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Old May 27, 2008 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Motormouth
that car looks like it is lifted... needs to be LOWERED>
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Old May 27, 2008 | 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by djnc
i'm not sure why you want to do this and have to buy new tires every 2 seconds, but i guess it looks pretty good
because why are you going to spend all that money on wheels/tires and it look like crap? with the car all high and mad wheel gap.

slam it roll it or go home.

if you post a car with a weak drop and offset everyone is thinking the same thing but only a few will post.

nice man. you can go with 15mm.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SIN3
because why are you going to spend all that money on wheels/tires and it look like crap? with the car all high and mad wheel gap.

slam it roll it or go home.

if you post a car with a weak drop and offset everyone is thinking the same thing but only a few will post.

nice man. you can go with 15mm.
+1, because great looking wheels with a poor stance = might as well stayed stock.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 03:39 PM
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OP.. where did you get your fenders cut? or did you do it yourself?

i think i might want to cut mine, instead of rolling them...
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Old May 27, 2008 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Nexx
+1, because great looking wheels with a poor stance = might as well stayed stock.
I guess it comes down to preferance.

when your car sits like this / \ to me thats bad a$$.
when your car sits like this I I thats boring. like every other car.

to each their own.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by SIN3
I guess it comes down to preferance.

when your car sits like this / \ to me thats bad a$$.
when your car sits like this I I thats boring. like every other car.

to each their own.
camber is great to a point beyond -2.5 looks stilly to me from the rear. i would prefer to be around -1.5 to -2.0.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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I totally agree with Nexx. -2.5 is what i want to set it to. I have about -3.2 or -3.5 in the rear right now and I don't like it, but there is nothing I can do right this very second. I got the eibach toe bolts waiting to be installed and everything realigned again. I have about -2.5 camber on the front, which is perfect in my eyes. Anyway, I'll get it set up properly, hopefully this wekeend.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 05:23 PM
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Looks better, I still loved the VSXX on your car the most
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Old May 27, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SIN3
I guess it comes down to preferance.

when your car sits like this / \ to me thats bad a$$.
when your car sits like this I I thats boring. like every other car.

to each their own.
I love your ilustration...
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Old May 27, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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Old May 27, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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"I I" Is functional. Why buy 275 tires when you only use them like ice skates?
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Old May 27, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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Wow.. love the stance of your car
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Old May 27, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Robert_K
"I I" Is functional. Why buy 275 tires when you only use them like ice skates?
Funny when Toyo themselves state for their motoring tires:

"Toyo motor sport radials will provide optimum cornering grip with camber settings between negative 3 and 6 degrees"
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Old May 27, 2008 | 08:44 PM
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Robert K, you're exaggerating it more than needed. As I said before, I admit -3.5 camber is a bit too much (at least for the street), and I am going to adjust it to -2.5. If you're going to say -2.5 is too much also, then I've got nothing to say to you. That's the best camber setting, hands down. When the wheels are straight, no camber, the car just doesn't look mean enough, as SIN said. Every time I see a car passing by with some camber, it's just the best thing out there. It makes any car look wider. When you have your wheels straight like yours, they really do this / / when you take a turn, so you actually get less traction as opposed to a / \ setup (and that's a fact you can't argue). And on top of that, it looks like a** with no camber. I've seen same exact wheels as mine on Z's and but with no camber, and it just looks too mellow, too ordinary. Now, in a straight line there is no question your setup will get more traction. But after all, these are falken 452 tires. If I really wanted traction, would I ever get cheap falken tires? I'd get some michelin ps2 in 265/295. I'd still run spacers, but only 5mm. This should clear things up...
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Old May 27, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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Good luck. [/end]
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Old May 27, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Robert_K
"I I" Is functional. Why buy 275 tires when you only use them like ice skates?
then go buy a mustang and enjoy going straight...
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Old May 27, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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Look. My opinion is it looks like ass right now. 2) Its too bowed out. Might as well be a ghetto lowrider. Reduce the camber, reduce the spacers size and I might like it. My opinion. Just like you have yours on mine.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by OffsetZ33
Funny when Toyo themselves state for their motoring tires:

"Toyo motor sport radials will provide optimum cornering grip with camber settings between negative 3 and 6 degrees"
obviously if you using your Z to road course the more camber the better but for daily driving and drag racing -3 to -6 is plain stupid.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Robert_K
Look. My opinion is it looks like ass right now. 2) Its too bowed out. Might as well be a ghetto lowrider. Reduce the camber, reduce the spacers size and I might like it. My opinion. Just like you have yours on mine.
so basically, you like:
1) weak offsets
2) no camber

no camber=great for redneck racing, and crap for anything that turns...shoulda bought a mustang or camaro for that then.
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Old May 27, 2008 | 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by daytona350z
so basically, you like:
1) weak offsets
2) no camber

no camber=great for redneck racing, and crap for anything that turns...shoulda bought a mustang or camaro for that then.
Funny cause I attend more NASA/SCCA event than those T&T 1/4 mile nights. However I daily drive my Z and I must be the only person that doesn't drive in continuous circles.
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