camber kit questions, alignment front and rear questions and specs

[BenDF]

Camber kit is recommended, if you plan on lowering the vehicle.

[sLiVeRwOrM]

I heard that adding springs will throw off my alignment and I would have to get it re-aligned after installation.. is that correct? it would only be a small drop mabye like a 1.2inc

[BenDF]

Each car will be a little different. A short answer is yes, you should get an alignment when you lower/raise a vehicle. A 1' drop or so won't make your alignment so bad that it is undriveable, but you are changing the geometry of your suspension.

If you are **** like I am, you get a camber kit, and an alignment. I HAVE driven for months after a 1' drop though. Wasn't off that much, but enough to make my tires start to wear unevenly.

[sLiVeRwOrM]

are any of these kits avaliable for the Fit?

[Paulo107]

just slam it...j/k those are all good things to look at for the fit

[JamesBizzle]

Thanks For All This Input Guys But Is That All I Need To Have A Pretty Good Handeling Car?(springs, Shocks, Tower Bars, And A Camber Kit)... Is There A Certain Type Or Brand That Someone Can Recomend To Me For The Camber Kit? And Also, I Talked To A Friend Who Only Has A Camber Kit On The Front End Of His Ej And He Said That A Camber Kit Is Only Necessary For The Front End Of Ff Cars Is This True? Will It Make A Big Difference With Or With Out The Rear Camberkit? Would A Front Camber Kit Be Good Enough Or Should I Get The Rear As Well? Please Guys Fill Me In. And Do Think I Should Go With Some Bronze Volk Te37x Or Bronze/gold Some Gram Lights 57s?

[Illusive]

definitely go get an alignment done...as for a camber kit, you should be able to adjust the stock suspension a little bit. Not sure who makes a camber kit, but I could use one haha! You shouldn't need it for the rear, only the front.

[JamesBizzle]

OK THANKS ILLUSIVE, but do you know if a rear camber kit is necesarry? i'm trying to conserve my tire life as much as i can, so if i have to spend extra money now for a rear camber kit in order to save money in the long run (that would have been spent on tires) then I would. Also, HOWS THE HANDELING ON YOUR 17x7 +42 wheels? does your car feel slower on the jump because of the wider wheels?

[sillypuddy]

Originally Posted by JamesBizzle

OK THANKS ILLUSIVE, but do you know if a rear camber kit is necesarry? i'm trying to conserve my tire life as much as i can so if i have to spend extra money now or a rear camber kit in order and do it the right was in order to save money later. Also, HOWS THE HANDELING ON YOUR 17x7 +42 wheels? does your car feel slower on the jump because of the wider wheels?

if you want to save money (i.e. conserve tire) then just leave it stock :-)

-joe

[JamesBizzle]

I Guess... But To Leave It Stock Would Be...STOCK. I Wanna To Be Able To Have A Good Suspension Set Up To Increase Handeling But At The Same Time Conserve as much tire durring everyday driving as Can Be Achieved.

[sillypuddy]

you can't have your cake and eat it too :-)

when I had my Lancer, I used Falken RT615s, they were very good in terms of handling and traction, but will only last two summers

suspension is a complete package.. if you upgrade your springs and shocks but use your stock tires, you will end up sliding into something.. you need to make sure the whole car is upgraded

-joe

[carlosalicea]

Originally Posted by sillypuddy

you can't have your cake and eat it too :-)

when I had my Lancer, I used Falken RT615s, they were very good in terms of handling and traction, but will only last two summers

suspension is a complete package.. if you upgrade your springs and shocks but use your stock tires, you will end up sliding into something.. you need to make sure the whole car is upgraded

-joe

I am afraid to continue saying ....AMEN TO THAT!!!..... fWD cars tend to understeer. If you stiff the car and have an good aftermarket suspension set up but don't go for more traction ( better tires ) not in normal driving but when you are going to the limits i.e track days, instead of eliminating the understeer, you'll worsen it cause of the lack of traction. Tires do are included in the suspension upgrade, and how often you'll change tires depend only on how much you want your fit to get a grip!! because the stickiest tires will wear faster. maybe you 'll want 2 sets of tire&wheel one for every day, and one for trak days.....

[sillypuddy]

understeer is like a built in warning mechanism for n00bs so they know when they get to the limit of the car.. bigger sway = less understeer = less warning.. when it DOES break lose, it's too late

-joe

[JamesBizzle]

Ok I'll Look Into Getting Two Sets Of Tires. But Do I Need A Rear Camber Kit?

[carlosalicea]

Originally Posted by JamesBizzle

Ok I'll Look Into Getting Two Sets Of Tires. But Do I Need A Rear Camber Kit?

I belive that only for the front. but is up to you, and if you fit will be a full time race car or a daily car that track once every month or so...

[clk1022]

I wanted to do an alignment after I lowed my car with the T1R Spring, but I cannot find a shop to do it. They don't have the data sheet for my fit? does anyone know how can I get the data for the alignment on the fit?

[sLiVeRwOrM]

Thats is one thing iam worried about also.. perhaps the dealership has em? have you tried there?