How low can a CRX be before a Camber kit is needed?
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Re: How low can a CRX be before a Camber kit is needed?
Sleekef is correct.
Lowering a car changes camber which inturn will effect toe. Even with a car that had perfect alignment and camber before being lowered.
That's why it is important to have your car align after lowering. Camber will not be so much of an issue with a good alignment. (toe)
I never bought a camber kit. I just had Chris over at Bert's Alignment "cold bend" my spindles.
I would say to the OP that 1.75" is the sweet spot between looking good and not trashing the bottom of you ride. Besides, have you ever driven a dropped CRX or 4th gen civic? It sucks and I hope you do not have an expensive header or you'll be kissing that one goodbye. I'm running about 1.75" drop which in most opinions is too high. But I'm still wiping out headers. It's your choice.
Lowering a car changes camber which inturn will effect toe. Even with a car that had perfect alignment and camber before being lowered.
That's why it is important to have your car align after lowering. Camber will not be so much of an issue with a good alignment. (toe)
I never bought a camber kit. I just had Chris over at Bert's Alignment "cold bend" my spindles.
I would say to the OP that 1.75" is the sweet spot between looking good and not trashing the bottom of you ride. Besides, have you ever driven a dropped CRX or 4th gen civic? It sucks and I hope you do not have an expensive header or you'll be kissing that one goodbye. I'm running about 1.75" drop which in most opinions is too high. But I'm still wiping out headers. It's your choice.
It's still not slammed, just lowered on Intrax springs. I've never had to use a camber kit before and I don't really like the idea of using one since they have never seemed very secure to me. Most the kits I have seen look like they could easily come loose or move while driving.
oh yea, I don't plan on using a aftermarket header. The price to Power gain just never seemed worth it to me. Mayby a b18 swap with stock header, that's about it.
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Re: How low can a CRX be before a Camber kit is needed?
Where did I say anything about toe NOT wearing down tires? Any modification (or even fatigue) to the STOCK suspension WILL promote irregular tire wear unless necessary adjustments are made.
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Re: How low can a CRX be before a Camber kit is needed?
Sleekef is correct.
Lowering a car changes camber which inturn will effect toe. Even with a car that had perfect alignment and camber before being lowered.
That's why it is important to have your car align after lowering. Camber will not be so much of an issue with a good alignment. (toe)
I never bought a camber kit. I just had Chris over at Bert's Alignment "cold bend" my spindles.
I would say to the OP that 1.75" is the sweet spot between looking good and not trashing the bottom of you ride. Besides, have you ever driven a dropped CRX or 4th gen civic? It sucks and I hope you do not have an expensive header or you'll be kissing that one goodbye. I'm running about 1.75" drop which in most opinions is too high. But I'm still wiping out headers. It's your choice.
Lowering a car changes camber which inturn will effect toe. Even with a car that had perfect alignment and camber before being lowered.
That's why it is important to have your car align after lowering. Camber will not be so much of an issue with a good alignment. (toe)
I never bought a camber kit. I just had Chris over at Bert's Alignment "cold bend" my spindles.
I would say to the OP that 1.75" is the sweet spot between looking good and not trashing the bottom of you ride. Besides, have you ever driven a dropped CRX or 4th gen civic? It sucks and I hope you do not have an expensive header or you'll be kissing that one goodbye. I'm running about 1.75" drop which in most opinions is too high. But I'm still wiping out headers. It's your choice.
I had a 1.5" drop on my CRX and you still have to careful as hell, especially if you've got a big header. Any lower and you're going to scrape all the time. Maybe not a huge issue if it's track only, but still you have very little clearance down there.
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Re: How low can a CRX be before a Camber kit is needed?
if you dont think camber eats through tires, come over and take a look at my falkens i just replaced. The insides corded in under 10k miles and they are 40k mile tires and it wasnt even that aggressive of negative camber.
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