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Old Oct 4, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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I lowerd my 06Z w/ GF210

Front left Front Right

After Before ---------------After Before (Front)
-1.6 -1.6 -----Camber------ -1.7 -1.7 (-1.3 ~ 0.2)
0.04in -0.07 ---Toe---- ----- 0.04 -0.11 (.00in ~ .04in)


Rear Left +++ Rear Right (rear)
After Before After Before
-1.9 -2.3 Camber -1.6 -2.5 (-2.1 ~ -1.1)
0.08in -0.29 Toe 0.05 -0.14 (0.03 ~ 0.06in)

Blacks are in right spec, but as you see for the front camber would it be fine?
Also, the rear left toe is out of spec whithin .02......

and, whenver i go over bumps, I alwasy hit the bump stops and I can feel it. If I changed to right struts that designed for shorter springs would be helpful? such as tokico hp or d-specs?

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Old Oct 4, 2008 | 12:43 PM
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Do you have adjustable a-arms, camber arms, and toe-bolts? Front camber should be fine, you'll just wear your inner tires a little faster. Don't know about the toe. You should get the toe back into factory specs if you want your tires to last.

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Old Oct 4, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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camber is fine, need to revisit rear toe.
1.7 deg isn't enough to ear tires...esp if you drive your car like a sportscar...ever.

what's the caster?
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Old Oct 4, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by WTX350Z
camber is fine, need to revisit rear toe.
1.7 deg isn't enough to ear tires...esp if you drive your car like a sportscar...ever.

what's the caster?
caster is 8.6 left Front and 8.8 right Front.

What parts do i need to for rear toe adjustment?
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Old Oct 4, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by enuff4life
caster is 8.6 left Front and 8.8 right Front.

What parts do i need to for rear toe adjustment?
Very good.

on the Toe, it is adjustable from the factory....did the tech say that was all the adjustment it had? if so, let me find a link to part you need.

you could get any of these (any that say rear toe)
http://intensepower.com/suspension.html

I'd be more inclined to go with http://www.mynismo.com/products/?id=5967

Might contact SPC, see if you can get just the eccentric bolts. Most alignment shops should have garden variety eccentric bolts (used heavily on older GM 1/2 ton trucks.

but if not, the SPC part looks fine as well.

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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 06:54 PM
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Just saw this in the marketplace.....
https://my350z.com/forum/suspension/...toe-bolts.html

might see if you can get a deal on the bolts alone...unless u want the camber arms.

BTW want to get rid of the stock springs?

I have an experiment.
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 08:20 PM
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what would i need to adjust front toe to avoid feathering and keep it at 0.0 or negative
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Old Oct 5, 2008 | 10:30 PM
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There is no toe kit for the front. Just take it to an alignment shop and have them adjust it to spec.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Silver_Z33
what would i need to adjust front toe to avoid feathering and keep it at 0.0 or negative
As Zman stated the front is adjustable from the factory.

I feel the need to point out one thing though. Since the suspension is constantly wearing. you will not be able to "keep it"...alignments should be done yearly to prevent any issues. (depending on mileage etc. but yearly is a good round number.) Toe will change quicker/easier and have more devastating results than any other number.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 08:43 AM
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i didnt mean liek forever, sorry bad choice of words, i have an 03 and just dont wanna have to keep getting an alignment all the itme to prevent tire feathering should i have them adjust it to zero or should i be in negatives?
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 11:15 AM
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I hoped thats not what you meant....but on this forum, I figured I'd better make sure.

Anywho, since excessive neg toe is what causes this inside edge to feather, I'd stick near zero. no more than .06 total toe out. (neg). typically -.08 is a good number, but since the Z toes out as things wear, Might go more like .04 or even .02 out total toe.

anywhere from zero to .06 neg should yield good results.
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by WTX350Z
I hoped thats not what you meant....but on this forum, I figured I'd better make sure.

Anywho, since excessive neg toe is what causes this inside edge to feather, I'd stick near zero. no more than .06 total toe out. (neg). typically -.08 is a good number, but since the Z toes out as things wear, Might go more like .04 or even .02 out total toe.

anywhere from zero to .06 neg should yield good results.
i dont blame you for askign ive seen some ridiculous questions on here too lol. thanks for the help.
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