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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 03:45 PM
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Old Sep 23, 2004 | 09:58 PM
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Good find! from there website it looks like price is 42,000 yen (~$400)! much less than the others I have seen.

I wonder how much they weigh compared to stock?

Looks like adjustment is made by slide and not shims. Doesn't seem to have caster adjustment though

Any Cusco dealers on the board have more specs on these? Price/availability?
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 08:50 AM
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Yes, its much cheaper. The others cost around 8~900 bux....good thing i was patient enough.
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 09:07 AM
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cusco makes these for other cars, and the impression i get is that they are for dialing in negative camber only...not for fixing bad camber from lowering. perhaps someone has more info?
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 09:09 AM
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wow.. good price.. anyone for a group buy ?

dont look for weight savins as our suspension parts already made from aluminum
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 10:14 AM
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Originally posted by toykilla
wow.. good price.. anyone for a group buy ?

I'm in but they have to adjust for positive camber at least 1 deg.
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 12:28 PM
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I was just about the pull the trigger on the 350evo or performance nissan's but I think I'll wait until we get more info on these babies. I'm in for a group buy if it can dial out some of my - camber for the street and add more for the track.
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 02:41 PM
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I would say that our arms offer more adjustabilty positive and neg from that picture alone. The section where the ball joint meets the arm looks pretty fat. This wont allow for much clearance when taking camber out. FOr those that havent looked ..jack the car up and look where the arm comress...the ball joint package needs to be very clean. There is a reason why our arms are priced the way they are.
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Originally posted by al503
I was just about the pull the trigger on the 350evo or performance nissan's but I think I'll wait until we get more info on these babies. I'm in for a group buy if it can dial out some of my - camber for the street and add more for the track.
Better check more thoroughly into the Performance Nissan ones. From what I've been told by one owner they don't allow positive camber only negative. More for racing then fixing lowered suspensions.
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 02:46 PM
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check out the 350EVO arms
www.350EVO.com
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Originally posted by zwindsor
Better check more thoroughly into the Performance Nissan ones. From what I've been told by one owner they don't allow positive camber only negative. More for racing then fixing lowered suspensions.
I don't doubt what you've been told but it would seem to me that one would set the arms with a certain # of shim(s) to get to a good streetable camber. After that was set, all you would have to do is take a certain # of shim(s) out which would increase - camber for the track. Perhaps I don't understand how that shim system works?

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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 07:26 PM
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The Cusco ones are indeed a nice find...but as one of our customers pointed out to me today, it looks like they retain the standard bushing in the center, whereas the 350Evo ones use a pillowball design. Once the Cusco's arrive to us, I'll post some better pics.

For the price, they should be a good low cost alternative for those looking for front camber adjustment, though the 350Evo ones appear to be a more advanced setup from what I know so far.

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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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Adam, do you have an ETA and approx. price?
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 09:29 PM
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the 350evo indeed is a lot better then the cusco.
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 09:47 PM
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I have the performance nissan ones, and you can adjust negative or positive camber. You just add or subtract shims.
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Old Sep 24, 2004 | 09:52 PM
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I had the stillen A-arms on theuir way to ship but then cancelled and got yours 350evo
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no price or ETA just yet...waiting for a reply from Japan as these just were released there
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If I recall correctly, 350evo is looking into adding the ability to adjust caster on their (existing) A-arms. Are there any updates on it? That may clarify the current choice of 350evo vs. Cusco.
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Old Sep 25, 2004 | 11:53 AM
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Originally posted by SaikoSurfer
If I recall correctly, 350evo is looking into adding the ability to adjust caster on their (existing) A-arms. Are there any updates on it? That may clarify the current choice of 350evo vs. Cusco.
I traded PM's with BJ yesterday and he said that one could add the caster adjustment to the existing arms at a later date. I'm leaning more towards the evos now.
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Originally posted by al503
I don't doubt what you've been told but it would seem to me that one would set the arms with a certain # of shim(s) to get to a good streetable camber. After that was set, all you would have to do is take a certain # of shim(s) out which would increase - camber for the track. Perhaps I don't understand how that shim system works?
Your understanding about shims is correct. It's my understanding that even with all the shims in place it will not give enough positive camber adjustment (for some cars). There is just too much fixed negative built in.
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