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if you drive normal and don't have far distances to travel then you'll be fine
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hI-TECH installed my TEINS last summer and im still riding SLAMMED with no tire wear...and i even put new tires before the installed and i see no WEAR...and also no problem with my suspension.
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tires being raped in a month depends on how you drive and the distance as well as how frequently. If its your daily driver and you go 50-75 miles each way to work and you're doing 75-100mph every time you get in the car then yeah you're gonna rape your tires in a month (dont ask me how I know )
if you drive normal and don't have far distances to travel then you'll be fine
if you drive normal and don't have far distances to travel then you'll be fine
I've got around -1.5 in the front and about -2.5 in the rear. The inside edges wear faster than the rest of the tire, but I have had no excessive wear issues since getting my alignment.
If your Toe is out, your tires will go fast. Getting everything else in spec, you can live with a good amount of negative camber. It also depends on how low you go.
I'm on the Eibach drop and those settings are at the max... I can't get closer to spec without kits.
I may end up with a rear kit just to bring the camber up a bit but I don't want to go all the way back to factory specs either, as that negative camber comes with great handling. The secret is finding a balance.
In my opinion, you don't need a front kit. At the most, go with the rear camber kit.
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I drive 100 miles every day on the Pike and my tires have not been "raped"
I've got around -1.5 in the front and about -2.5 in the rear. The inside edges wear faster than the rest of the tire, but I have had no excessive wear issues since getting my alignment.
If your Toe is out, your tires will go fast. Getting everything else in spec, you can live with a good amount of negative camber. It also depends on how low you go.
I'm on the Eibach drop and those settings are at the max... I can't get closer to spec without kits.
I may end up with a rear kit just to bring the camber up a bit but I don't want to go all the way back to factory specs either, as that negative camber comes with great handling. The secret is finding a balance.
In my opinion, you don't need a front kit. At the most, go with the rear camber kit.
I've got around -1.5 in the front and about -2.5 in the rear. The inside edges wear faster than the rest of the tire, but I have had no excessive wear issues since getting my alignment.
If your Toe is out, your tires will go fast. Getting everything else in spec, you can live with a good amount of negative camber. It also depends on how low you go.
I'm on the Eibach drop and those settings are at the max... I can't get closer to spec without kits.
I may end up with a rear kit just to bring the camber up a bit but I don't want to go all the way back to factory specs either, as that negative camber comes with great handling. The secret is finding a balance.
In my opinion, you don't need a front kit. At the most, go with the rear camber kit.
well aren't you dropped on springs and not coilovers? Coilovers can go ALOT lower than springs can so depending on how low he wants to go will determine just how fast his outer edges are going to disappear. I was on Tanabe NF210 springs for almost 2 years before switching to the Tanabe Sustec Pro 5 coilovers. Granted I have the setting at like 3 threads off the very bottom but I don't see any premature camber wear. Although I am on my winter tires which were brand new and I've only driven on them since January they showed no camber wear in the rear where it would have shown the most. And I still haven't installed upgraded rear camber and toe arms yet although I do plan on doing them in a couple weeks
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well aren't you dropped on springs and not coilovers? Coilovers can go ALOT lower than springs can so depending on how low he wants to go will determine just how fast his outer edges are going to disappear. I was on Tanabe NF210 springs for almost 2 years before switching to the Tanabe Sustec Pro 5 coilovers. Granted I have the setting at like 3 threads off the very bottom but I don't see any premature camber wear. Although I am on my winter tires which were brand new and I've only driven on them since January they showed no camber wear in the rear where it would have shown the most. And I still haven't installed upgraded rear camber and toe arms yet although I do plan on doing them in a couple weeks
Stop arguing with me... don't you have some road to terrorize somewhere?
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Good news is I decided to change ALL of them to Whiteline poly bushings on Sunday and I'm putting my 19" Racing Hart J5 Pro Version 2 wheels on with wide rubber so its gonna be back to the status quo come Monday. Morning traffic has no clue what they're in store for next week
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I was hoping someone would answer your question about where to take your ride to have professional suspension work done. Looking for a place that knows WTF they are doing and has the proper lifts to handle LOW vehicles. Does Hi-Tech work at a shop or in his driveway with cinder blocks and bottle jacks???
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Professional driveway mechanic that knows his shiet!!...I've done suspension on cars for the following members on this board (1)MrOreo, (2)Fluffy, (3)PSSSH, (4)FutureGDriver, (5)Will (friend of Xjomo), (7)StryderZ, (8)G-Fusion, (9)Anndy811 and quite a few others. Cinder blocks NO...2x4 YES....bottle jack NO....2-Ton heavy duty floor jack YES...works better than most shops with a torque wrench and sockets versus air tools...definitely!
I was hoping someone would answer your question about where to take your ride to have professional suspension work done. Looking for a place that knows WTF they are doing and has the proper lifts to handle LOW vehicles. Does Hi-Tech work at a shop or in his driveway with cinder blocks and bottle jacks???
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