civic_slayer

Hey I was just wondering how low you can lower your car using the washer trick with the tires still being inside the specs and what is the max amount of washers you could use.
Thanks for the help in advance,
Charlie

klepto

it all depends. there are so many factors involved. tires, suspension, what do you consider "inside the specs" etc etc. there is no one magical number that will solve everyones problem. your best bet is to try for your self, start out with 4 or so and go from there.

civic_slayer

alright but is there a limit to how many I can add before I totally mess everything up. I dont want my suspension breaking due to having to many washers and I just dont want my stock tires on stock wheels to wear badly. I am a poor college student who cant afford to keep buying new tires because they wear bad so those are the two things I am worried about.
Thanks,
Charlie

shnee

i used the washer trick.. it didnt need enough to cause any space problems..
plus, from what ive read, you can just get longer bolts if there is no more room.

klepto

you will need to get longer bolts. how can you mess something up? if you end up having positive camber/tire rubs, then take out some washers. if you feel as though you have too much neg camber, then add washers

civic_slayer

alright thanks just had to make sure I wouldnt cause any problems by adding to many washers other than the positive camber.
Thanks for the help,
Charlie

VXCL

Make sure to buy at least grade 8 rated bolts!! I would try for grade 10 if possible. Should have no problems at all with grade 8 though. Its just that stronger is always better in this case.

With about a 1.25-1.5" drop i used about 4mm worth of galvanized (wont rust) spacers. I swear it was only 2 i needed at about 2mm each. Could have been three though. Too long ago. Also used stainless steel bolts.

peace

react

depends on alot of factors

react

i got these washers that look like the letter "Y" instead of the normal looking ones.

Kamikazee

Y?

react

hard to explain. basically like a "U"

react

it worked fine and my rear camber was almost perfect.

Kamikazee

2 x