Want to lower 1st gen cl 1.8 drop
03-12-2010, 11:23 PM
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Want to lower 1st gen cl 1.8 drop
I have recently inquired about buying Vogtland Lowering Springs 1.8 drop. i know this sounds like a dumb question but will i NEED to get an alignment for the car? and if i dont will my tires wear unevenly? any help would be great.
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03-14-2010, 09:46 AM
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thank you for all the quick responces i will be sure to post pics of the drop. and i will also be sure to get an alignment now too lol. thanks for all the help if you have anymore comments i would love to hear what u think bout the car in general and some good ideas. Thanks!
03-14-2010, 08:33 PM
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Def get an alignment assuming you can get on an alignment rack, and welcome
03-14-2010, 09:11 PM
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just wondering what would a camber kit do for the car... or is springs enough? i will be gettin an alignment now tht i have gotten so much response and i look forward to showing what the drop will look like. thanks for everything again!
03-14-2010, 10:19 PM
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as you lower a car, the wheels will start to tilt inwards at the top, a camber kit reverses these effects to make the wheels perpendicular to the ground again, therefore evenly wearing your tires, so you're not wearing them out more on one side than the other
but people have different views on them here, i'm slammed on coilovers with no camber kit, and haven't had a whole lot of wear on the inside of my tires... but some people like to err on the side of caution, i am not one of those people
but people have different views on them here, i'm slammed on coilovers with no camber kit, and haven't had a whole lot of wear on the inside of my tires... but some people like to err on the side of caution, i am not one of those people
03-15-2010, 10:32 AM
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Camber doesn't necessarily kill tires. I've got a camber kit installed, but have to run quite a bit of negative camber to keep the control arms from banging.
Bad toe is what you have to worry about, but they should fix that when you go to get it aligned.
Bad toe is what you have to worry about, but they should fix that when you go to get it aligned.
03-15-2010, 10:51 AM
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you really dont need a camber kit unless you are really dropped. if you are planning to go lower than the 1.8 drop then look into it. i would look more into shocks because the stock ones aren't ment to be dropped on. plus if you are on OEM shocks more then likely you would need to replace those sooner. thats when you look into the camber kit if you are getting aftermarket shocks.
03-15-2010, 10:44 PM
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hmmm i like the feedback.... ok so alignment is a def! what would you recomend for aftermarket shocks.... sorry for all the questions i just switched from nissan to acura... and mi always had kyb on my nissans... just ass good for acura or no?
03-15-2010, 11:04 PM
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but for the most part you're only going to wear the insides of the tires quicker by running negative camber since they are not completely perpendicular to the ground (not a lot faster, but still faster)...
unless you were to track your car a lot therefore using all of the tire on corners and wearing the outsides of the tires aswell
03-15-2010, 11:46 PM
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kyb agx's are the cheapest way and most common most setups. Koni yellows are a great also too. kinda pricey but they have a lifetime warranty. IMO. i would just save for coils.
03-16-2010, 11:19 PM
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who said it does, i sure didn't, if it did i wouldn't still be running the same tires i have for the last couple of years and have -3 degrees or more of camber on them right now...
but for the most part you're only going to wear the insides of the tires quicker by running negative camber since they are not completely perpendicular to the ground (not a lot faster, but still faster)...
unless you were to track your car a lot therefore using all of the tire on corners and wearing the outsides of the tires aswell
but for the most part you're only going to wear the insides of the tires quicker by running negative camber since they are not completely perpendicular to the ground (not a lot faster, but still faster)...
unless you were to track your car a lot therefore using all of the tire on corners and wearing the outsides of the tires aswell
03-16-2010, 11:37 PM
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in the future just search the user profile and created threads. this is the way i find most of the pics i want/need
i'll give you a thread link anyways https://acurazine.com/forums/1g-cl-photograph-gallery-57/time-mow-grass-730069/
i can't go much lower on stock wheels/tires unless i compress the spring more on the coils in the front as they rub on the inside of the wheel well, rubbing it right down to the metal in places
back to the original thread, sorry for the highjack kinda
i'll give you a thread link anyways https://acurazine.com/forums/1g-cl-photograph-gallery-57/time-mow-grass-730069/
i can't go much lower on stock wheels/tires unless i compress the spring more on the coils in the front as they rub on the inside of the wheel well, rubbing it right down to the metal in places
back to the original thread, sorry for the highjack kinda
03-17-2010, 09:20 PM
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nice, need better pics
06-12-2010, 12:55 PM
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I ended up staying stock shocks for bout three days than decided to go to kyb gtr2 which have a much better feeling with the car being lower than stock. It actually rides better now than it did before. weird how that works but im not complaining. It was a bitch to get the back shocks out though but after replacing the bolts and 3 trips to acura we finaly had all the parts to replace everything we broke lol.
06-12-2010, 02:11 PM
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be careful with the gr2's they're stock replacements and aren't meant for lowered cars
06-24-2010, 10:23 PM
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my input
I use Tanabe df210 springs which drop 2", ride is really better than stock///Tokiko Blues help out. es, have camber kits from Ingalls. I'm VERY happy with the ride, cornering, and awesome look
09-23-2010, 10:08 PM
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Ok to give you all a quick update... the kyb's absolutly sucked!!! they were awsome for the first two weeks than i hit one of newenglands famous 2 foot deep potholes! SO... I now have Koni STR-T Shocks all the way around and it gives the car a much better stance in my oppinion. Tell me what you think.
09-23-2010, 10:45 PM
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09-23-2010, 10:56 PM
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Lookin good man, your car is hot
09-24-2010, 12:05 AM
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It is getting there now i have to put in new headlight housing and in a couple weeks we are doing a K03 Turbo set up as a winter project should be fun 
09-24-2010, 03:07 PM
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my 2" drop
I am happy with my drop, I used Tanabe DF-210 springs for the Accord application, and went sown 2 1/4" all around...I want to go down another 1/2" in the front, not quite sure how to do this without coilovers
10-12-2010, 05:55 AM
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you really dont need a camber kit unless you are really dropped. if you are planning to go lower than the 1.8 drop then look into it. i would look more into shocks because the stock ones aren't ment to be dropped on. plus if you are on OEM shocks more then likely you would need to replace those sooner. thats when you look into the camber kit if you are getting aftermarket shocks.
Any drop on a car get a camber kit... Don't waste money on tires to save a few bucks on a camber kit... Get the camber kit off ebay... Cheap one works just fine and if you want you can do the washer trick in the back, But I went ahead and bought a real camber kit for the back..
10-12-2010, 08:33 AM
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Any drop on a car get a camber kit... Don't waste money on tires to save a few bucks on a camber kit... Get the camber kit off ebay... Cheap one works just fine and if you want you can do the washer trick in the back, But I went ahead and bought a real camber kit for the back..