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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 03:19 PM
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Lowering Question

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So next summer I plan on buying some Eibach lowering springs, the only problem is I have no idea how low I can go. I've got about 6 speedbumps en route to my house

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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 03:23 PM
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bro u in good.. shape.. I have eibach pro kit springs and u will be just fine.. just make sure u get the camber kit for the back and toe bolt
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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Oh thank jebas, I was freaking out that I have to keep it at stock height.

Whats the camber kit for?
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 03:54 PM
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camber kit is to stop ya tires from looking like this / \ when they are supposed to be like this | |

Also, there is a link around here.. Use the search function and u will find a tread where someone is describing all these items and what u will need for ya car when lowering it
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 04:19 PM
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Awesome, thanks a ton man
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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no problem..

what camber really means to most.. it's where the car in making more contact to the road surface.... so with camber it will eat (wear) the inside of the tire a lot faster than the outside.

After u lower your car u will need to install the camber kit on the rear.. then take it to get it aligned.. they will adjust your camber for you to bring the car back into OEM spec's. If it's out of toe they will also need to install the toe bolt to put it back into spec. A lot of shops will now charge u labor.. because they have to cut or dermal the slot for the bolt..
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by broke_as_ajoke
no problem..what camber really means to most.. it's where the car in making more contact to the road surface.... so with camber it will eat (wear) the inside of the tires a lot faster than the outside.
After u lower your car u will need to install the camber kit on the rear.. then take it to get it aligned.. they will adjust your camber for you to bring the car back into OEM spec's. If it's out of toe they will also need to install the toe bolt to put it back into spec. A lot of shops will now charge u labor.. because they have to cut or dermal the slot for the bolt..
What about the camber kit for the front? You can't disregard how your Infiniti drives and goes thru tires just because you get lazy and don't want to do the job right. This requires adding adjustable a-arms to bring your alignment back to OE specs. This will be far less expensive than buying tires once a year and way smarter too!
Gary
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Thats a lot of info. Any idea how much this'll end up costing me?
 
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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About 450-500 for parts
 
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