Lowering questions

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Hey guys, I have a couple different questions regarding suspension, something I don't know much about.

1. I'm planning on getting Eibach pro springs, will I need camber arms for the rear and bolts for the front to get a pepper alignment?

2. I was looking at the Megan racing EZ Street coilovers, and I wanted to ask, how can they be so much cheaper than the rest? I know Megan racing is a decent brand, so what makes these so cheap?

3. If I got coilovers, would I need the camber arms and bolts too?

Thanks
 
Jared Reyes said:
With the Pro-Kit springs you will need a rear camber kit to get back to OE specs. I have them as well as the front and rear Anti-Roll Bars on my 2012.
Without an alignment kit you will be in the area of -2 degrees on the Si.

The non Si models can align back to OE without any adjustments.
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megan ez streets offer 15 different adjustments msrp $799
megan street series has 32 different adjustments msrp $1400
The front has camber plates to adjust ^. I guess you'd just need a set for the rears to adjust. Most say that you're paying for the quality of the dampeners.
 
with the pro kit i don't think you need a camber kit. you only need camber kit on 2" drops or more. i believe pro kit is only an inch?
 
redshiftmotorsports has also said the prokit will require a rear camber kit to get within the OEM specs.
 
The pro kit drop is very minimal. Camber kit won't be needed. I'm lowered 1.5 inch amend I don't need a camber kit. I'm on 17s
 
im gonna be gettin the megan racing ez coilover suspension..buddy of mines have it on his tsx and it rides awesome..better than the function and form susp that he got rid of
 
Can you go without buying a camber kit, yes. Will you be within honda's stock camber settings... no. You'll just have additional wear on the inside of your tires without running a camber kit. Another member ran the eibach prokit and his rear camber was -2.0 after installing. Factory setting is -1.2 to -1.37

The front camber with the sportline spring was about -0.2 degrees. This is well within specification by Honda (-0.57 max). Front caster is 5.8 deg. (5.87 max per Honda). Front toe is adjusted to factory spec at 0 deg. You do not need the camber bolts, but the camber bolts are available if you want to make adjustments. The rear camber is -1.2 (-1.37 max per Honda). We have the rear camber arms installed. This is required. Rear toe is adjusted to 2mm total, per Honda spec.
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^ convo with Arm0ged0n & eibach on his sportline springs. Granted the word "required" is not needed. You'll just wear tires faster without it.
 
I have Tanabe Lowering springs with drop of about .9" and I'll use rear camber arms when I install them. I worry more about the rear because even with stock suspension, my last set of tires had horrible camber wear.
 
I took mine to an alignment shop and I told them to make everything neutral and they did. They said no need for camber arms but I guess if you want to be safe then get them.
 
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