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Originally Posted by Dezoris;627090[SIZE=4
10 Things You Should Know Before Installing Coilovers
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- They don't automatically make the car handle better/faster
- Know the spring rates are of the OEM springs and the Kit you bought (If you dont know this answer then reconsider buying them)
- You will need camber correction kits and potentially caster kit to get your alignment fixed after the install.
- If your alignment is out of spec it can effect performance far beyond whatever you may have gained with the coil overs
- Alignments just got 3x more complicated
- Alignments now cannot be handled by most shops
- Do you know what corner balancing is?
- Every time you change ride height you need to re-corner balance and re-align.
- There is no such thing as a track setting that is good for the street and vice versa.
- Most coil over kits were never even tested on a track or street, they were computer designed and MAYBE test fitted. (Ask for proof of testing, chances are you won't get it.)
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This is precisely why we do the testing on out car, so that our client's have tried and proven settings to work off of.
I'd also like to clarify a few things.
- Alignments with and without a coilovers are no different. If anything, it may be even easier since you now have PROPER adjustability (e.g. a camber plate, instead of playing with a camber bolt and trying to torque it in the right location).
- Alignments can be done by any alignment shop, regardless of whether you have coilover or not. Cornerbalancing is a different story.
- Re-cornerbalancing is not necessary with a height change if it is done with careful consideration.