suspention help
09-26-2008, 01:05 PM
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suspention help
I'm a first time Acura owner, and I got my TSX in Feb of '07. Since then I've done some mods and upgrades. I went with the factory A-spec suspention, then went to 19" wheels & tires all around. I then proceded to add about 200 lbs worth of audio equipment to the trunk. The delimma lies within the suspention, I assume due to "more-rapid-than-normal" inside rear tire wear. I guess my question is, What would be the optimum setup to negate the increased weight and reduce premature wear, but not make handling skittish? Any input would be helpful.
09-26-2008, 01:15 PM
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well, sounds to me like you are saying you have negative rear camber.
dropping your car increases the negative camber.
a-spec dropped it a tad, and the extra weight is forcing it down
a tad more.
if you are happy with the ride height, then just get a camber kit.
Ingalls makes a rear camber kit that is two arms for each side.
they are lower arms.
it replaces the stock toe and camber arms with adjustable ones.
I suggest that kit.
that will solve your tire wear problem.
you will of course need to align your car after you add the camber kit.
just like how you had to align your car after you installed the a-spec.
any suspension change at all requires a new alignment.
if you are not happy with the stance of the car, seeing how you're kinda
4x4'ing it, then get a set of coilovers.
you will need the camber kit no matter what you choose.
dropping your car increases the negative camber.
a-spec dropped it a tad, and the extra weight is forcing it down
a tad more.
if you are happy with the ride height, then just get a camber kit.
Ingalls makes a rear camber kit that is two arms for each side.
they are lower arms.
it replaces the stock toe and camber arms with adjustable ones.
I suggest that kit.
that will solve your tire wear problem.
you will of course need to align your car after you add the camber kit.
just like how you had to align your car after you installed the a-spec.
any suspension change at all requires a new alignment.
if you are not happy with the stance of the car, seeing how you're kinda
4x4'ing it, then get a set of coilovers.
you will need the camber kit no matter what you choose.
09-26-2008, 02:49 PM
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well, sounds to me like you are saying you have negative rear camber.
dropping your car increases the negative camber.
a-spec dropped it a tad, and the extra weight is forcing it down
a tad more.
if you are happy with the ride height, then just get a camber kit.
Ingalls makes a rear camber kit that is two arms for each side.
they are lower arms.
it replaces the stock toe and camber arms with adjustable ones.
I suggest that kit.
that will solve your tire wear problem.
you will of course need to align your car after you add the camber kit.
just like how you had to align your car after you installed the a-spec.
any suspension change at all requires a new alignment.
if you are not happy with the stance of the car, seeing how you're kinda
4x4'ing it, then get a set of coilovers.
you will need the camber kit no matter what you choose.
dropping your car increases the negative camber.
a-spec dropped it a tad, and the extra weight is forcing it down
a tad more.
if you are happy with the ride height, then just get a camber kit.
Ingalls makes a rear camber kit that is two arms for each side.
they are lower arms.
it replaces the stock toe and camber arms with adjustable ones.
I suggest that kit.
that will solve your tire wear problem.
you will of course need to align your car after you add the camber kit.
just like how you had to align your car after you installed the a-spec.
any suspension change at all requires a new alignment.
if you are not happy with the stance of the car, seeing how you're kinda
4x4'ing it, then get a set of coilovers.
you will need the camber kit no matter what you choose.
haha, do I even need to post in the forums here any more? Ryan you are on it
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