Official Wheel Fitment Thread for DE5 Acura Integra Type S

[kwdivikaw]

There is no specific amount to correct for it. All Mcpherson's suffer dynamic camber changes under compression, but the dual-axis design attempts to mitigate this. It is most effective at minor compression (performing admirably close to double-wishbone for what it is), but performance trends towards that of a standard mcstrut under significant compression (it's not linear). Adding baseline negative camber can help compensate for the effects at significant compression, where you start to gain positive camber (this is pronounced with a drop, as you are essentially already "compressed" relative to stock ride height). The downside is that, when you aren't under compression, running that much negative camber can accelerate tire degradation.

Most people ignore this when lowering, and they claim they aren't bothered by it (you'll find most don't address F:R camber balance, roll center, etc. when lowering, either). Depending on your use case, you may find this to be more of an issue in principle than anything else.

Generally, -2.5 deg is considered pretty aggressive for street use. Some people are running on excess of -3 deg. on this platform. You'll need ball joints or camber plates, etc. to get more than -2.

99% of my driving is going to be road. Starting to think I go 275/35R19 et45ish and scrap my thoughts of ground effects and that whole build. Just do spoiler and mud guards and enjoy the car as she is.

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[ABPDE5]

99% of my driving is going to be road. Starting to think I go 275/35R19 et45ish and scrap my thoughts of ground effects and that whole build. Just do spoiler and mud guards and enjoy the car as she is.

Honestly, just do whatever you want. Most people who lower their car don't even take steps to correct for camber issues and are running a fair bit more negative camber in the rear than in front (leading to understeer issues), in addition to some of the other "complexities" I've mentioned, and they enjoy their cars just fine. They certainly don't get any less enjoyment out of their setup than I do out of mine. I just shared an explanation for why I, personally, didn't lower my car, despite my opinion that the car looks significantly better with a drop -- not to scare you away from doing what you want.

It's good to be informed, but it's also good to follow your heart or whatever... (*sometimes)