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Im not very familiar with suspension stuff at all, im more of a go-fast guy. so anyway, im about to install my KYB GR-2 shocks and Tien S Tech springs. It should work out to a 1.3 inch drop. Is it neccessary to buy a camber kit to get the car aligned? Or if i just drop in the shocks and springs and take it right to an alignment shop, would they be able to correct the negative camber using factory adjustments?
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My car was fine on that same setup before I changed it. No camber kit and no alignment and I had no problems what so ever with tire wear
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when i dropped my car all i did was align it at tiresplus and never had a problem since...no camber kit here...
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Its better to set up a good camber setting depending on what your trying to do. The average person wont do it, but it really helps cornering when you have a nice set of tires. I used Ingall fast cam front adjustable camber bolts. It helps. The nxt step if not already done, id say would be a rear sway bar.
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Im not trying to make a road race car or anything, maybe Auto x a couple times a year and hit some fast corners on the street every once in a while. Other than that i just want the wheels to be aligned so they dont wear down prematurly.
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The s-techs dont lower it enough to prematurely wear your tires...I drove around for about 5000 miles with no camber kit/alignment with them and NO problems
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Ok guys new question, here i am installing the new shocks and springs on the front of the car and i go to put the new shock/spring combo into the car. The shock is sitting in the fork perfectly,the spring is set on the shock perfectly, but the 3 studs on the top that stick up into the engine compartment dont line up at all. not even close. What did i do wrong? Did i put the wrong spring on the wrong shock or something? I dont really know anything about suspention but the bigger, stiffer springs go on the front right? Any help would be great.
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