Alignment question

[Evox787]

I recently installed new wheels, tires, and lowering springs on my car. The previous alignment will be attached in a picture. I’m currently running 265/30/19 Continental DSW tires with 19x9.5 +50 wheels, paired with H&R lowering springs.

I was thinking of adjusting the alignment to get as close as possible to 1.5 degrees of camber in the front, with the toe set to 0 degrees as it is on stock. For the rear, I’d like to aim for around 1.5 degrees of camber, or as close as I can get to the 2 degrees I currently have. I plan to set the rear toe to about 0.4 degrees on each side.

I daily drive my car and I’m not trying to set any lap records, but I want to make sure my alignment setup will allow my tires to last. I rotate my tires every 5,000 miles, check tire pressure weekly, and run the OEM pressures.

Do you think this setup will work well for tire longevity? Any advice from the suspension gurus would be greatly appreciated!

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[mattrose4]

Should be fine. I don't believe there is camber adjustment in the rear unless you buy camber arms. All you can adjust in the rear is the toe I believe.

 

[Evox787]

Should be fine. I don't believe there is camber adjustment in the rear unless you buy camber arms. All you can adjust in the rear is the toe I believe.

Thank you! I’ll take care of that once I recover my wallet from the wheels, tires, and suspension . It’s all part of the plan! The toe numbers should be fine, right?

 

[MoodySara]

Looks good, especially for a daily driver.

 

[Evox787]

I did the alignment on my car today and got hit with some bad news I’ll need to get the adjustable parts sooner rather than later.

Here’s my situation: I already have the Wunderland camber arms on my list. For the front ball joints, I’m planning to go with either the Whiteline ones or EVS. My question is, should I also get the lower center ball joint corrector? I noticed those are for the FK8, and I also saw that they need to be paired with the outer tie rod ends. That’s how I have it set up on my EVO, but I’m not sure if it works the same way here.

I just want to get everything set up correctly so I don’t end up damaging my tires. Any advice would help!

 

[ABPDE5]

I did the alignment on my car today and got hit with some bad news I’ll need to get the adjustable parts sooner rather than later.

Here’s my situation: I already have the Wunderland camber arms on my list. For the front ball joints, I’m planning to go with either the Whiteline ones or EVS. My question is, should I also get the lower center ball joint corrector? I noticed those are for the FK8, and I also saw that they need to be paired with the outer tie rod ends. That’s how I have it set up on my EVO, but I’m not sure if it works the same way here.

I just want to get everything set up correctly so I don’t end up damaging my tires. Any advice would help!

You should fix roll center / bump steer, etc. when lowering. Most seem to skip it... granted most seem to skip the rear camber arms and end up running significantly more negative camber in the rear than in the front

Whiteline seems to be the only party selling tie rod ends. Spoon / KTuned just sell the lower ball joint adjusters. Theoretically, you should do both. I'd check with Whiteline to see if they can advise on FK8 to FL5 compatibility.

I'll be following, as this is why I haven't lowered mine yet.

 

[Evox787]

You should fix roll center / bump steer, etc. when lowering. Most seem to skip it... granted most seem to skip the rear camber arms and end up running significantly more negative camber in the rear than in the front

Whiteline seems to be the only party selling tie rod ends. Spoon / KTuned just sell the lower ball joint adjusters. Theoretically, you should do both. I'd check with Whiteline to see if they can advise on FK8 to FL5 compatibility.

I'll be following, as this is why I haven't lowered mine yet.

Thank you! I talked with Hardrace, and they told me I can use the FK8 roll center. For now, I’ll be putting the car to the side. At least for the next couple of months, it will be sitting in the garage until I figure all this out.

I plan to go with a full adjustable setup, probably from Hardrace. Sure, it’s not a track car, but I really don’t want to deal with the hassle.

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