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See the thing is, when you change the ride height of the car, the toe angles change. I haven't looked to see whether you get additional toe in or toe out as ride height decreases, but I'm fairly certain you'll at least get a bunch of extra toe in on the rear (thanks to the toe control link on the suspension, which toes in the rear wheel as the suspension is compressed in a corner), which in addition to the extra camber you get from lowering, will make quick work of your rear tires. How long have you been driving with your car lowered? You might want to check out the tread wear on your tires. In front, I don't know if you end up with more or less toe, but if you have a bunch of extra toe in, same thing... the insides of your front tires will be toast in no time. If you end up with tow out on the front, the car will also eat tires, and you'll affect straight line stability.
Cars are complex, man. How do you think Honda gets the car to handle so well? There is a lot of interesting geometry designed into the suspension. It's not a solid axle like on the rear of a Camaro or 4x4. As the suspension compresses and rebounds, you're getting changes in toe, camber, and caster which give Honda the handling characteristics they wanted. It's very dynamic. When you throw a set of lowering springs or coilovers on the car and change the ride height, you're changing the alignment of all those suspension parts that were so carefully designed. You have to expect things to need re-adjustment.
Cars are complex, man. How do you think Honda gets the car to handle so well? There is a lot of interesting geometry designed into the suspension. It's not a solid axle like on the rear of a Camaro or 4x4. As the suspension compresses and rebounds, you're getting changes in toe, camber, and caster which give Honda the handling characteristics they wanted. It's very dynamic. When you throw a set of lowering springs or coilovers on the car and change the ride height, you're changing the alignment of all those suspension parts that were so carefully designed. You have to expect things to need re-adjustment.
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Originally Posted by BlackNightmare,Nov 30 2005, 12:39 AM
If my car is just sitting THERE for 3 months and I'M not driving it will it hurt it just sitting THERE or can I just wait til I start driving it again?
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