hydroman

hey guys i was wondering if installing and adjusting a camber kit will do its job reducing tire wear with cut springs or am i better off getting new springs/coils?

cr8tive_leo

Do you have pics of your tire wear.

Toe is usally a bigger culprit of tire wear than camber.

hydroman

no pics but its wearing to the inside so like half the tread can be bald, and its really heavy i noticed it on my 185's wearing it down in 2 weeks of driving, i just bought new 205 treads for my rims and i dont want the same to happen

hydroman

i could compare it to this pic here
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3096/...fd79c5.jpg?v=0

seanv98

How much were the springs cut? If the camber is way out a camber kit will help. But if it were me i wouldn't be riding on cut springs. I would get proper lowering springs, then a camber kit, then an alignment.

orthow

cut springs = fail ..

what is with all the hack unsafe modifications floating around on the site - it's turning into a running joke.

MPR

Those tires in that pic posted are mainly a result of incorrect camber.

I suggest you get a camber correction kit right away.

The springs them selves have nothing to do with the camber, it's the amount of drop or how much lower the car is, that affects camber.

You could have cut springs or aftermarket springs with the same ride height (same amount of drop), they would both be causing the camber to be out of adjustment by the same amount.

Plus you really shouldn't cut your springs!!!, not a safe thing to do at all.

Anyways, yeah a camber kit should help.

MPR

Yeah I don't know man...

Turning into the red-green ghetto civic club. lol

bengali548

all we need is duct taped engine swaps and were good to go

Sirberner

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bengali548

i wonder if it has power steering?

cr8tive_leo

Red green Duct tape signing this weekend!!! WOO!!

cr8tive_leo

Oh like this?



Yeah, adjsutable camber arms, don't cut those springs.

T-MacK

Seriously good way to endanger your'self manh!
Why do people cheap out on there suspension?? Driving on cut springs is fcking dangerous.
If you can't afford a proper aftermarket suspension done right, then ride stock untill you can! Proper suspension is the most important part of your car.
You would'nt drive on completly bald tires would you??

bengali548

the thing is that ppl these days gets civic cuz its an economical and cheap car but theyre usually in highschool or right out of highschool and still want to make their first "whip" look "sick" but dont have the money for it

like if u saw a lowered "done up" car ppl go "that whip looks sick" (atleast i still do) but people mod their civics cuz they done have the money to mod a more expensive car ITS ALL ABOUT THE LOOKS MANN

you wouldnt see cut springs on a vette or NSX but when your a kid its all looks (well for alot of kids)

T-MacK

I guess?
Either way cheap or not, there a right way and a wrong way to do things. This is probaly the worst "ghetto" mod you can do to your Civic. Even when I was a kid I kept my sht tight.

bengali548

im straight out of highschool and you dont know HOW many times ive debated using permanent marker to tint my windows :P jks (but i did debate tinting it myself) but i know its gunna turn out horribly so im holding off till i need it for now

T-MacK

Do you live at home?? And have a job??
If you answered yes to both of these questions you have no excuse not to save up the cash and do it right.

bengali548

x2....

Midori

I couldn't even imagine the ride quality of a "cut spring" lowering job that causes that kind of camber wear... that's like a three inch drop!