Question after lowering car w Eibach

[BlackhawkBill]

Fellas….I installed Eibach Sportlines alone with the RV6 rear camber arms approx 2 months ago. Since then my tires started making a pretty nasty road noise. While getting an oil change at Acura I had the tech look at my tires and come to find out my rear tires are cupping really bad on the insides.

I made sure to get an allignment after the suspension component install and I remember the guy telling me he was only able to get the rear camber down to -1.5 degrees on both sides. That can’t be normal correct? What would be the point of the rear arms if ya cant get it dialed into factory specs?

Besides taking it somewhere else to get allignment, has anyone else who has lowered their integra and used the rv6 rear arms had any other sort of issues?

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[Victorofhavoc]

Do you have a photo of the cupping?

Most of the time I see cupping, it's because someone has brought be a car to consult on that's old and either the shocks or bushings are gone. If you're getting it after those mods, I would check wheel balance and then another alignment and check on those arms... Did you get the B arm or A arm?

 

[BlackhawkBill]

A arms are what I replaced. Took it to get a 4 wheel alignment two days after. How do you tell if a shock is blown? And I’ve looked at all the bushings and they seem fine to me. I’ll see if I can snap a quick pic here shortly

 

[BlackhawkBill]

Here are the photos I took….hopefully you guys can see the cupping

 

[Victorofhavoc]

Yep, that's definitely cupping. It's narrow, not broad so I'd suspect something more geo related. I'd have another shop double check the rv6 arm install and general seating of the spring. Just based off appearance I would suspect bushing of some sort back there.

These cars are really too new for shock issues, but you can tell if that part of the car is extra bouncy after a bump in the road, it has noticeable leaking of fluid around the piston, doesn't rebound, or it makes noise.

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