Any mandatory additions w/ Springs??

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Old 07-29-2009, 03:33 PM
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Any mandatory additions w/ Springs??

Im deciding between the tanabe lowering springs and the eibach pro lowering springs, however I wanted to know if there are any additional mods that I need to invest in to supplement the springs or the ride of the car. Help?
Old 07-29-2009, 03:46 PM
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Rear camber kit if you want your tires to last.
Old 07-29-2009, 03:52 PM
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You should be good with just an alignment on Eibachs, Tanabe might ask for a rear camber kit since the back drops even lower.. If you want to be safe though, get the camber kit anyways
Old 07-29-2009, 03:53 PM
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get spacers to fix that offset since you will get a tucked look with the drop
Old 07-29-2009, 04:00 PM
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depending on how low, you'll more than likely need a camber kit along with an allignment
Old 07-29-2009, 04:06 PM
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Camber kit, spacers, alignment. Shocks/struts if you have the $$$. Or just get coilovers.
Old 07-30-2009, 06:20 PM
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i run eibachs without camber kits. i bought spacers for my stock wheels though to get a more aggressive stance.
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Originally Posted by w0ady
i run eibachs without camber kits. i bought spacers for my stock wheels though to get a more aggressive stance.
I just eibachs installed yesterday, plan to get it aligned in a week or so - and I'm sure this sounds lame - but what are spacers? and what do they do?
Old 07-30-2009, 07:03 PM
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Spacers (as the name suggests lol) spaces out your wheels from the wheel hub.

Here's what they look like:


Here's a pic of them installed:


Usually used to provide more clearance from the brakes, larger track width, flush the wheels with the fendors (check out pix of my wheels)
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^+1 those versions btw have the studs built into them. There are versions that include their own sets of studs replacing the stock ones.
Old 07-30-2009, 11:27 PM
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Mandatory: Nothing.

Good idea: Rear camber kit.

Good looks: 245/275 setup and 10 or 15 mm spacers depending on how much negative camber you wish to run and if you want to trim for clearance.

Completely optional: Turbo.
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LMAO at the completely optional mod lol
Old 10-17-2009, 02:58 AM
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with the eibach pro kit can the camber be brought to manufacturer spec?
i dont like to see -ve camber on the wheels
or am i better off with a SPL rear camber kit? what about the fronts?
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Not all the way to manufacturer's but pretty close to
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