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Old 04-19-2003, 05:53 PM
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Do I need alignment after 1.5" lowered?
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alignment is recommended after any suspension set up
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whenever you take apart the suspension, you need to get an alignment. this includes new shocks, springs...
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Would an alignment do or would you need camber kits?
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If I remember correctly, the camber on an S2000 is adjustable to some degree. After a 1.5" drop, you'll probably be able to get camber adjusted back nearly to stock spec.
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Dropping 1.5" will only allow you to get a -2.9 camber setting. Nothing more positive.

This is fine for the track or autox, but way too aggressive for the street.

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[QUOTE]Originally posted by infinitebass
[B]Dropping 1.5" will only allow you to get a -2.9 camber setting. Nothing more positive.
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I am going to go with the Neuspeed lowering spring for the price/aggressive drop. A few owners here have them and the drop is around 2 inches when it fully settles. What would ya'll recommend me doing with the alignment issue? Would I be able to just do an alignment or buy a camber kit? If I go with the camber kit solution, than what kits are available for the s2k? I've heard from someone that they don't have rear camber kits for our cars yet, but am not anywhere sure. Thnxs.

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what alignment seeting do I need?
can somebody post it please?
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Johnny, that is exactly what I have, and I think its actually only 1.5" even after settled.

You can do an alignment, but as I said, if you want settings less aggressive than -2.9 camber, you'll need a camber kit, of which it appears there are none out as of now.

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