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Old Apr 12, 2008 | 06:19 AM
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Default RE: Do I need to get anything else for shocks/struts/springs?

I will get an alignment, but I'm worried the negative camber will have added wear on the tires(work 4-5 days a week, there's a 4 mile dirt/gravel road to get there). If I was on a paved road I wouldn't worry about a camber kit.
 
Old Apr 12, 2008 | 06:29 AM
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honestly, you'll take a few hundred miles off the life of your tires... that's not much. I drive a 25 mile round-trip to and from work 5 days a week and usually put an additional 20-100 miles on my car over the weekend... the tread on my tires still looks fine
 
Old Apr 12, 2008 | 07:24 AM
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honestly, you'll take a few hundred miles off the life of your tires... that's not much. I drive a 25 mile round-trip to and from work 5 days a week and usually put an additional 20-100 miles on my car over the weekend... the tread on my tires still looks fine
lol my drive is the same. I won't get it then if it's not that bad. Just looking for ways to spend money on my car I guess lol.
 
Old Apr 12, 2008 | 07:44 AM
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As long as you get all four wheels aligned, you'll be fine... and to get all four aligned should cost you somewhere around $50.

I'm warning you though... your tires will last somewhere around 3k miles if you don't get an alignment (looking at the tires, it was definitely toe wear)... learned that the hard way last summer
 
Old Apr 12, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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o ya! the alignment is A MUST! i put my old lowering stuff on my friends civic and he had his decent tires at the time worn down to steel belts within a few weeks, i sold him my good set of wheels and tires and AGAIN he put it off geting a alignment and again he is down to the steel belts....
luckely he found a set of cheap rims and tires that look pretty good but this time his dumb @ss got a alignment, so now they should last him awhile.LOL

try to find a alignment shop that has there rack in the ground.... otherwise buy some 2x8 boards and cut them to about 1.5 to 2 foot lengths and bring some nails and a hammer and build up a smoother ramp to get onto there rack. depending on how high there rack is depends how big ya gotta build the wooden ramp... just layer up the boards to make a ramp. i had to use 2-3layers to get my 99civic on the rack at midas lowered around 2inches but it was really close 3-4layers would have been better and my rear bumper verly cleared as well with my small exaust tip, so if youve got a big muffler hanging down definatly keep an eye on it and if you must put some more boards down to lift the back passenger wheel up enough so the muffler doesnt drag. just keep an eye on the car when they pull it in VERY SLOWLY and ensure ya dont drag anything...

but if you find a alignment shop that has a inground rack then you just pull the car in ALOT EASIER. my friend found one localy and got his done abotu 50bucks. midas charges like 70-75bucks. unless ya get a coupon...
 
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