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Old 06-21-2010, 06:48 AM
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so i just got my car aligned, but it seems that the camber issue wasnt fixed. the paperwork says it is, but visual inspection seems to look like i still might get inner tire wear. it says the camber is -2.0 degrees on both sides by the printout that i got. a big improvement over the -3.0/-2.4 i had originally...but its still not 0.

is this gonna wear my inner tires bad? hows my contact patch for drag racing?

i dont feel satisfied.
Old 06-21-2010, 06:54 AM
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which front camber arms did you get?
Old 06-21-2010, 08:21 AM
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sorry i didnt specify...my fronts dont have a camber kit, only the rear. but its the rear thats bothering me. i did some more research and i found out that -2.0 is good for circut and autox on certain cars but not sure on the 350z...
Old 06-21-2010, 08:40 AM
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-2 degrees wont affect tire wear too much and is ideal for performance. I only did toe bolts when I got coilovers and I am at -3.5 degrees without too much wear. I think I am going to get some camber arms, though. -2 will be my setting when I do.
Old 06-21-2010, 01:32 PM
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Where did you get that idea that zero degrees camber is a good idea for the street?
Old 06-21-2010, 02:28 PM
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exactly - show me where in the factory service manual it calls for 0 degrees of camber
Old 06-21-2010, 02:39 PM
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......and not to mention if you were going for all out drag set-up you would want slightly positve camber out back to compensate for the load on the rear when the weight transfers to the butt end of the car. I would never consider this though unless it was a trailer, purpose car though. Along with a toe of 0 in the rear.
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Originally Posted by 03threefiftyz
......and not to mention if you were going for all out drag set-up you would want slightly positve camber out back to compensate for the load on the rear when the weight transfers to the butt end of the car. I would never consider this though unless it was a trailer, purpose car though. Along with a toe of 0 in the rear.
You learn something new everday, not sure why i never thought of it this way.

While on the subject did he mention what kit he went with in the back? I did the SPC front arms and removed them asap. Not sure if others had dimension problems with them as well. I did also have other suspension issues but uuugh JIC. Anyways off topic. Hopefully you figure it out.
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honestly i have no idea how low my car is, from factory settings, i got it on full-coilovers and its pretty low..went to get alignment the other day..found out nothing is adjustable to fix the pull it has..i hate it. need to get a camber kit or something asap..
any suggestions on some? ;p
sry..not really helping hydroflip..

..and from reading these posts..i have a bunch of learning to do as well..
all of you are geniuses..seriously.

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Old 09-16-2010, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Tiltz
-2 degrees wont affect tire wear too much and is ideal for performance. I only did toe bolts when I got coilovers and I am at -3.5 degrees without too much wear. I think I am going to get some camber arms, though. -2 will be my setting when I do.
How long have you been riding on -3 degrees? What tire width are you at? After my coilover install, I was driving without an alignment for a couple of days and my rear camber was around -3 degrees. I loved it. Noticable improvement around corners. I changed it to -2 during alignment because of the tire wear concerns. I have to say, I miss that -3 degrees. It felt awesome.
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^Around 7 months now. I think I am going to swap the tires (right to left) when I am at the 1 year point. The tires do look like they are wearing a bit more, but definately not significantly. These are toyo T1Rs.
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