ShawnD

Have a stock car to drive long distances

Fabrik8

Need a lot more information.

eurotund757

sorry guys...i've had it aligned at a couple different shops after installing the camber kit, the first time was at all aspects and since then iv'e gotten like 3 other alignments at some random shops after getting new tires. I'm running stock shocks, but was just thinking of getting a cup kit or getting new shocks/springs. Just wondering what the best route would be to still have a lowered car without wearing out my tires.

R. Danneskjöld

HOLY SHIT TYING IN ALL BOLD FOR EVERY POST IS FUCKING ANNOYING

Fabrik8

When you're getting aligned, what are your alignment settings? If you've got a camber kit, and you've still got more negative camber than stock, you're still going to have more tire wear. The only reason that you would need more than one alignment is that you're knocking something out of alignment or you have a crap camber kit that is slipping and losing the proper settings. This doesn't really have anything to do with what springs and struts you have, this only has to do with what alignment settings you have any how much you're lowered. One type of spring or coilover isn't going to wear tires more or less than any other set. Lowering changes the suspension and steering geometry, and some of that can be corrected (some geometry changes can't be). Basically the only thing that will change with adjustable height springs or coilovers is the ability to change the ride height (as opposed to fixed height lowering springs).

I'm just saying don't expect changes in tire wear by getting different coilovers unless you're changing something else like ride height while you're at it.

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The Don

When you had your alignment done, did they mess with your camber kit or is it still at the stock setting? Has the car been hit before or not? If you want coilovers I can get you D2's for $650 brand new

Superslow95

Ditto

joenationwide

OP - Are you having inner tire wear on the rear tires, front tires or both?

I ask because your car has mac-strut front/multilink rear suspension IIRC. So when you lower the car, you probably wont get much negative camber gain up front, but you will likely get a lot of negative camber in the rear. Especially if you slam it.

Here is what you need to do:

Get an alignment, and have the front and rear toe set to 0.05-0.08 deg per side (0.10-0.16 total toe in). This will minimize inner tire wear regardless of your camber.

Too much toe in or out will cause the tire to drag down the road. This is basically like sanding off your tires.

Too much negative camber will concentrate this "sanding effect" to the insides of the tires.

As long as you have a small amount of toe in (as suggested) and less than -2.5 deg camber per tire, you should see a big reduction in inner tire wear.

Axelerate

Get the alignment checked and ask them to get the toe as close to 0 overall as possible, front and rear. Also request the camber close to around negative 1 to 1.5.

Don't forget to check your tire pressures and if they are wearing fast adding a couple of psi's can help.