lowering civic?

[bluemoon541]

i want to lower my 96 civic...
at what point do i need to aquire camber kits?
how low?

[PhiberOptik]

there are a lot of posts on this but most people generally say 2" or lower you will need a camber kit. The best thing to do though is put it on an alignment machine after the drop and find out how off your camber is. Peace

[CivicSiRacer]

Yup consensus says about 2" I've been dropped 2.5" with 0 toe front and rear. I believe toe wears out tires quicker than camber.

But I also autocross alot

[bluemoon541]

toe?

[BullShifter]

I agree with CivicSiRacer

Easy to describe toe. Stand up & look down at your feet. Point your toes in = Toe in / Turn your toes out = toe out . Slight changes in alignment can have dramatic positive or negative affects on handling. "Alignment" is very difficult & lenghtly to explain fully, before you can understand that you must first understand slip angles, bump steer, & all that good stuff.

[bluemoon541]

any suggestions as to which camber kits i should get?
from who?

[BrokenLimits]

Get Ingalls or Skunk2.

Those are the only 2 that replace the entire upper control arm. Progress and others make you press out the ball joint and is a HUGE pain in the ass...