I basically need some help from the gurus lurking in this subforum. as of now I have purchased:

Racing Hart CX 2pc silver w/Polished lip 19 9.0 26SH F and 19 10.0 22 R.

Tein CS w edfc

Now since I want to drop the car about an inch or so what would you guys recommend for toe, camber, etc. I also want to put in sways since I am doing this all at one shot... any guidelines or recommendations would help.

 

Update....just picked up a set of spc rear toe and camber kit. So I guess what is left is the a arms. I see people going for either 350evo or kinetix, any other suggestions ? thanks.

 

The spc bolts will give you the room you need for the rear and very cost effective. Now on the a-arms depending how far off factory settings you are, the kinetix may not help you. They claim a 1.50 degree +/- camber. If you drop your car more than one inch and you also have oversize wheels, the 1.5 degrees may not be enough, that's why at that point the 350evo and stillen are the choices to go with at that point since they offer more + camber adjustment. You're also talking $850 for either set or maybe a little cheaper if you shop around.

If you don't mind negative camber then kinetix would be the way to go or even the cusco arms (only .25 degrees + camber if i remember right and right around $300-350). I don't want that much negative camber so my tires can last longer, but you may have different needs so just make the decision best for your driving needs. One complaint i do hear from kinetix owners is the squeaking going over bumps, etc.

For my sway set i used the hotchkis set. At the time of my purchase that was the only set that offered 3-way adjustability for the and the rear and it was also the most cost effective at the time. I think you can still find them for around $250 or so. The sways will definitely complete the package and smooth out the weight transfers from changing your factory springs to either more or less progressive springs. Hope this helps.

 

Here's an update on the parts parts I have gathered ready for install:

Racing Hart CX 2pc silver w/Polished lip 19 9.0 26SH F and 19 10.0 22 R.
Tein CS w edfc
350 evo a-arms
spc rear toe & camber
hotchkis front & rear sway * should i change out my 04 endlinks for 05's and the bushings 2 or is it ok to keep them the way they are?

Does anyone know a good place in nyc that can install this on my car the right way without stealing my wallet?


BTW I have a set of RH c4's I'm selling if anyone is intrested on toyo t1s tires.

 

recommendation for toe and camber.... hummmm... just use the factory
setting as baseline target since you don't seem like you're going for
performance anyway. you may or may not be able to get it back
to factory tolerance at -1" but close enough.

since your rear wheel's offset and width is aggressive i would use
no less than -1.3 camber on the rear just from a cosmetic perspective.
otherwise the sidewall shoulder will appear to augment the wheel gap.