Coilovers and Antilift Kit

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Tercel

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Just wondering how many of you are running an Antilift Kit as well as coilovers.
The front end doesn't feel very planted and seems a bit floaty. Yes, the top plates of the Meister-R's are correct and closer to the firewall. Tracking is good and camber is set to -0.5°...so not a whole lot. I'm wondering Antilift Kit isn't meant for suspension that is lowered this much and is possibly throwing off the geometry. At my current ride height, the lower control arms are pretty much parallel/flat with the ground.

Any one else experience this?
 
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Paul_JJ

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I think it's a waste of money putting ALK with the coilovers and the ALK was designed for the soft ,standard suspension and the coilovers are stiff, so I bet you wouldn't notice any difference really.

Just get rid of the ALK and have fun, oh the camber can be increased as well -) more fun this way. -1.5 degree is what you want - trust me - it's much better than -0.5 and you won't get excessive tyre wear either - you'll notice the difference in handling though!
 
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Tercel

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Yeah, kind of what I was thinking. The ALK made a noticeable improvement when I was running lowering springs with standard struts. With coilovers it feels like the front suspension travel is almost binding. Turning side to side actually seems LESS snappy than with lowering springs and KYB GR2's. I've played with various damper settings on the Meister's and I'm running them fairly stiff, but the front end still feels weird.
I previously ran -1.0° with camber bolts and lowering springs and it felt pretty planted. Kind of understeered a bit, so that's why I wanted to try less camber on the coilovers.
 
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weeJohn said:
Swap your front and rear tyres see if it makes any difference.
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I've tried two different sets of wheels and it handles pretty much the same. Anyone know if the Meisters have any built in castor? Because the ALK adds castor too and it might be too much?
 
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