Lowering help
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Hail Bent
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From: Ohio
So...
If I lower the front 1" and the back 1.5", get some new shocks(Agx???), and a camber kit, i'll be fine right?
Also, I wanted to lift my car back up to the stock height for the winter, would there be any problems there?
Thanks
If I lower the front 1" and the back 1.5", get some new shocks(Agx???), and a camber kit, i'll be fine right?
Also, I wanted to lift my car back up to the stock height for the winter, would there be any problems there?
Thanks
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It all depends on the car,some non lowered civics need camber kits.There are a lot of variables .Lowering any car will give you positive camber which will make the car handle better,but too much will wear tires,best thing to do is to lower your car,take it to the alignment shop and have them check your camber and then go from there..
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From: Grafton, WI.
if you need to change the ride height for winter your cheapest solution would be a coilover kit.
with coilovers, aftermarket struts, and a camber kit you will be more than ok lowering oyur car that much.
and any decent alignment shop will tell you that you need a camber kit, because actually doing the job RIGHT requires one. there are always shortcuts, and i wont argue there, but right == camber kit.
with coilovers, aftermarket struts, and a camber kit you will be more than ok lowering oyur car that much.
and any decent alignment shop will tell you that you need a camber kit, because actually doing the job RIGHT requires one. there are always shortcuts, and i wont argue there, but right == camber kit.
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From: richmond,va
Originally posted by Max Power
civic2k2grl, wat year civic do you have?
with 7th gen they changed the suspension design, i think (not sure) they no longer use double wishbones.
when my friend got his sportlines installed on his 01 civic they said it was absolutely neccassary to get a camber kit.
juss pointing this out because the newer suspension design mite be affected differently by lowering.
civic2k2grl, wat year civic do you have?
with 7th gen they changed the suspension design, i think (not sure) they no longer use double wishbones.
when my friend got his sportlines installed on his 01 civic they said it was absolutely neccassary to get a camber kit.
juss pointing this out because the newer suspension design mite be affected differently by lowering.
