wheel tuck

[Gambino]

Hey guys. I notice a lot of civic's around my area that have been lowered and the top of the tires kinda tuck inside the wheel well a little. Anybody know a good way to achieve this? I have the sportline drop and I am leaning toward 18's.

[tsunami]

coilovers is the right way... ghetto way (prob most of the civics you see) just cut the springs to desired height.... (good luck)

[Gambino]

So you are thinking I am going to have to adjust the suspension more? There isnt a certain size wheel/offset that can do it?

[toucci]

your stock wheels and tires will tuck alright but you'll need to slam the car to do it

but I think it looks shitty. I prefer a finger or two gap so it doesnt look like the car's sagging

[Gambino]

well, I have the drop already and they dont exactly tuck, it sits ok...first picture is front tire, second is back

[tsunami]

yeah to get that tucked look you will need either coilovers (most give you at least a 3in drop) or if you still have your stock springs and don't mind modifyin them cut em down... ride quality=shiatty though....

[Monzsta]

You don't want the "tuck" It's not a look, it's a mistake. People install a lowering kit on a Honda without springing (no pun) for the camber correction kit, so what you are seeing is the butchered suspension geometry destroying tires and handeling. Be a little less like a lemming.

[SP33D]

just because a wheel is tucked doesn't necessarily mean the camber is off..

[hawaiian_msp]

I tuck with perfect alignment :D

[toucci]

yeah to get that tucked look you will need either coilovers (most give you at least a 3in drop) or if you still have your stock springs and don't mind modifyin them cut em down... ride quality=shiatty though....

If you cut the springs that much the car will bottom out or be hitting the bump stops really hard, constantly.

Anyone ever see a car bottom out and shoot sparks going the speed limit? That's what happens (confused)

[hawaiian_msp]

just get real full coilovers... you can achieve any drop you want without bottoming out.

[Monzsta]

Let me rephrase: If the top of the wheel leans in, the camber is off. The tire will wear rapidly on the inside edge, and will make the car unstable in low traction/varied traction surfaces. (ice spotted pavement, wet leaves, scarified pavement, ect.) If you can get the top edge of the tires in the wheel well, fine, but don't look to tip the tire in to do it. Vary your backspacing or flare the fender instead. Our 3's have a -1 degee camber angle in the rear that wears the tires if not rotated every 5,000 miles. Most Honda's gain about -3 degrees when dropped 3 inches or more.

[mobomelter]

negative camber. i see it all too often on hondas and acuras.