hey guys, so I'm new here and i need some advice... i read a lot of threads on lowering and everything. heres the thing: i want to lower my front by 1.5" and the back any where in the range of 1-1.5" i know i don't need camber kits but just get alignment. atm i have 205/50/16 on my car which i just got brand new tires on. now my question is do i need to mod the back with the washer trick in order to keep the rear camber within specs if I'm only lowering by 1-1.5"? and if so how many washers do i need to add? 1 or 2 behind each bolt? and I'm also gonna keep the stock struts/shocks since I'm not slamming the car. would all of this be ok? thank you to everyone who helps!
First, did you just get new tires, replacing the 205/50R16? Or do you mean your new tires ARE 205/50R16? Because that size is way off which will cause issues.
1 or 2 washers would be fine, and I'd recommend it for this car.
If you want to keep your original shocks, this limits how low you can go and your choice of springs. You can lower your car with SOME springs using stock shocks. But they need to be soft enough and not lower the car too much so your stock shocks will still perform ideally.
1 or 2 is fine. then get an alignment
Agreed,
ye.. I'm thinking of either Eiback or Tien or Skunk 2... but I'm sticking to springs since the drop is not very big and i can't afford coilovers
Eibach Pro-Kit would work well with stock shocks. I've seen this kit work well on stock shocks for a number of cars. Ride quality is great and performance is a tad better.
Tein S.Techs would also be OK on the stock shocks.
Skunk2 springs lower the car too much are are far too stiff for your stock shocks, I'd steer clear of them.
I'd highly recommend replacing your shocks if you can afford to, even if it is just OE replacement shocks with the mentioned springs above. Otherwise, inspect your current ones to make sure they are ok.
If you are doing this yourself you can do the back together but with the front do them independantly one side at a time, jack just one side up leaving weight on the opposite and make sure not to move anything, if you do this successfully the car will drive the same as before being lowered and you don't need an alignment. I even have one eg that i lowered 2" i brought it back to oem and it still drove perfectly straight.
This is completely wrong. HOW you install the suspension has very little affect on the alignment. The whole reason you need to get an alignment done after you LOWER your car is because when you lower your car, you change it's camber. Changes in CAMBER affects TOE and incorrect toe settings wear tires.
Also, just because the car tracks straight does not mean the alignment is ok.
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