Quote History Originally Posted By 10-8DoWork:
Thanks for the advice guys. I'll make an attempt to at least "check" alignment with the DIY method.
And it's going on a Honda Element SC. The oem shocks are gone. Unfortunately, the top hats on the front are making some racket so I'm in for buying more parts than just the struts. It was the same price to get some good coilovers vs. getting all of the OEM stuff. Honda discontinued the complete strut assembly for the SC model so any of the remaining ones are like $500 a piece.
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KYBs would be ~$500 total for all for corners. If it were mine, I'd go that route. Good coilovers will be 3-4x that, but sounds like you already have them.
If you go coilvers, a 1" drop isn't much. Set the camber close. Toe shouldn't change that much, can check with string. I wouldn't sweat it much, just get it aligned when you can.
Make sure the alignment place will adjust camber and deal with your aftermarket stuff. Shop I took my lifted E46 to didn't touch the camber plates from my eyeball settings, just set the toe and sent it out. It definitely didn't have enough negative camber.