Alignment After Lowering Springs

[R3DL3TR5]

Hey guys,
Not too many have commented on uneven tire wear with their lowering set-up. I have been considering dropping my p5 for some time now but i don't want to sacrafice uneven tire wear. If your protege has been lowered for at least 5k miles, I have a few questions:
1) Have you noticed any uneven tire wear?
2) Does your alignment still fall within spec?
3) Did you have to buy a camber kit?
4) Are wheel spacers necessary or does the stance look acceptable?
5) What is your personal preference for springs (best ride for a daily driver)?

Any help would be great! Thank you in advance

-wes m.

 

[mountjonas]

had my p5 on prokit/blues for close to 30k miles.
1) no
2) yes
3) no
4) no, yes
5) i had eibach pro-kits. if i did it again, i'd go for the espelirs.

 

[ho bag]

had my p5 on prokit/blues for close to 30k miles.
1) no
2) yes
3) no
4) no, yes
5) i had eibach pro-kits. if i did it again, i'd go for the espelirs.

Same but canuck motor sports for the springs.

Perfect drop. rides like stock and cheap

 

[JoshP5]

Unless you're going more than 2" down, just get an alignment a week or so after the installation and you'll be fine.

Best ride for a daily driver is probably the Eibach ProKit. Are you going with stock or Tokico struts?

 

[Rome04]

after lowering my car i get squeaking when i trn the wheels while being stationary but when moving and turning i get no squeak. any ideas?

 

[R3DL3TR5]

ho bag--where did you get your springs?
i'm a very modest modder...i just want to drop the car a bit to make the gap look proportianate. I have stock wheels for now. Once my tires wear down i'll decide whether or not to buy new wheels.

Josh-- my car is just past 30k miles. i'm going to stick with stock struts. you think that will be ok? i don't have too much money to spend. My fionce will probably rip me a new one anyway just for buying the springs. hehe.

Thank you all for your help with this. I really do appreciate it. When i had my mx-6, i had eibach sports. they gave the car a beautiful ride height, but my tires never wore evenly. I purchased a camber kit but the car could never fall into spec. There's nothign more frustrating than seeing Dunlop FM-901's having to be replaced after 10k miles. I don't want that problem again.

-wes

 

[ho bag]

http://www.canuckmotorsports.com/car_cat.html

50-1611

But i no longer reccomend them. He put the price of every car up by $50 over night!!! i paid 150 can shipped for mine....

 

[JoshP5]

i'm going to stick with stock struts. you think that will be ok?

Yes, it will be ok. But it won't be great unless you get struts that match the increased stiffness of your aftermaket springs. The stock setup is probably better in terms of performance.