How low can I go with this...

[jigga225]

Whas up all.
I went to the 'yard and hustled a set of prelude arms today, and my next step is to buy the springs...
I wanto to go as low as possible BUT here are my specs:
Rims: 17 x 7.5 and 42mm offset
Tires: 215/40/17 summitomo
I want to do the 2" all around, but I'm worried about the wide tires(215) and inward offset (42mm) rubbing the suspension.
I'm not worried about the fenders thought, cuz I'll roll them bad boys...:cool:

[TeKKnoTeKK]

I don't think you have any limitations here man....as long as your tires aren't rubbing on the suspension now they won't. When i put my 18's on before lowering it my tires were VERY close to the suspension (wishbone). After that I lowered it 2.5" and I'm still good, the suspension moves with the wheel. The only thing that might play a role is the 42mm offset....my 18's are 45mm offset but I would think that would even it out since your wheels are an inch smaller.

[TeKKnoTeKK]

BTW....my 18's are 7.5" width also and I am running 215/35's. Peace

[pearldrop]

You won't have any problems rubbing the suspension, just the fenders - especially once you put in the camber kit. A 42mm is farther out than a 45mm offset is so it is actually farther away from the suspension.

[jigga225]

thanks for the help and giving me assurance by telling me what you got and your experience guys.
I'm ordering the springs tonite.

[AccordChemist]

i have no problems with my setup, didnt have to roll my fender either...
17x7 40mm offset
205/40/17
2" drop
prelude arms

[87AccordsterLx]

hey can someone explain why we dont need camber kits for the rear tires??? Thanks...

[Jims 86LXI HB]

Errr, I thought I'd seen several people say they needed rear camber correction when the went below 2" drops. Anyone want to comment on this. People with 2" and lower drops that is,:D ;)

[TeKKnoTeKK]

Well I wish I knew lol...guys at the tire place said I only needed camber kits for the front, then they aligned it and that was it. The reason why I couldn't tell ya, I'm pretty sure it's because lowering it doesn't effect the camber in the back as much as the front. Or it's because you can make a larger adjustment in the back than the front? lol

[89accordhb]

I got what is called a shim kit in the back. Essentially it is just some washers and spacers that go on around the connection of the upper control arm and the wheel well.

[Akuma]

i know i need a rearm camber kit. my camber in the rear is hella bad. my car is dropped 2" though. It's bad enough that i can tell the tire is tilted just by glancing at it. I got the front camber kit in, and made the back stand out a lot more. I would suggest a camber kit all the way around with anyone lowering 2" or more.

[89AccordNate]

My car is dropped atleast 2.25" in the rear..and a good 2.5" in the front..and I have NO camber kit in the rear. My camber is perfect in the rear. I do have an inglass kit up front..but the ingalls kits dont fix the camber problem totally.........a camber kit is a MUST if your lowering your car over 1.5"

Nate.

[jigga225]

Yeah I've been doin research at automotive forums and I found some info on the "washer trick". I was wondering if it worked on our cars..
Here's a quote:

"The rear camber is corrected by shimming the upper control arms (links) outboard. Add washers between the body and upper mount. Each washer provides 1/2 degree of positive camber. A good rule of thumb is to use one washer per inch that the vehicle is lowered (i.e. if you've lowered your vehicle with an Eibach Pro-Kit (1.5" drop), use 2 washers per bolt for good measure"

[jigga225]

here's the link to one of them.

http://home.earthlink.net/~civicex95/rearcamber.html

[TeKKnoTeKK]

Well....thought I already commented on this, guess not lol. I did a 2.5" drop and I still didn't need a rear camber kit. Only thing I can figure is because it's one of two reasons. The camber isn't as offset in the back as in the front from lowering, or the back has more extensive adjustments. I will have to find that out for sure.

[TeKKnoTeKK]

Err...dammit, damn browser was seto to work offline so I didn't see any of the new posts. Silly me!
:stupid: