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Old 01-27-2010, 02:01 PM
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Ive recently lowered my 4th gen with eibachs and OEM replacement shocks which was a bad idea they blew and my camber is all messed up wearing the inside of my tires and nothing else.... people tell me I need adjustable upper control arms and adjustble lowers.... im not thinking this is correct... arent the factory ones allowed to adjust camber? Do you think it is wearing bad just because the shocks blew out? thats what i am thinking please help!!!!!

cant i just put some good KYB AGX adjustable shocks and the eibachs back on then take it with factory control arms upper and lower and have its alignement done and my problem should be fixed?
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if your shocks are blown you clearly need new ones...you dont need adjustable control arms.
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did you get an alignment after you lowered it? that would cause camber problems, otherwise the alignment shop messed up

how do you know the shocks are blown? are they leaking or just bouncy?

and which eibachs? sportlines or prokit?
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The first thing you should have done after lowering it is taken it to an alignment shop
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It depends how much the car is dropped (i.e. sportlines or eibach) the factory suspension has some adjustment room on it but obviously it has it's limitations. If your car is TOO out of spec then you may have to move to adjustable front end components if you want to get your tire wear normal again.
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you dont need lower or upper control arms when you lower a car. You want an adjustable panhard to re-center the back of the car.
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It doesn't take very long at all to ruin a set of tires, that's why you get an alignment ASAP after lowering.
And yes , no need for adjustable upper, or lower control arms.




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