I know this has probably been hashed out many times before - and before anyone says "do a search" I have done - only it pulled up over 30 pages of results.

I have an 04 and have just lowered it about 1.5" using Espelir springs.

Visually the camber is off, and they car oversteers more now.

Can someone please post or direct me to the STOCK alignment settings for the 04 so that I can get this sorted out. Dont wanna kill my tires in the next 2k miles!

Also, for all those people out there that are far more knowledgable than I am about this subject - given that the car is lower - do you suggest going back to stock settings (if i can get back to them), or do you suggest a different setup - if so...please post the new settings.

I should mention, Id favor a setup that preserves tires as long as possible.

Your help is greatly appreciated!

 

I don't recall the specs offhand, but a few pages from the back of your owner's manual has the stock specs.

I'd recommend going with more camber than Honda specifies, though. The stock toe settings should be fine.

 

ok..im a newbie when it comes to this.....why would I want more camber...thatll make the car more stable/wear the tires more?

right now the car is running a lot of camber because it has been lowered.

and when you say more camber...do you mean rears only or front and rears?

thanks for your help

 

More camber gives the tires a flatter contact patch with the road under cornering forces, so get a bit more grip. It also wears the inside of the tire more, yes.

I'd say that for a typical street car that sees some spirited driving, -1.0 degress in the front and -2.0 in the rear should be a good compromise. (That's still within Honda's specified range of adjustment.)