rd, 2005, 9:38 am
by BudMan
George is right - definately do your homework & find a shop that understands why you would bring your own specs (not factory) and keep going to that shop. Build a relationship!

BudMan