I recently installed the RDR plate w/ Hsport spring on the stock shocks. My question is does the camber plates increase the ride height. Since I did the spring and plates together, not sure if the camber plates are causing my front end to be higher. Just comparing the amount of thread showing on the strut nut, the stock plates has at least 1/4" thread showing where the RDR plate the strut nut is practically flush w/ the shaft of the strut. The camber plates was probably thicker than the stock. If you installed the camber plate after having Hsport or other spring, did you notice the front to be higher? Thinking the only way I can have the front and rear w/ same heights is to go w/ coilovers.

 

I have the same setup as you and mine sits pretty low. It's about equal fender gap front and rear tho.....

How recent were they installed? Mine took about a month untill they were fully settled.

Here's a pic with the 15" R comps:

 

Thanks for the pics. Mine looks the same. Had mine on for over 600 miles on the springs.

 

It's always a good idea to measure ground clearance - among other things - before moving along. The four jack points are a great place for such measurements. This also assumes you have a perfectly level floor; for accuracy and repeatability.

 

RDR plates are for adjusting front camber to make it more negative than stock settings which gives you an advantage for autocross and track driving.

Camber plates may or may not affect front suspension height- it might vary with the degree of negative camber you choose. I have RDR plates and did not notice much of a change with my H-sport springs for ride height.

If ride height being equal front and back is important for you then coil overs would be a better choice than lowering springs (you get what you get with springs). From a performance viewpoint you may not always need the same height front vs rear. The weight of the car is different for each corner so springs cannot compensate for this.

 

My last car was a 99 Civic Si. I purchased a set of K-Mac camber/caster plates for the front upper control arms. What I did not pay attention to was the length of the ball joint shaft supplied with this kit. Apparently, Honda/Acura uses this same control arm for other applications, albeit, those with much more clearence above the control arm - an application for which this K-Mac kit was obviously designed. By the time I adjusted the ride height to compensate for the longer ball joint shaft, the upper control arm came into contact with the underside of the strut tower - BEFORE full compression. All involved refused responsibility and I ate $600.00. Weird stuff is out there.

MEB

 

Thanks for the replies. Good point about the place the measurement should be taken. I was mainly focusing on the wheel well gap. The car is close to level if you look at the line above the rocker panels.