Help Car is slammed, and tires are eaten, what do I need to fix this.

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Old Aug 19, 2010 | 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by htran16
an alignment alone won't fix the problem. you definately need camber kits.
Originally Posted by BlkHR37S
Yup u need camber kits to get back within specs !
It depends on what you are trying to do...

If you have an aggressive drop with aggressive wheels/offsets a camber kit is not going to be able to get you back within OEM spec.

I for example have a camber kit but am running ~ -3 camber all around and after about 8k my tire wear is fine. Just some inner wear due to camber but the wear is even.

Just make sure when you get an alignment that your TOE IS @ ZERO and you should be good to go.
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Old Aug 20, 2010 | 11:09 AM
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if i were to go for a camper kit than are there pros and cons with the spc? what about the eibach kit?
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 11:16 AM
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post your alignment specs but like tomie said - toe = 0 is the most important part. you can run negative camber without killing your tires. alignment "in spec" allows a certain range for toe which will still eat your tires. before you spend all the $, its important just to check the basics.
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Old Aug 21, 2010 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by gundam83
Hmm I've aligned the car twice already. Once right after I dropped it, and the second time a few weeks later after the suspension has settled (I have lifetime alignment). I wonder what could have knocked it out of whack.
Maybe it wasn't knocked out of whack. the shop probably did the best they could considering how low you are.. but -3 degrees in the rear and -2 in the front is nowhere near acceptable factory specs. With the camber kit i was doing around -1.5 rear. Acceptable range is .8 to -.8 i think.

Basically with an aggressive drop the factory adjustment settings won't reach factory specs anymore. you need a SPC front and SPC rear camber kits to extend the adjustment range. Even then, you still might not be IN spec, but possibly closer.
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