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Speaking of alignments, right now I'm not too happy with how bad the inside corners look on the rear tires and after searching through my file cabinet, found the printout from the last alignment I had done two years ago and it says that the rear tires were set to a camber angle of -2 degrees. I'd like to get that down to -1 degree, but I'm guessing I need adjustable camber arms to do that since it looks like the only thing you can adjust is the toe angle on the rear axle (someone please correct me if I'm wrong.) To be honest with you, I doubt that one extra degree toward zero camber is going to make a difference anyway, and it might even have a negative impact on handling, so maybe I just need to face the fact that my tires will need to be replaced every 20-25 thousand miles regardless of how the rest of the tire looks. Considering it takes me about 5 years to put 20 thousand miles on the car, I'm not crying over it, but still....
So yes, the struggle continues.
Last edited by zakmartin; 12-05-2017 at 08:42 AM.
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Ill get some better pics soon
Edit: cabin noise is definitely more now, can hear everything on the road hitting the underbody, exhaust drone is even more now. But, it’s not my daily driven car and it’s going to be a dedicated track car soon, so I’m okay with it
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Bought my Uprev ARC license tonight
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6 inch cawk is my fave!
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I did a little of this and a little of that, used the press as much as I could, a ball joint removal cup set would have been most helpful, but unfortunately I'm not smart enough to just go get one... I rigged some stuff, used some large sockets, destroyed my 30mm impact and got a little lucky.
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Pitman arm pullers: good for so many things.
6 inch cawk is my fave!
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Then I did some cleaning up... Aluminum is so much better than rusty steel parts.
Not bad for 210k mile G35 parts
Not bad for 210k mile G35 parts
Last edited by dboyzalter; 12-07-2017 at 01:17 PM.
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Based on the multiple recommendations from MicVelo and others I got a set of Bilstein B6's and am going to put them on this weekend.
It's about 25f here so its perfect for doing jobs like this where I can crank up the crappy $35 oil heater from HomeDepot and warm up the non-insulated garage.
It's about 25f here so its perfect for doing jobs like this where I can crank up the crappy $35 oil heater from HomeDepot and warm up the non-insulated garage.
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tmdz - Are you on the East side of the Cascades?