Do I need camber adjustment kit when lowering?

[COS]

Hello All,
Sorry, if this has been talked about already. I am still new to this and have a question. I would like to drop my GS two to three inches. I saw online a Skunk2 coilover set that I am thinking about purchasing. I was told that I would need to get a Camber adjusting kit. Is this true? If so any suggestions on what to get?
Thanks
Chris

 

[Splitpi]

Yes you need a camber kit. Ingalls seems well recommended. Check the Tech/DIY section. Also 3" is very agressive and will ride like poo in belief

 

[COS]

Thanks Splitpi for your quick reply. How low would you go? I want to have my GS have that lowered look but want to have the suspension pretty tight and handle well. What would you suggest?

Thanks
Chris

 

[Atuca]

i hope you have a good drive way and good roads around you, my last eclipse was lowered when i bought it, and it looked good at first, but was nothing but annoying when pulling into any parking lot with a less than perfect ledge. Even the road being angled was too much when coming off the other side of an intersection.

Only my opinion of cource, but keep it higher than an inch off the ground >.<

 

[deletrius]

The max I would go is 1.5"-2". Some good, budget combos: ProKits(or the Sportline for even lower) and Illuminas or Tokico springs and Illumina
Next step up: H&R OE Sports and Koni Sports
After that: coilovers
Also, with pretty much any drop you are going to need to adjust the camber

 

[COS]

Thanks Autca and deletrius,
So should I use lowering springs instead of coilovers? Which are better?

Thanks
Chris

 

[usmanu01]

Coilovers are definitely alot more convenient, you will have the advantage of being able to adjust the height pretty much when ever you want. With lowering springs you're going to be stuck with that height. I would go with coilovers, but they can get expensive.....

 

[COS]

Thanks usmanu01,

Sorry for the long pause. I am living in Germany and I am writing these posts from work.

I also believe that coilovers would be the best way to go, but which ones should I get without spending a fortune on them? I will also then need to swap out front and rear struts/shocks. What would be a good combo then, again without spending a fortune but also very reliable?

Thanks
Chris

 

[romeen]

3" is definitely a BIG drop, not very practical for a street car. Here is some info copied from RRE's website that may be helpful:



Most tire wear problems are caused by not having an alignment performed after changing the height of the car. As the tie rods travel through an arc with any height change, the toe in of the tires change. This must always be re-adjusted with any height change. Most guys see the camber being negative and think that is the major cause of the excess wear on the inside tires. It is actually caused by the tires toeing out when the car is lowered. This will clean the tread off the inside of the tire faster than anything.

 

[COS]

Thanks romeen for the info. Still not sure what kind of set up I should do though.

Thanks
Chris