what brand of lowering springs are good? i have an 09 Honda fit in blue sensation pearl. and how do camber kits come into play when lowering a car? yeah i know i'm a noob

 

Here come the Forum Nazisss RUNNNN

 

He's right! no way they'd just help you. I think lowering the fit is, by far, visually the coolest upgrade but I'm too cheap and am completely ignorant of the topic.

 

Another Maybe noob question maybe not but does the 09 have a different suspension? I know the wheel offsets are a higher mm so the axles are prob different but would that make the shocks springs and sways different???

 

well to actually give you an answer, i like the eibach sportlines that i'm lowered on. they give one of the biggest drops standard (without cutting or anything crazy). the ride is stiffer than stock but still comfortable enough to long road trips.

here are some pics...
below, i'm running 17s


and here is what the 07 looks like on stock wheels


hope i didn't come across as a "nazi" just giving you my opinion. i think the eibachs are the best choice.

Doug

 

oh, you shouldn't need a camber kit if you're only going to go with springs. they won't drop you low enough to effect your camber. if you go coilovers you might need to worry about camber.

 

I heard you should get a camber kit regardless if it's springs or coilovers. Because i guess without the camber, your tires wear out faster. I dont know, feedback please

 

Yeah what he said. I have the eibach prokit on my car check out siggy

I had an alignment done afterwards and there was no adjustments needed and you really only need the camber change if you plan on running some ridiculous offset wheels.

I don't know what is available or if the suspension is different for the 09 tho so I can't help you there.

 

i've had my springs on for about 7000 miles and the tires are wearing just as they should. i rotate them at every oil change and so far it's muy bueno.

 

Actually having a camber kit on your car if you were to adjust to negative camber to a certain point would cause quicker or unusual wear on your tires. Like I said above camber shouldn't be needed unless you plan on running some ridiculous offset. From what I read up when I looked into it the camber it can help give you some more control and will allow you to run crazy offsets or sizes but causes unusual or quicker tire wear.

When you lower the car you should have the alignment checked anyway and they will definately be able to tell you or fix your camber with a kit they have if the car needs it.

 

oh i see, thanks. do i need to get new shocks too or the stock ones would be okay

 

I am still running stock shocks and have yet to have a problem I didn't cut my bumpstops in the shocks either and have yet to have a problem with that either.

 

i cut my bumpstops a lil bit, and i don't have any probs.