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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 05:08 PM
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Default Aggressive camber For noobs help !

Ok so writing this thread to try and gain some knowledge of the fundamentals of achieving greater negative camber for my 350z. I know there may be threads already but iv had a difficult time finding the right one so here I am with my noob questions I guess. Basically, I'd appreciate if someone could direct me to any information on how I can further camber my suspension on my z. Aftermarket camber arms seem to only go to about -3/-4 degrees camber and I'm looking to go a bit more aggressive . Any info would be greatly appreciate and please save the trolling as I could care less that I'm a noob when it comes to this category. Thanks in advance .
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 05:14 PM
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3 to 4 is all that is needed up front for a full fledged race car, I suggest doing a bit less for street driving.
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 05:18 PM
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
3 to 4 is all that is needed up front for a full fledged race car, I suggest doing a bit less for street driving.
. Thanks but I'm referring to a show car which is why I want greater camber. I basically only drive the car to shows so practicality isn't an issue in this
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 05:33 PM
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Just because it's a show car doesn't mean it has to look retarded.
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 06:10 PM
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You will need to create a post on vipstylecars.com
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by AARONHL
You will need to create a post on vipstylecars.com
Thank you
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 06:31 PM
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Hit a curb side ways at 75 mph will give you the amount of camber you want.
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 08:44 PM
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Hit a curb side ways at 75 mph will give you the amount of camber you want.
And the results are,



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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 09:10 PM
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Do us all a favor and don't ruin a beautiful car. Sell it! You must have not seen the thread "Rice or Nice"?
Goodbye...
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almost all companies(ichiba, spc, megan, godspeed) that make rear camber arms for our cars can give you enough camber to reach at least -10.

I am assuming you are going to "slam" your car and in that case the cars natural camber in the rear will already sit at about -6

Now with that being said if you have a separate spring and shock set up in the rear you will not be able to correct your toe after passing -6. You will need to change your rear set up to a spring over shock (true type) coilover and replace your spring bucket with a toe arm.

Now you don't have that many options for the front. The only upper control arm that will get you a good a mount of negative camber (about -6ish) is megan. All other companies don't give you that much adjustment.

I know some people get custom arms made for more money that let you achieve -10 but I don't know who those shops are.

Hope that helps and good luck!
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Originally Posted by mrfobbyaccent
almost all companies(ichiba, spc, megan, godspeed) that make rear camber arms for our cars can give you enough camber to reach at least -10.

I am assuming you are going to "slam" your car and in that case the cars natural camber in the rear will already sit at about -6

Now with that being said if you have a separate spring and shock set up in the rear you will not be able to correct your toe after passing -6. You will need to change your rear set up to a spring over shock (true type) coilover and replace your spring bucket with a toe arm.

Now you don't have that many options for the front. The only upper control arm that will get you a good a mount of negative camber (about -6ish) is megan. All other companies don't give you that much adjustment.

I know some people get custom arms made for more money that let you achieve -10 but I don't know who those shops are.

Hope that helps and good luck!
Thanks a lot for the info. I'm already maxed on my coils for the most part so yes I have "natural" camber but it's nowhere near -6 I'd say about -3 if I had to guess and I haven't seen a single rear camber arm that goes past -3/-4. I.e. Megan,spl, spc, kinetix. And I have a true coil set up for my rear so I don't utilize the spring bucket
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Do us all a favor and don't ruin a beautiful car. Sell it! You must have not seen the thread "Rice or Nice"?
Goodbye...
why would you feel the need to comment on a stance thread if you don't agree with the style in the first place? The thread wasn't titled what's your personal opinion on camber
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Bet money op is a teen that bought his z with 200k+ miles and a restored/rebuilt title for the price of a honda civic
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Show us pictures when you get this project completed. I think we could all use a good laugh
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Originally Posted by Melloyellow
. Thanks but I'm referring to a show car which is why I want greater camber. I basically only drive the car to shows so practicality isn't an issue in this
Even for show you don't want more than a race vehicle , anything more looks retarded and everyone but the cambergang nuthuggers will point and laugh at you.
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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 05:28 AM
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
Even for show you don't want more than a race vehicle , anything more looks retarded and everyone but the cambergang nuthuggers will point and laugh at you.
"Camber gang nuthuggers" translation: teeny brats that don't know chit about cars.
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Originally Posted by Emski
Just because it's a show car doesn't mean it has to look retarded.
i freaking hate retards that make their car un driveable

Originally Posted by 350Z Project X
Do us all a favor and don't ruin a beautiful car. Sell it! You must have not seen the thread "Rice or Nice"?
Goodbye...
its prolly a POS as it sits now

Originally Posted by Melloyellow
why would you feel the need to comment on a stance thread if you don't agree with the style in the first place? The thread wasn't titled what's your personal opinion on camber
that is the joys of a public forum.....

Originally Posted by terrasmak
Even for show you don't want more than a race vehicle , anything more looks retarded and everyone but the cambergang nuthuggers will point and laugh at you.
i am already pointing and laughing
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Originally Posted by MonkeyMagic72
And the results are,



A picture is worth a thousand words, I can't even think of something to say to describe how utterly stupid this is, do the z community a favor, don't do that to a car that deserves better, it's a sports car, if you want to do this crap to a car, do it to a car nobody cares about, i.e. a Civic.
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Originally Posted by terrasmak
Even for show you don't want more than a race vehicle , anything more looks retarded and everyone but the cambergang nuthuggers will point and laugh at you.
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