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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:37 PM
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I did a "camber" search but that didn't help much. Anyhow I'm lowered on Eibach Pro-Kits and the front camber is fine but the back definitely gotten worse. Is the stock camber adjustable or do I need to get an aftermarket rear camber arm and bolt to put it back to stock to save as much tire as I can?

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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:48 PM
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its adjustable, but not by much, purchase the eibach(spc) camber kit from ajusa.com for ~$150 shipped and install that before your alignment. It will get you back into spec quite easily
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 01:55 PM
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how much adjustable is it exactly? i got about 25k on my T1R's with the drop which is good so i don't think i need it that bad but it'd be nice to get close to 30k on the tires without the aftermarket camber kit
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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impossible to say, the camber and toe could be maxed out already, only an alignment shop will be able adjust it to the maximum positive values for the alignment in the rear
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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Don't let $150 stop you from doing it right. Even if you got it back this time, I'm sure in little time it will be back off.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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my car is slammed on stance coilovers and i bought a spc camber kit and never put it on, when i got the car aligned it was -2.7 rear and after it was -1.5 but it wouldnt go anymore than that....i dont see anything horrifying about -1.5 degrees of camber.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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If you got 25K out of rears and still have more tread to go, it is more than likely that your camber is within spec. Did you ever get an alignment after installing the eibachs?
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If you got 25K out of rears and still have more tread to go, it is more than likely that your camber is within spec. Did you ever get an alignment after installing the eibachs?
yea i got it aligned right after but it the insides of the tires has lumps from un-even wear.
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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my car is slammed on stance coilovers and i bought a spc camber kit and never put it on, when i got the car aligned it was -2.7 rear and after it was -1.5 but it wouldnt go anymore than that....i dont see anything horrifying about -1.5 degrees of camber.
what is your toe?
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You could rotate the rear tires left to right to get the most wear. I pretty sure this can be done with the T1Rs.

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i got SPC camber/toe from Adam@z1auto
Great guy!
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Originally Posted by Sensi09
You could rotate the rear tires left to right to get the most wear? I pretty sure this can be done with the T1Rs.
its unidirectional
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:17 PM
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get SPC camber kit, install it by yourself, take it to good alignment shop to get correct alignment and call it a day!
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Old Jan 30, 2008 | 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by TNguyen7
its unidirectional
Thats why you don't make neg camber or, get directional tire where u can switch left/right..

I wanted PS2s but it has inside/outside as well as rotation direction.. so out of my option even though it is very nice tire..
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:03 PM
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If the inside is wearing out, just like the other guys here said, get the camber kit and you'll be good to go.

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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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i have no idea how camber works...if i were to get a camber kit wat should i get the camber set to? i dont understand the degrees and how that works. sorry if i hijacked ur thread i jus needed a quick answer instead of starting a whole new thread.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by LT_350Z
i have no idea how camber works...if i were to get a camber kit wat should i get the camber set to? i dont understand the degrees and how that works. sorry if i hijacked ur thread i jus needed a quick answer instead of starting a whole new thread.
Just tell them to get the alignment to the middle of the OEM specs
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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thanks!
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Old Feb 4, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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The middle is called NOMINAL and means as designed.
The wide oem in warranty spec is to allow for wear and tear of rubber bushings and frame and shock tower inward bending under turning loads................the more aggressive you drive and the longer you do it the more negative the camber becomes until you replace and straighten things.
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go to alignment shop
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