1.8" drop and camber correction

[VIO]

on an i4 with a 1.8" drop all around. will i need a camber correction kit for both the front and rear? thanks.

[Niytrus]

I believe you wont for the front, but in the rear i think you will.

[Fishboy55]

There's really no way to tell until your car is on the alignment machine. Every car is different and several factors like wheel size, spring rate, etc. come in to play. Make sure you go to a shop that can do a 4 wheel alignment and knows what they're doing.

[VIO]

if i did my calculations correctly (and there's a good change that i haven't! https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif ) i believe i'll need to adjust by 2 degrees. can anyone confirm or correct that?

[VIO]

my new wheels will be 17x7 with 225/40r17 ties which have the same diameter as the stock 196/65r15, if that helps at all.

[extremsprt86]

how do you know when you need a camber kit... at what degree of misalignment can it not be fixed w/o one?

[Reelax]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(VIO)</div><div class='quotemain'>my new wheels will be 17x7 with 225/40r17 ties which have the same diameter as the stock 196/65r15, if that helps at all.</div>

umm you want 225/45r17 wheels since 225/40r17 is too short...

195/65r15 = 25.0" diameter
225/40r17 = 24.1" diameter (3.6% smaller than of stock circumference)
225/45r17 = 25.0" diameter

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html ('http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html')

[escoson]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Fishboy55)</div><div class='quotemain'>There's really no way to tell until your car is on the alignment machine. Every car is different and several factors like wheel size, spring rate, etc. come in to play. Make sure you go to a shop that can do a 4 wheel alignment and knows what they're doing.</div>


i agree 100%. my friend went to a shop that installed his springs and they said in no way he would need it. well when he went to get brakes installed the inside of his rear tires were almost down to the metal belt in the tires with only 15k miles on em https://www.thegalantcenter.org/style_emoticons/default/sad.gif

[VIO]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Reelax)</div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(VIO)</div><div class='quotemain'>my new wheels will be 17x7 with 225/40r17 ties which have the same diameter as the stock 196/65r15, if that helps at all.</div>

umm you want 225/45r17 wheels since 225/40r17 is too short...

195/65r15 = 25.0" diameter
225/40r17 = 24.1" diameter (3.6% smaller than of stock circumference)
225/45r17 = 25.0" diameter

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html</div>

yeah, that's what i meant. typo. :wink:

[driving my g-ride]

igot offered a camber kit for around 25to 35 bucks not bad insurence for saving you tiresin my opion soaget them save you from paying twice for the same job.