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Old 04-13-2009, 02:50 PM
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Default Cusco front camber arm range of adjustment?

Sorry if this is already posted somewhere, but when I type "cusco camber arm" in the search, I get "no posts containing..." or something to that effect.

I will be running 1-1.5" drop in the front. Does anyone know of the range of adjustment the cusco front upper A-arms provide? I want to run -1 to -3 deg of neg.

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One of the first things people do to their Z's and G35's is lower the suspension. However a by product of this modification is increased camber on the front and rear wheels. While a modest level of increased camber can be desirable from a performance aspect, too much negative camber can result in unpredictable turn in response if entering a turn too quickly on a street car.

These Cusco A Arms are direct replacements for the front A arms and allow you to adjust camber on the front of your 350Z or G35. These employ a special compound rubber busing to ensure smooth operation and minimize noise. Please note the lower conical shaped rubber bushing shown in the pictures is a factory Nissan piece that you can transfer from your stock a arms, or you can purchase new ones at the dealer prior to installing the arms (part # 40173-AL500). The actual amount of camber you can dial in or out will of course vary from car to car based upon suspension setup, rideheight, as well as your tire and wheel combo. However, these should provide more than enough adjustment to bring most cars back into the specs one could want (please note if your car is extremely lowered in front, depending on your particular setup you might not be able to adjust back to factory specs, though you will still be able to scale back the total amount of negative camber). We installed these on our own 350Z, which was lowered with Cusco coilovers approximately 2 inches, and were able to bring the car back to -1.25 degrees in the front, which is within factory specs. New conical seats can be purchased from your dealer (the stock ones cannot be removed from the stock arms without a puller tool - it's easier to just purchase new ones. No special tool is required to install the conical seats to the new arms).

For you trank junkies out there, or those who just want all out performance from your G and Z, these arms offer a tremendous benefit as well. The factory a arms do not allow for any camber adjustment at all. These Cusco arms however are fully adjustable and will let you increase the negative camber up front. While too much camber is not good as described above, going a bit more negative than the tame factory specs is very desirable from a performance standpoint. In addition, the adjustability on these arms allows you to dial in even amounts of camber from left to right, which of course leads to more predictable handling. This is especially beneficial to those of you that have lowered your cars with springs or coilovers, since the factory arms have no adjustment provisions at all.

All told, these arms have 5 positions: +4mm vs stock, stock, -4mm from stock, -8mm from stock, -12mm from stock.
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Got that info from Z1 heres a direct link to that part.http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?m...ng&prodid=1288
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Thanks for the info!

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Got that info from Z1 heres a direct link to that part.http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?m...ng&prodid=1288
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