A Noob Coilover Shopping

BlackieCG6 · Feb 5, 2009

I know what your goin to say read the sus reviews & I did about twice... literally. I think i've done a good amount of research before blowin a thousand or more on some coilovers. after reading the thread & gettin quotes from local shops, Already got the front upper strut bar & plan on gettin the rear sway bar until I get more $ for the coils anyway. I decided on the Ksports kontrol pro kit because of the ability to adjust the height & so on. This is my question the Ksports for accords do not include the pillowball upper mount so this means I need a camber kit...

ANY1 RIDING ON D2 COILS ?

Sketch o5 · Feb 5, 2009

no, no pillow ball camber plates would even work on our cars. theres no suspension that comes with that. weve got a thread on that, search camber plates and im sure itll come up. its probably 21548613851468 pages long too, haha.

the sway bar doesnt have anything to do with camber tho, and if you want to correct your front camber, you need to get the ball joint camber kit. just know that you decrease the clearance between the uca and strut tower tho when you get one put in. im dropped like 3.5"-4" all around id say, and the front is only at -1.4° on the left and -1.9° on the right. thats not bad considering the rears are -3° each, haha. as for ksports, i got em, theyre good **** :thumbup:

CrosCntryAccord · Feb 5, 2009

you don't need a camber kit, just get your toe zeroed (thanks andy for spreading knowledge earlier in the week)

thecrown59 · Feb 5, 2009

yea u get the toe zero'd but u need a rear camber kit.....

Sketch o5 · Feb 5, 2009

...only if you want one, haha

thecrown59 · Feb 5, 2009

true... if u want ur tires to last :chucklesfawk:

Sketch o5 · Feb 5, 2009

camber isnt the main contributor of quick tire wear. toe is. if your toes set straight, you have nothing to worry about.

thecrown59 · Feb 5, 2009

WHY THE **** DO PEOPLE KEEP SAYING I NEED A CAMBER KIT THEN!! God I hate it when i get misinformed...

Sketch o5 · Feb 5, 2009

you only need one if you want one.

you will get uneven wear after a while with cambered wheels. but you will not get premature wear. the insides may wear slightly faster, but nothing like if your wheels were toe'd out or in.

likeawp · Feb 5, 2009

^I have had bad experiences with zeroing the toe without a camber kit........maybe its just because I had my car aligned at a sh!tty shop because the mechanic did not seem knowledgeable...............the inner portion of the tires got raped after about 5000 miles even after the alignment

Hence, I bought a front ball-joint camber kit, did the installation and alignment at a shop that specialized in alignments for lowered cars......steep price but the service and result were very satisfactory.....even tirewear for the fronts

So I advice you to find a reputable shop to zero your toe

.....I had bad luck with my experience =[

A Noob Coilover Shopping

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