I am looking at H-Sport Springs. Just how important is it to adjust your reart camber after lowering? I may do some autocross, but I am not a heavy tuner. What I really want to know is if lowering the car without adjusting the camber will cause significant excessive wear on tires, bearings, etc. over stock (I'm keeping stock wheels, so that's not an issue).

In other words, If I'm going to burn through tired twice as fast, I'll shell out for the adjustable arms, but if not, I probably won't.

Thanks!

 

After installin the H&R springs my rear camber was -2.2 degrees. It was very noticeable looking at the wheels from behind. It would have caused quicker tire wear, especially on the inside edges. It also would increase understeer, as the rear end would tend to stick better in hard cornering, not necessarily a good thing in our nose diving cars. You need the rear to rotate slightly for optimum handling. So yes, the rear control arms are a good thing, and will save you money in the long run on tires. I got mine at RDR for $335 for all 4, best deal I have seen. They are very high quality, and install easily in about 30 minutes with a jack and hand tools.

http://www.mini-works.com/mini_chassis_products.php

 

Verrickt, I just did this about 3 weeks ago and if you don't have the adjustable lower control arms you will end up with about -2 digrees of camber. This will adversly affect wear on your rear tires. Do yourself a favor and get the adjustable lower control arms. Upper control arms are only necessary if you are planning alot of track time.

Cheers,

JD

 

On the other hand, I put in the H&R springs last July. Since then the cars gone well over 6K miles (a fair portion of that on the twisties and a little track time) with very little noticeable wear on the rear tires. Handling has been great. The instructor at the last driving school I attended told me the only thing the car needed was a set of stickier tires if I wanted to track it more.

That said, I will still get the control arms eventually, but they've been moved to a much lower spot on the "priority" list.

 

Thanks for the input. I'll definitely plan in at least the lower arms in my spring instal. I wonder if I can Convince the RDR guys to sell me just 2.