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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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I got a 07 350z with about 3000 miles and I notice that my car is a little lop sided. It seems to me that the car leans towards the passenger side a little. I was wondering if anyone has this problem and if it is serious? I had a 240sx and had this same problem but it was dropped thats why. My 350z is stock.

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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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shouldnt maybe check the ground if its slanted otherwise u might have something wrong with ur suspension
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 04:17 PM
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my 07 doesnt lean take it to the stealer ship
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 04:26 PM
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my 07 doesnt lean take it to the stealer ship
^ +1
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 04:38 PM
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Do you have a fat girlfriend?

This is a serious question.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by cheshirecat79
Do you have a fat girlfriend?

This is a serious question.



LMAO!
i'm sorry, but as soon as you said "this is a seroius question" i just started crackin up hahaha
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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Originally Posted by cheshirecat79
Do you have a fat girlfriend?

This is a serious question.
LMFAO!
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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I might be wrong but i read somewhere that it does lean. That is why the passenger side looks like it has more camber so when the driver sits, it lowers on the driver'd side and also evens out the camber.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by evolved326
I might be wrong but i read somewhere that it does lean. That is why the passenger side looks like it has more camber so when the driver sits, it lowers on the driver'd side and also evens out the camber.
Yep.. Sounds reasonable.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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actually it does make sense ^^^
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cheshirecat79
Do you have a fat girlfriend?

This is a serious question.
The fat girlfriend makes sense too...
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by evolved326
I might be wrong but i read somewhere that it does lean. That is why the passenger side looks like it has more camber so when the driver sits, it lowers on the driver'd side and also evens out the camber.
Maybe that's how they fixed the feathering problem......
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by evolved326
I might be wrong but i read somewhere that it does lean. That is why the passenger side looks like it has more camber so when the driver sits, it lowers on the driver'd side and also evens out the camber.
That doesnt make sense to me, that would in return stress the passenger side suspension when the weight of driver would pull up on the passenger side due to their weight.

Your theory would only work on a car that didnt have strut braces and had some sort of shared link suspension. Like the linked suspension on the rear of FWD cars

Another thing, how does a engineer determine what amount of weight it requires to balance the car, too light and the car still leans, too heavy and the car cant rebound on the passenger side properly.

The car should be level, all cars are leveled with the exception of race cars that need a left or right bias depending on the track, if this unleveled suspension is real, thats entirely new to me.

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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 08:18 PM
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Someone will tell us at some point there are some very smart dudes on here.
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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should not lean any way that would be retarded. How would the engineer know to calculate your fat butt to level out the car. But what happens when you other fat friend sit in the passenger side does it just slam into the ground on that side?
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by MagicPie
That doesnt make sense to me, that would in return stress the passenger side suspension when the weight of driver would pull up on the passenger side due to their weight.

Your theory would only work on a car that didnt have strut braces and had some sort of shared link suspension. Like the linked suspension on the rear of FWD cars

Another thing, how does a engineer determine what amount of weight it requires to balance the car, too light and the car still leans, too heavy and the car cant rebound on the passenger side properly.

The car should be level, all cars are leveled with the exception of race cars that need a left or right bias depending on the track, if this unleveled suspension is real, thats entirely new to me.
not my theory dude. just something i read while researching suspension and camber.


Why does the passender side have more camber?
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Old Aug 21, 2007 | 11:02 PM
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no im not a chubby chaser.....but it looks like that when no ones in the car thats how i realized it.
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 04:16 AM
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Yup id say def take it to the dealer
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 04:20 AM
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Mine does not lean at all perfectly straight.....take it to the dealer. You driverside springs might not be on the strut perch correctly.
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 05:00 AM
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have you had your V8 today?
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