how much can i drop my 2g fwd w/o camber-kit

[99 gst 420a dsm]

i just bought coilovers for mt 97 rs, ho far can i drop it w/o a camber kit?

 

[brentsd]

um an inch maybe? i'm not 100% but if you go 2" and put the homemade rear camber on and get an aligment you'll be alright. Thats what i've done with my coilovers and its working out alright for now. However if you don't get your car aligned your tires will be MESSED up after about a month from the toe. My rear camber is worse than my front and there was more tread wear on the front tires than on the rear. the reason was because i didn't get an alignment right away. toe will mess your tires up ALOT faster than camber. so i'd take care of that first.

 

[99 gst 420a dsm]

ok one inch with an alignment will be fine, i will have a body kit here in a week or so anyway..

 

[cucumber]

Don't be cheap. Get a camber kit, you'll be satisfied in the long run.

 

[99 gst 420a dsm]

well if i dont need it why spend the money?

 

[brentsd]

well why just drop the car one inch? I mean if your going to spend money on the new suspension make it look low, and most of all do it right. If you just want to go one inch or so just sell those coilovers and get an eibach pro-kit. Using coilovers for a small drop like that is kinda a bad idea. You'll like the ride of a progressive rate spring ALOT better. Just make sure you get an alignment no matter what, i can't stress that enough.

 

[99 gst 420a dsm]

it will look low enough with a body kit and a 1 inch drop, i went the coilover path cuz i got the car with like crazy drop springs, im talking like 3 inchs with no camber kit, so i just got adjustable coilovers, cuz i dont live in the city, and i like the handeling of a hard spring.

 

[brentsd]

k cool. but don't get greedy with the lowering unless you get a camber kit

 

[99 gst 420a dsm]

i'll do my best not to, but how much do you think my ground controls with settle? 3/8 of an inch???????

 

[brentsd]

Uh... i dunno, they are eibach springs and the coilover springs are supposedly quite a bit stiffer than regular progressive rate springs so i don't think they settle at all, maybe a little, i could be wrong though, i don't think mine settled at all, but i don't have ground control

 

[9SR.com]

Always get the kits and always get the alignment. If you try and put washers behind the rear stock mounts and get longer bolts to make a "cheap" kit the alignment shop will not be happy with you.

 

[99 gst 420a dsm]

i just dont want the hassle of the camber kit if i dont need it

 

[Eagle 5]

i dropped my car 2" with sprint springs and my front tires barely needed a camber kit. i got like a 1 degree kit and it fixed it. rears just used the cheap rear camber mod.

of course, i paid a tire place to do all this and spent around 360 for my alignment and installation of cambe rkit but its worth it considering i bought Goodyear Eagel F1 GS-D3 tires and paying lots of money for them once is more thn enough