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shattered_memory 10-07-2016 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by zc06_kisstherain (Post 2769233)
how is it?
I was just wondering what others have.
I heard -1.2 front and -1 is good

It handles very well. The balance is neutral with a little bit of understeer, if I go into a corner too hot. I have 0 toe all around, so wear is even on the tires. I drive spiritually on a daily basis and I do not get any camber wear on the tires. I would recommend my alignment for the street.

zc06_kisstherain 10-07-2016 01:49 PM

do i need to wait few days to settle spring then get alignment?
my endlink came so gonna install tomorrow then get alignment on same day if possible.

mclovin85 10-07-2016 02:02 PM

im thinking about purchasing these very soon... is it worth it? and will i need to upgrade my lca and stuff? or can i just run it stock with just the coils.. thanks in advance

Valfred 10-07-2016 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mclovin85 (Post 2769942)
im thinking about purchasing these very soon... is it worth it? and will i need to upgrade my lca and stuff? or can i just run it stock with just the coils.. thanks in advance

I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure you can!
If anyone can confirm this, that would be appreciated.

Shady195 10-07-2016 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mclovin85 (Post 2769942)
im thinking about purchasing these very soon... is it worth it? and will i need to upgrade my lca and stuff? or can i just run it stock with just the coils.. thanks in advance

Depends on how low you go.

If you do a 1-1.5" drop you should be able to get away with stock and a little camber. I would however plan to get LCA's and Toe arms for the rear at somepoint.

bfrank1972 10-07-2016 05:12 PM

Sure you can run just the coils with no camber adjustment. The lower you make your car, the more camber you'll have in the rear. Fronts suspension is not multilink so camber stays roughly the same, so you'll eventually have much more rear camber than front, which will make your car understeer too much. At the very least get some SPC camber bolts for the front and max them out, they're cheap. If you go really low then you'll probably want adjustable rear LCA's as well - ideally you want adjustability on front and rear as whomever aligns your car can set it up right.

Shady195 10-07-2016 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zc06_kisstherain (Post 2769233)
how is it?
I was just wondering what others have.
I heard -1.2 front and -1 is good

Anything under 2 should be good without hindering drive ability, once you start going over that more so in the front the car will start to grip imperfections in the road more from my experience, which can suck on long road trips.

bfrank1972 10-07-2016 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Shady195 (Post 2770112)
Anything under 2 should be good without hindering drive ability, once you start going over that more so in the front the car will start to grip imperfections in the road more from my experience, which can suck on long road trips.

Hmm, I don't have this issue, thought I would, but I'm at -2.7 in the front, 0 toe, and it tracks fine down the road. I think there are other factors (i.e. tire compound/tread/sidewall stiffness, tire pressure, etc) that can help or hurt this. Making sure you have a good even alignment helps too. YMMV.

zc06_kisstherain 10-07-2016 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mclovin85 (Post 2769942)
im thinking about purchasing these very soon... is it worth it? and will i need to upgrade my lca and stuff? or can i just run it stock with just the coils.. thanks in advance

no. you dont lower much you dont need but i would get one.


Quote:

Originally Posted by bfrank1972 (Post 2770111)
Sure you can run just the coils with no camber adjustment. The lower you make your car, the more camber you'll have in the rear. Fronts suspension is not multilink so camber stays roughly the same, so you'll eventually have much more rear camber than front, which will make your car understeer too much. At the very least get some SPC camber bolts for the front and max them out, they're cheap. If you go really low then you'll probably want adjustable rear LCA's as well - ideally you want adjustability on front and rear as whomever aligns your car can set it up right.

to add, Flex Z has camber top at front so you dont need to get camber bolt unless you want super low

shiumai 10-07-2016 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by shattered_memory (Post 2769919)
I drive spiritually on a daily basis and I do not get any camber wear on the tires.

Hopefully you keep your eyes open, unlike this other spiritual driver:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.2708311

:D

zc06_kisstherain 10-07-2016 06:06 PM

anybody has applied ani-sieze on collar? i didnt and forgot about it might get seizing up later...dont want them to seize

HachiRo 10-07-2016 06:18 PM

Sorry for my noob question, but if base drop is 1.2 inches and I only want my car lowered that much, I wouldn't need to make any adjustments right? Would I have to in the rear still as the rear is usually higher than the front? Or am I mistaken.

mclovin85 10-07-2016 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valfred (Post 2770065)
I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure you can!
If anyone can confirm this, that would be appreciated.

thank you everyone for your input and i will probably be dropping like an inch or maybe .8... lol im not tryna mess up my front bumper just yet lol... :burnrubber:

shattered_memory 10-07-2016 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by shiumai (Post 2770143)
Hopefully you keep your eyes open, unlike this other spiritual driver:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati...icle-1.2708311

:D

lol I meant "spiritedly." That was funny though haha :thumbup:


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