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Originally Posted by brp987
I'm aware of the tarett and che toe links. the che links are "open" (no seals) and imho are not suitable for a street car. but, either way, they address toe, not camber. If you really lower your car, is there a way to keep an oem alignment?
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this is incorrect. the toe setting and camber setting at the boxster rear are NOT independent. if you adjust the camber, you adjust the toe. when you lower the car, the static camber increased by default because of the design of the control arms. if you reduce that camber with the eccentrics built into the car, you will have excessive toe-out. the factory toe links are not long enough to compensate for the lower ride height. the only ways around this are to:
a) run around -2.3 degrees camber on each side in the back, which will eat the insides of your tires
b) get aftermarket toe links that are long enough to dial out the excessive toe on a lowered car with OEM camber settings.
FYI, che's links are fine for the street. the bearings aren't sealed with rubber boots, but if you're that concerned about it, fit some rubber boots. FYI, none of the aftermarket solutions OR the porsche motorsport solution use a sealed bearing at the inboard end. SOME aftermarket solutions use a front outer tie rod (factory part) instead of a bearing, but racers complain that these wear out. in addition, the bearings on che's arms are replaceable if they wear out (no affiliation to che).