will I need camber kits if I use lowering springs or coilovers beyond 1" drop?

I'm leaning towards coilovers even if i do not plan to track b/c from what I've read, no added hardware is needed....or do i...?

want to keep my goal of (lowering properly, safely without braking the bank)

everytime I think i find a thread that answers this, someone chimes in on how theirs looks so nice without answering this quest....

although I want it to look nice and feel the upgraded performance, I also want to make sure that it is safe, functions properly without bad cumulative effects on the vehicle...

 

Strictly speaking, yes. Historically past .8" most car's once placed on the rack cannot be brought back to oem alignmen spec range on at lease one end of the car. To some being a bit out of spec is a plus because they like the idea of additional free negitve camber. To other's they can become the source of the "help me, why are the inside's of my tire's gone?" posts.

Coilovers won't change or effect your alignment specs once you've dropped the car. However most coilover do tend have much higher spring rates vs how most all lower spring setups aren't much stiffer then oem. I've discovered that the added roll stiffness helps not let the tire roll over as much and inside tire wear isn't a issue as when I ran the same drop on softer lowering springs.

 

thanks for your response... I dont mind stiffness as I should anticipate this with lower stance. I also feel that this will also give better handling..(planted feel). I will sacrifice comfort for handling for initial aesthetic purpose. this tire rollover...is this feathering..?

 

Strictly speaking..............YES!!!!! You want to keep the suspension geometry as close to spec as possible. Using the camber kits will help get you back to factory specs.