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lowering without a camber/tow in problem #390929 08/31/01 02:31 AM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 84 Wilmington, NC D DizMan OP Member
OP DizMan Member D Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 84 Wilmington, NC	IF LOWERING MY CAR SOON, WHICH IS THE BEST ROUTE TO GO WITHOUT CAUSING BALDING INNER TREAD ON MY TIRES? I WANT TO LOWER THE STANCE BUT DON'T WANT TO SACRIFICE TIRES. 1998 MYSTIQUE LS (STOCK. WITH MANY HOPES OF FUTURE MODS)

Re: lowering without a camber/tow in problem #390930 09/10/01 09:50 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,331 Bowie, Maryland A Antonio Wright Member
Antonio Wright Member A Joined: May 2000 Posts: 3,331 Bowie, Maryland	Get an anlignment after you are done. 99' SVT 86' Toyota Pickup Beater - Tha Daily Driver

Re: lowering without a camber/tow in problem #390931 09/10/01 09:57 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 4,042 Charlotte, NC J JVT Moderator
JVT Moderator J Joined: May 2000 Posts: 4,042 Charlotte, NC	Even so with the alignment, you might run into too much negative camber. If you do, rotate your tires often. John '98 SVT - modded -15.01@91.8 '95 Suzuki GS500E -faster than the above ---wanting a Speed Triple or Superhawk badly

Re: lowering without a camber/tow in problem #390932 09/11/01 02:17 AM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 84 Wilmington, NC D DizMan OP Member
OP DizMan Member D Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 84 Wilmington, NC	"HEY" JVT (I can say that because we're in NC) How many other NCers are on here that you know of? Sorry, off topic I know but I started it. :p 1998 MYSTIQUE LS (STOCK. WITH MANY HOPES OF FUTURE MODS)

Re: lowering without a camber/tow in problem #390933 09/18/01 03:22 PM
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,041 San Jose CA S Speed Demons Member
Speed Demons Member S Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,041 San Jose CA	Just let the Alignment Guy know what you want. Tell him you are lowering it and there is no current camber correction for it. He will set it up for you. I was gonna have a place slot the struts for me but found out this was impossible on our Tours. Silver 98 SVT Contour E0 #4124 (Currently on Life Support) Built 11/97 Bought 1/98 Eibach Pro Kit \ Koni \ Niche Pultec 17"x7.5 \ Yokohama Parada 215/17/40 \ Shaved Wheel wells / Brembo-KVR Cross Drilled Rotors / KVR Carbon Fibre Brake Pads / Aeroquip SS Brake Lines \ 21mm Rear Progress Tech. (Powder Coated Black) \ Superchips Auto Meter Pro Shift Light \ Extrude Honed \ Stripped Resonater Street Scene Free Flow Exhaust \ Injen Technology Prototype CAI \ Weapon R filter \ Hose Techniques Red Kit \ Folia Tec Red Caliper Paint \ MOMO (shift knob, pedals, seat belt pads) \ Clarion, Sounstream, Kicker \ Optima Red Top Battery \ SVT Emblem Mods Jet Hot Coatings (25-30% Cooler) on Upper Intake Manifold, Sho Shop Y-Pipe, Cat, and CAI "Come Out...Come Out Where Ever You Are" http://www.geocities.com/speeddemons19

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