I am lowerd on Tein Cs Coilovers and have 19x9.5 and 19x10.5 on th rear...I was looking at my camber due to the fact how fast i am going through tires and its only wearing the inside..well i know the result of this but it dosent look like i can make them anybetter...or should i just raise the car a tad???

 

did you get an alignment after you lowered your car?

 

even at -1.3 camber setting i was still wearing the inside 4/5's of the tire patch.
it's just the way it is with this car unless you want to set the camber like -0.8 and
sacrifice performance.

 

4/5's hahaha i am on like 1/5's or 2/5's

 

I'm not too sure about specific settings, but I don't think you can correct the problem through a typical alignment. I'm taking my car in for balancing and alignment later this week. The mechanic said it needs a "special type of alignment" to fix the inside tread wear. Not too sure what that entails, but I'll get back to you after I take it in.

 

Wouldn't camber arms fix the problem?

 

I believe the arms fix the front, but for the rear you need a rear camber kit. It seems like MANY people on this forum need rear camber kits. Are there any group buys going on?

 

actually camber is part of the issue, but its more on the toe setting that's causing the inner wear in my case. but id rather sacrifice tire wear than performance

 

Special Alignment means you need several camber kits for the tech to bea ble to adjust the camber to a more positive setting to save your tires. The stock suspension won't allow much adjusting of camber and toe. The rear has very minimal camber and toe adjustment and the front has no camber adjustment and a little bit of toe adjustment. If you drop your car,prepare to wear out the tires unless you want to spend a little more money on camber kits. I have several suggestions for those who are new to the alignment issue.

1.) Shell out cash and buy camber kits to adjust camber. For the rear I suggest Kinetix rear camber arms $200 (kinetixracing.com) to adjust rear camber, and SPC toe cam bolts $45 (iapdirect.com) to adjust rear toe
For the front you can either go with kinetix front A-arms $400 which aren't very high quality but offer lots of adjustability to stock spec, or Cusco A-arms $400 which are high quality but wil ony get you +.05 or +.08 adjustability.

2.) Buy the rear camber kits or no kits at all and just cross rotate tires to lenghten tire life. This involves dismounting the tires and switching them from left to right and vice versa so that the inner side being worn is on the outside.

 

From my exp. Ken is the suspension guru on this forum, his advice is golden! I agree with what these guys are saying... do it the right way, it's more expensive short term but def. worth the price, tires are expensive but performance is priceless IMO.

 

After lowering my sedan 1.5" with Tein Basics and attempting an alignment, my camber was way off front and rear. I ended up having to get aftermarket front upper A arms (350Evo) and a rear camber kit (SPC). I had my sedan aligned to factory coupe specs, and now it's in proper alignment, and drives straight as an arrow. My tire wear is normal.

 

I agree with ScottR...

On all of my previous rides I had 3"+ drops and my cambers were way off. Looked cool but when I think of all the money I dished out on tires and the hassle of flippin them over all the time, I think camber kits are well worth the money.

This time I am not going the cheap route with the G. I'm droppin my G next week with Prokits on D-Specs... I'm gonna order Stillen rear camber and toe kit for $749! If the front is off, then I am gonna order the fronts from Stillen as well for $849.

I'm gonna do it right this time. Shelling out the 1600 will save me much more in the long run. And my performance will be optimal!

 

I am having the same issues with tire wear after lowering my car. If I got the rear camber kit, do I also need to get the toe adjustment? Also, what if I don't get a front camber kit, will my front wheels wear off too fast?