What drop requires lower camber arms?

[DagCTR]

Hello CTR community!

I’ve searched the forums for suspension options and “bundles” of parts that I may need to buy together.

I’m looking to build myself a street / canyon carver car so I’ve decided to go with the spoon sport springs, and bumpsteer correction kit for my first suspension tweaks. I understand the OE setup is near perfect for street / canyon carving but I want to get rid of the wheel gap but also want to do what I need in order for the car to handle just like OEM

My question is at what lowering amount are rear camber arms required or strongly recommended to dial out some of the added camber from lowering the car and do the spoon springs qualify for that.

Thx in advance
Dag

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[bdwebb2]

Welcome to CivicX.com!

I will preface this answer by explaining that I do not have first-hand experience with lowering a CTR, as I have only owned (and modified) a 19 Sport sedan and 20 Si sedan, but given the relative similarities between the rear suspension designs in the Si and Type R, I feel fairly confident in the following recommendation: just go ahead and get the rear adjustable camber arms if you care at all about the cosmetics or handling characteristics of the car. I ran two sets of lowering springs, both of which only provided a modest drop (~1" of drop from both the Eibach Sportline springs on my 19 Sport as well as the Swift springs on the 20 Si), and both were pushing -4 degrees of camber with stock arms, which is objectively excessive, unless it is a track-only car.

 

[Sleepy]

Depends on your preference, but you’re changing the suspension geometry so might as well get the LCA’s.

 

[Siqc Cafe]

Now will this rule of theory apply to lowering any of the other models of gen x civics?

Assuming modest drop of say 1in?

 

[bdwebb2]

Now will this rule of theory apply to lowering any of the other models of gen x civics?

Assuming modest drop of say 1in?

As per my previous response, I would say this *especially* goes for all other trim levels.

 

[Lust]

Are camber arms necessary? No. Are they recommended? Yes. I’ve found that most FK8s will naturally settle around -2.5 to -3 degrees in the rear with just lowering springs. It’s up to you to decide how much camber is acceptable for your usage case. I daily and track my car with -2.5 rear camber without issue.

 

[123sillyboy123]

Are camber arms necessary? No. Are they recommended? Yes. I’ve found that most FK8s will naturally settle around -2.5 to -3 degrees in the rear with just lowering springs. It’s up to you to decide how much camber is acceptable for your usage case. I daily and track my car with -2.5 rear camber without issue.

what camber do you have in the front ?? thanks

 

[Lust]

what camber do you have in the front ?? thanks

Currently on -3.5 but will be going to -3.8 on the next alignment. This is an aggressive track alignment which is suited towards running lower hot pressures on A052 tires

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