Coilover/Camber Question

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I've had my '15 coupe for about 2 months now and after seeing posts here of our cars lowered I went ahead and got coilovers. My Ksport kontrol pro's came in yesterday and I picked up a pair of SPC rear camber arms today. Planning to take it to a shop this weekend or next to install them but first want to make sure i'm all set.

Going for a 2-2.25" drop and maintain OEM specs. A buddy told me to get front camber bolts for the drop I'm going for and someone here told me not likely needed. My question is - Are the Ksport's pillow ball top mounts made for adjusting front camber or wouldn't hurt to grab the bolts?...for new wheels in the near future.

This is my first mod and want to make sure I do it right, so any input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks 9th !
 
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The front camber shouldn't change at all when lowering. The rear will gain neg camber. The pillow ball mounts on the coils should allow you to dial in some camber in the front if you want it. Im not sure how much they allow but for most "street aggressive" settings, -1 to -2, they should have enough. Bolts on top of that would only be if you really needed a lot.
 
Nix said:
The front camber shouldn't change at all when lowering. The rear will gain neg camber. The pillow ball mounts on the coils should allow you to dial in some camber in the front if you want it. Im not sure how much they allow but for most "street aggressive" settings, -1 to -2, they should have enough. Bolts on top of that would only be if you really needed a lot.
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Ah I see, thanks a lot for the info. I thought front may gain some neg. camber as well. So I won't worry about front camber until or if I need it for bigger wheels later. Do you suggest getting an alignment right after lowering or should I wait a week to let everything settle?
 
mph said:
Ah I see, thanks a lot for the info. I thought front may gain some neg. camber as well. So I won't worry about front camber until or if I need it for bigger wheels later. Do you suggest getting an alignment right after lowering or should I wait a week to let everything settle?
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You don't need to do the alignment right away. I would wait especially if you want to play around with the ride hight a bit to get it exactly where you want it.
After you have the car sitting exactly where you want it then do the alignment.
 
For reference my car is dropped about 2 inches and I gained -0.5° camber up front naturally. No bolts or camber plates.

The rear of course gained much more. My spc arms are max positive and I am still at -1.5° rear camber

Definitely wait at least a week or two before alignment
 
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JonnyRotten said:
You don't need to do the alignment right away. I would wait especially if you want to play around with the ride hight a bit to get it exactly where you want it.
After you have the car sitting exactly where you want it then do the alignment.
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Alright good idea, thanks!
 
dpetro1 said:
For reference my car is dropped about 2 inches and I gained -0.5° camber up front naturally. No bolts or camber plates.

The rear of course gained much more. My spc arms are max positive and I am still at -1.5° rear camber

Definitely wait at least a week or two before alignment
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-0.5 neg camber up front shouldn't be bad at all right? Is stock usually 0.0 front and rear -0.5?

Thanks a lot for the input and reference, i'll wait a week or two.
 
If you're swapping out large pieces of the suspension I would highly recommend getting an alignment immediately. The springs really won't settle very much but your toe may be way off. If the toe is off it will eat your tires very quickly. A lot of places offer alignment packages that allow for more than one service. I bought a 3 year package through sears and told the guys I would need one right away and another one in a couple weeks. They were very accommodating. The single alignment was $80 and the package was $180 so it was a $20 difference vs buying 2 alignments. I've been back several times.

Its not terribly expensive and a place that you go to, explain what you need done and they may be able to work with you. Explain that you would just like to have the toe set and would like to return and purchase a full alignment later. Call around and see if anywhere will work with you. Offer to pay up front for say an alignment and a half and they may be more willing to work with you instead of the promise to return later.
 
Nix said:
If you're swapping out large pieces of the suspension I would highly recommend getting an alignment immediately. The springs really won't settle very much but your toe may be way off. If the toe is off it will eat your tires very quickly. A lot of places offer alignment packages that allow for more than one service. I bought a 3 year package through sears and told the guys I would need one right away and another one in a couple weeks. They were very accommodating. The single alignment was $80 and the package was $180 so it was a $20 difference vs buying 2 alignments. I've been back several times.

Its not terribly expensive and a place that you go to, explain what you need done and they may be able to work with you. Explain that you would just like to have the toe set and would like to return and purchase a full alignment later. Call around and see if anywhere will work with you. Offer to pay up front for say an alignment and a half and they may be more willing to work with you instead of the promise to return later.
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That's definitely a good plan. I'll take it to my buddy's friend's shop to zero out toe right after the install and see if we can work out a deal to come back for the full alignment after a week. Thanks for the solid advice!
 
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