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Old 08-19-2009 | 10:50 AM
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A buddy of mine was installing a set of SPC front ca's on another guys Z and everything went smoothly, until he tried to lower the car back down.

The part of the arm closest to the front of the car would not clear a metal bracket that was protruding out from the wheel well liner. (Headlamp assembly bracket i suppose?) I circled this bracket in red and an X where the arm was hitting.

Anyway, he ended up having to just let the car down off the jack quicker to push the arm by this peice. It was not a pretty sound man. Its almost as though the arm was too wide. I have little experience in these front arms so i dont know what to tell you about this mishap.

EDIT: Ignore arrows, pic stolen!


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Old 08-20-2009 | 04:50 PM
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installed my spc's this past spring and don't have any complaints...got my alignment back in spec
Old 08-21-2009 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by guitman32
Id be curious how the weights of the various arms compare. Being milled aluminum, I assume the SPL would be the lightest of the bunch.
I went from stock > SPL v1 > SPL v2
Stock was by far the lightest. SPL makes some BEEFY pieces.
V1 and V2 are very similar in weight despite the material change.
The biggest difference was in ease of adjustment. Although the old quick adjuster seemed simple enough changing camber between track season and street was a major PITA. The new v2 arms are amazingly simple to adjust and clear the fender and suspension with room to spare as long as you hacksaw or grind the casting bumps.
Old 08-23-2009 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel350
I have read some comments on the site that the SPC Front Camber Arms are the worst you can buy, I wanted to know what makes them the worst compared to SPL or Cusco. I am shopping for front camber arms but don't want to spend a ton of money. What would be the best front camber kit for the money?
I have no experience with SPL or Cusco; however, I bought my SPC Camber arms (front and rear) and toe bolts from Eric at Works Concepts (Sponsor here) and am very pleased. My car is lowered on Eibach Sportlines and these brought my back into spec with no problems. I had no issues with any part of the install. I'd recommend the SPC anyday. For someone to say these are the worst you can buy is just sad; especially when there are many satisfied customers available.
Old 08-24-2009 | 09:17 AM
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Another satisfied customer here. Bought the full kit from a sponsor here, dropped on NF210's 1.5" and my car is in spec. Very happy.
Old 08-24-2009 | 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by JasonZ-YA
do you have any pics of your Ksport's on your car?
Sorry, not right now. I will try to get some though. I gotta get under there and adjust my height again anyway
Old 08-24-2009 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by PrimeX
Another satisfied customer here. Bought the full kit from a sponsor here, dropped on NF210's 1.5" and my car is in spec. Very happy.
You have red Z?
Old 08-24-2009 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by PrimeX
Another satisfied customer here. Bought the full kit from a sponsor here, dropped on NF210's 1.5" and my car is in spec. Very happy.
What sponsor did you buy it from?
Old 09-01-2009 | 05:42 AM
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Originally Posted by GeauxLadyZ
You have red Z?
No, '08 Charcoal on 19" Axis Shines.

Pic taken at our weekly meet in Clear Lake, the day after my drop. It's since settled quite a bit lower (not even a finger gap in the front) and the camber/alignment was fixed.



Originally Posted by Diesel350
What sponsor did you buy it from?
Thmotorsports, through the the classifieds here.

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