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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 08:50 AM
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quick question, if i were to get coilovers instead of just prings, would i still need the camber adjusters and toe arms? just wondering.
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 08:52 AM
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Yes, camber arms and toe bolts. It all depends on how low u go.
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 08:57 AM
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tein s-tech lowers it like 3/4" and eibach pro-kit lowers 1". would you say both need the cambers?
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Simple answer: depends.
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 09:21 AM
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if u have the money for coilovers save yourself some money on tires later on and just buy everything to bring the car into alignment. whether you need them or not is so dependent on a number of factors its impossible for someone on here to tell you "yes you need them" or "no you dont". tire size, rim size, drop..etc. If you get coilovers, you are going to eventually want to go lower simply because you can, trust me it happens to everyone.

so my advice to you is if you want to lower the car just to make it look good use springs, get an alignment and if u need the camber arms and toe bolts get em, if not yay for you!
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 09:34 AM
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thanks.
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by j1234
if u have the money for coilovers save yourself some money on tires later on and just buy everything to bring the car into alignment. whether you need them or not is so dependent on a number of factors its impossible for someone on here to tell you "yes you need them" or "no you dont". tire size, rim size, drop..etc. If you get coilovers, you are going to eventually want to go lower simply because you can, trust me it happens to everyone.

so my advice to you is if you want to lower the car just to make it look good use springs, get an alignment and if u need the camber arms and toe bolts get em, if not yay for you!
That's pretty much the answer, but in addition to that not all of our cars roll off the assembly line with the same suspension specs, they just have to be within a certain range. The same drop on 1 car with the same components may be within range while another car with the same components will not be.

Go buy whatever you want, get them installed and have it aligned. The tech's there will tell you if they are not able to get it within spec. If that is the case then go buy the necessary parts.
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