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[wbradley]

Update: Bought Ohlins. Thanks everyone for the offers and advice!

[BTXP.XD]

Not all coils have adjustable fronts (top hats) and rear will will not be adjustable by the coils from what I know. I have a set of Tein type Flex coilovers for sale if you are interested. let me know thanks.

[JarredH]

I have a set of bc coilovers for $1000. Good condition. Let me know if you're interested

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[wparsons]

No such thing as an adjustable rear upper mount on these cars. You can only adjust camber by upper mounts on macpherson strut suspension, and our rear is multi link emulating double wishbones.

[wbradley]

Does anybody know if rear LCA's will be necessary with a 1" drop? I don't want camber wear, tires are expensive!

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by wbradley

Does anybody know if rear LCA's will be necessary with a 1" drop? I don't want camber wear, tires are expensive!

Toe kills tires, not just camber. I daily on about -2.5 all around (no LCA's, and no room up front for more camber without camber plates) and I don't have bad wear at all. I have zero front toe and 1/16" rear toe in which definitely helps.

At a 1" drop you'll probably be around -2.2 to -2.5 in the rear. I'd want LCA's to bring that back closer to -1.5 unless you're going to be running -3 or more up front.

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by wparsons

Toe kills tires, not just camber. I daily on about -2.5 all around (no LCA's, and no room up front for more camber without camber plates) and I don't have bad wear at all. I have zero front toe and 1/16" rear toe in which definitely helps.

At a 1" drop you'll probably be around -2.2 to -2.5 in the rear. I'd want LCA's to bring that back closer to -1.5 unless you're going to be running -3 or more up front.

Would crash bolts do the trick? I prefer not to buy LCA's. If I have, to that might force me to wait longer.

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by wbradley

Would crash bolts do the trick? I prefer not to buy LCA's. If I have, to that might force me to wait longer.

Crash bolts don't really work in the rear, and probably won't give you enough adjustment to get back to ~ -1.5*.

[wbradley]

Originally Posted by wparsons

Toe kills tires, not just camber. I daily on about -2.5 all around (no LCA's, and no room up front for more camber without camber plates) and I don't have bad wear at all. I have zero front toe and 1/16" rear toe in which definitely helps.

At a 1" drop you'll probably be around -2.2 to -2.5 in the rear. I'd want LCA's to bring that back closer to -1.5 unless you're going to be running -3 or more up front.

Firstly, thank you for the helpful advice.
Are you using crash bolts for the front or is that camber directly from the drop?
So are you saying the very low and zero toe allow you square camber without increased wear?
Does one require additional hardware to adjust toe or is that something an alignment shop can do as-is?
My issue is I got new wheels and NOW I am finally seeing how a smaller wheel gap might look better. I don't want to wear the dampers prematurely or lose ride comfort. If I felt confident to just install a set of Sportlines that would be great but I am concerned that without dampening adjustment it could be somewhat of a downgrade in comfort. V2's are probably a good option but I am not willing to spend another $3K on the car rightat this point in time. The Meister R Coilovers look good but since I have never modified suspension before I won't be impulsive.

[FRSport.com]

I have the BLITZ ZZ-R coilovers in stock and ready to ship. Please pm me if you have any questions.

[wparsons]

Originally Posted by wbradley

Firstly, thank you for the helpful advice.
Are you using crash bolts for the front or is that camber directly from the drop?

Whiteline camber bolts and slotted upper holes on the struts. Without the slotting I was around -1.5. I could go further with spacers (or coilovers), but as it sits there's very little tire to spring clearance.

Originally Posted by wbradley

So are you saying the very low and zero toe allow you square camber without increased wear?

Doesn't really matter if the camber is square all around, the less toe you have the more camber you can run without wearing tires too fast at that end of the car.

Originally Posted by wbradley

Does one require additional hardware to adjust toe or is that something an alignment shop can do as-is?

Toe is adjustable stock, unless you've drastically altered rear camber with LCA's there's tons of adjustment range on the stock toe adjusters.

Originally Posted by wbradley

My issue is I got new wheels and NOW I am finally seeing how a smaller wheel gap might look better. I don't want to wear the dampers prematurely or lose ride comfort. If I felt confident to just install a set of Sportlines that would be great but I am concerned that without dampening adjustment it could be somewhat of a downgrade in comfort. V2's are probably a good option but I am not willing to spend another $3K on the car rightat this point in time. The Meister R Coilovers look good but since I have never modified suspension before I won't be impulsive.

If you're worried about a downgrade in comfort, I would be VERY picky with your coilover selection. Your best bet is probably the Ohlins for comfort. Most are going to ride worse than stock at any dampening adjustment or ride height.

I don't mind the ride on my Swift sport springs at all, but it's definitely stiffer than stock. My wife noticed within about 200m of driving that I had changed the springs, and she wasn't home when I installed them