NISMO lowered with Cusco Zero-2's
02-09-2008, 03:59 PM
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awesome! I'd personally leave it alone then unless one side has drastically more camber than another. -1.75 is still not at all aggressive for these cars, and trust me when I tell you...they LOVE camber (and tire wear won't suffer significantly at all up to levels approached 2 degrees, unless all you do all day is drive straight and never turn 
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02-09-2008, 04:06 PM
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Yeah, that was the camber I was hoping for in the rear. I'm very happy with it. And when it comes time for me to buy new tires, I'm going to step up to 275's in the rear and I'll still have some decent clearance.
02-09-2008, 05:19 PM
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Those are good results, but I'm a surprised at those alignment specs. Do the Nismos have more adjustable camber than regular Zs.
I was lowered a inch in the rear on a '06 Z and -2.5 was the best I could do without a camber kit. I think I had -1.7 degrees of camber in the front with a 1.2inch drop.
Not that I would do it, but you could easily fit 285s in the rear, 295s would be pushing it as rubbing would occur.
I was lowered a inch in the rear on a '06 Z and -2.5 was the best I could do without a camber kit. I think I had -1.7 degrees of camber in the front with a 1.2inch drop.
Not that I would do it, but you could easily fit 285s in the rear, 295s would be pushing it as rubbing would occur.
02-09-2008, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Sensi09
Those are good results, but I'm a surprised at those alignment specs. Do the Nismos have more adjustable camber than regular Zs.
Sensi, MC still didn't add you in the OWNERS REGISTRY? Wanna post up some of your pics and show MC to add you in? Yours was something like #217, right?
02-10-2008, 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by kennylin888
Sensi, MC still didn't add you in the OWNERS REGISTRY? Wanna post up some of your pics and show MC to add you in? Yours was something like #217, right?
haha, i'm a witness and I have pictures to to prove it haha
02-10-2008, 05:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Sensi09
Those are good results, but I'm a surprised at those alignment specs. Do the Nismos have more adjustable camber than regular Zs.
I was lowered a inch in the rear on a '06 Z and -2.5 was the best I could do without a camber kit. I think I had -1.7 degrees of camber in the front with a 1.2inch drop.
Not that I would do it, but you could easily fit 285s in the rear, 295s would be pushing it as rubbing would occur.
I was lowered a inch in the rear on a '06 Z and -2.5 was the best I could do without a camber kit. I think I had -1.7 degrees of camber in the front with a 1.2inch drop.
Not that I would do it, but you could easily fit 285s in the rear, 295s would be pushing it as rubbing would occur.
not surprising at all actually - cars come with a range of alignment settings from the factory. So, if this particular car was set to a more nominal setting when stock, even lower it substantially won't net totally out of whack #'s. Conversely, a car that comes with more extreme camber/toe from the factory can easily get out of range even when only lowered slightly
02-10-2008, 01:03 PM
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Got just enough decent weather today to get the car cleaned up and snap a few pictures.
Front gap:
Rear gap:
Front gap:
Rear gap:
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02-10-2008, 02:55 PM
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haha, i'm a witness and I have pictures to to prove it haha
You will man.....you will.....patience.
02-12-2008, 12:24 PM
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It's definately different than stock.
All my impressions below are in regards to normal driving. It in no way represents the car tested at it's limits on a proper track. Nor can it be used to determine if my set-up is better or worse than stock.
The car is much stiffer than before and much more responsive when entering a corner. The car feels as if it stays flatter going around a corner instead of leaning. I'm currently driving around with the rears set to 5 just to experience it and see if it's something I can live with. The fronts are set to 3. Why? I have no idea. Weather hasn't been all that great here and I haven't had much of an opportunity to do a shakedown run. The car car actually leaves from a dead stop much better since there isn't the "slack" that the stock suspension has.
I attribute the majority of this to the linear springs the Cusco's have as opposed to the progressive springs the stock suspension has and the fact that my rear camber is a bit more aggressive than stock. I'm very satisfied with my choice and can't wait for the roads to be dry so I can get a good feeling for it and figure out what settings are best for the dampeners.
All my impressions below are in regards to normal driving. It in no way represents the car tested at it's limits on a proper track. Nor can it be used to determine if my set-up is better or worse than stock.
The car is much stiffer than before and much more responsive when entering a corner. The car feels as if it stays flatter going around a corner instead of leaning. I'm currently driving around with the rears set to 5 just to experience it and see if it's something I can live with. The fronts are set to 3. Why? I have no idea. Weather hasn't been all that great here and I haven't had much of an opportunity to do a shakedown run. The car car actually leaves from a dead stop much better since there isn't the "slack" that the stock suspension has.
I attribute the majority of this to the linear springs the Cusco's have as opposed to the progressive springs the stock suspension has and the fact that my rear camber is a bit more aggressive than stock. I'm very satisfied with my choice and can't wait for the roads to be dry so I can get a good feeling for it and figure out what settings are best for the dampeners.
02-12-2008, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
When the weather gets nicer, I'd go with 3 front/2 rear.or 3 rear...very very nice balance for everyday street use where you have a mix of nice and rough roads
I had to bring mine to the track (she had only 800 miles...
) and the stock suspension works great... just a little bit too much of body roll thinking about R comp tires. but DAMN!!!! it's so easy, so neutral (acceptable light understeer in tighter corner entry.. but makes the car more predictable for not so experienced drivers) really easy to manage in corner exit... (especially leaving a nice of couple black stripes)... the only thing I don't like is the vlsd.. as usual.btw I wasn't pushing the engine hard.. just hard in the corners.
hey Z1.. do you think that a set of volk re30 18*9.5 +22 all corners with 275/40 toyo R888 will clear? (mainly on front fenders).
02-12-2008, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Ataru074
maybe put the balance towards the rear as nismo does is wiser?
I had to bring mine to the track (she had only 800 miles... ) and the stock suspension works great... just a little bit too much of body roll thinking about R comp tires. but DAMN!!!! it's so easy, so neutral (acceptable light understeer in tighter corner entry.. but makes the car more predictable for not so experienced drivers) really easy to manage in corner exit... (especially leaving a nice of couple black stripes)... the only thing I don't like is the vlsd.. as usual.
btw I wasn't pushing the engine hard.. just hard in the corners.
hey Z1.. do you think that a set of volk re30 18*9.5 +22 all corners with 275/40 toyo R888 will clear? (mainly on front fenders).
I had to bring mine to the track (she had only 800 miles...
) and the stock suspension works great... just a little bit too much of body roll thinking about R comp tires. but DAMN!!!! it's so easy, so neutral (acceptable light understeer in tighter corner entry.. but makes the car more predictable for not so experienced drivers) really easy to manage in corner exit... (especially leaving a nice of couple black stripes)... the only thing I don't like is the vlsd.. as usual.btw I wasn't pushing the engine hard.. just hard in the corners.
hey Z1.. do you think that a set of volk re30 18*9.5 +22 all corners with 275/40 toyo R888 will clear? (mainly on front fenders).
I have no idea on the clearance of those sorry, I've never done it
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02-12-2008, 02:55 PM
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After all the searching I had done on suspension and trying to figure out if a certain suspension would be an upgrade or not, the only real thing I came away learning is that you can't compare springs/struts to a set of coilovers. Especially those with adjustable dampening. They're just different systems.