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Eibach 2.5 kit and UCAs?

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by rgvaggie11, Oct 30, 2021.

  1. Oct 30, 2021 at 3:56 PM
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    rgvaggie11

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    Hey TW. I got the eibach 2.5 kit installed on my 3rd Gen Sport. Drives and looks great. I'm not sure if I'm just paranoid, but it seems that my front tires have a slight lean to them. (Slanted inward from top to bottom) I'm not sure if the angles of the bumper make it look that way, or if there is a slight angle. I made no changes to ride height from kit, and they do say UCAs are not needed.
    I just had tires rotated, and seems that the ouside of tire looks a little more worn than inside,, could be due to turning but not sure. I want to move up a tire size once these wear out, so want to to sure they can be aligned correctly first,first, I don't burn through black new set of tires. Any feedback would be appreciated!!
    (Pictures it really hard to capture what I see from certain angles)

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  2. Nov 1, 2021 at 5:41 AM
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    japjoe7

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    You need an alignment
     
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  3. Nov 1, 2021 at 5:57 AM
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    Did you get an alignment after lift install? You are changing the geometry of your suspension
     
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  4. Nov 1, 2021 at 9:12 AM
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    Yup, got it aligned, drives fine just sometimes I look at it seem like the tires are ever so slightly Slanted. Like this > \ /
     
  5. Nov 1, 2021 at 9:13 AM
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    Had it aligned after intall.
     
  6. Nov 1, 2021 at 6:18 PM
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    gotoman1969

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    They clearly have negative camber, needs to be realigned. Make sure to get before and after readouts.
     
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