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shattered_memory · 10-07-2016, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by zc06_kisstherain

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, 12:49 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, 01:02 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, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mclovin85

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, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mclovin85

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, 04:12 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, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zc06_kisstherain

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, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Shady195

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, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mclovin85

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

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, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shattered_memory

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

zc06_kisstherain · 10-07-2016, 05:06 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, 05:18 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, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valfred

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...

shattered_memory · 10-07-2016, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by shiumai

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

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

10-07-2016, 05:18 PM	#54
HachiRo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Drives: 2013 White-Out FRS Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 697 Thanks: 243 Thanked 211 Times in 142 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	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. __________________ I live my life one quarter-pounder at a time.

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bfrank1972 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Argento Location: Westport,CT Posts: 1,855 Thanks: 517 Thanked 1,039 Times in 616 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	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.

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