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Originally Posted by BhashaZ
Right, that makes sense and that's what I thought: it is your intention to dial in negative camber causing the bottom part to stick out. When I read "rear camber arms will only push the lower part of the wheel out which sucks", it seems like he's saying it sucks that the lower part of the wheel sticks out.
I can already imagine EVERYONE already asking me if my car is broken because it will have about negative 5 to 7 degrees of camber in the rear. Haha good times
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urban, you said that the springs aren't mounted to the shock in our rear, but i remember seeing somewhere that jinsei had stance coilovers, which ARE mounted together.
Jinsei- does this mean you won't be using rear camber arms?
also, is it possible to adjust the camber in front without a camber kit? how do they do it at alignment shops?
Jinsei- does this mean you won't be using rear camber arms?
also, is it possible to adjust the camber in front without a camber kit? how do they do it at alignment shops?
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Originally Posted by deviljon
urban, you said that the springs aren't mounted to the shock in our rear, but i remember seeing somewhere that jinsei had stance coilovers, which ARE mounted together.
Jinsei- does this mean you won't be using rear camber arms?
also, is it possible to adjust the camber in front without a camber kit? how do they do it at alignment shops?
Jinsei- does this mean you won't be using rear camber arms?
also, is it possible to adjust the camber in front without a camber kit? how do they do it at alignment shops?
So as you can see, there is obvious room to play with and IMO the best option is to get some new rear upper a-arms to get rid of some of that gap instead of pushing the bottom of the wheel out.
How much room there is truely depends on the wheel setup. Offsets and widths. Since I am running negative offsets, I have a ton of room to play with. The higher the offset, the further in towards the shock your wheel will go (increased backsapce) and vica versa.
Hope this helps.
I posted some good general info on my blog. Granted I havn't updated in a while on the progress, theres a few posts to read.
http://prashant.exelife.com
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Originally Posted by jinsei888
this'll be one of those flame events where i'll be glad to not wear the flamesuit; i'd love to take the heat for a pimp wheel fitment setup
You and I are going to put San Francisco on the books...and not in a gay way
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gonna roll my fenders first and see how much i need to camber it. trying to find someone that rents out the fender rolling tool so i dont have to spend so much money rolling fenders.
probably going to run 255/35's in the rear and 235/35 in the front, but gonna look around for what i can.
is it possible to adjust camber without camber arms? if so, how many degrees?
probably going to run 255/35's in the rear and 235/35 in the front, but gonna look around for what i can.
is it possible to adjust camber without camber arms? if so, how many degrees?
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There is someone on eBay that does rentals if you are interested. Tirerack does or did rentals, I don't know about their current situation.
Or you can always cut the fenders too...it will give you more room than just rolling and will give you a cleaner look.
Or you can always cut the fenders too...it will give you more room than just rolling and will give you a cleaner look.
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i would cut fenders but i just hear how rolling them is so much better. one thing i dont want to have to worry about is the metal rusting or my tires getting cut by my fenders if its not smoothed out properly.
oh well, i should be getting tires sometime this week and i'll be looking for a fender rolling rental place.
oh well, i should be getting tires sometime this week and i'll be looking for a fender rolling rental place.
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Great to see you guys finally fitting some aggressive wheels on Zs!!
I just went through this last summer with my SC400. 19x9.5 +2 and 11mm spacer, 225/35/19 and 19x11.5 +1 275/30/19
-3.5 deg camber with camber bushings in the upper control arms. Even better would be cut shorten and reweld.
Rotor hats shaved 1mm front and 2mm rear. Front fenders vertex 25mm plus widened 5mm. rear pulled fender 25mm.
Good luck guys and don't listen to the haters. I have had no problems at all with running stretched tires just keep an eye on your tire pressure. I'd let you guys use my fender roller if I was local.
I just went through this last summer with my SC400. 19x9.5 +2 and 11mm spacer, 225/35/19 and 19x11.5 +1 275/30/19
-3.5 deg camber with camber bushings in the upper control arms. Even better would be cut shorten and reweld.
Rotor hats shaved 1mm front and 2mm rear. Front fenders vertex 25mm plus widened 5mm. rear pulled fender 25mm.
Good luck guys and don't listen to the haters. I have had no problems at all with running stretched tires just keep an eye on your tire pressure. I'd let you guys use my fender roller if I was local.
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Originally Posted by Touring240
Great to see you guys finally fitting some aggressive wheels on Zs!!
I just went through this last summer with my SC400. 19x9.5 +2 and 11mm spacer, 225/35/19 and 19x11.5 +1 275/30/19
-3.5 deg camber with camber bushings in the upper control arms. Even better would be cut shorten and reweld.
Rotor hats shaved 1mm front and 2mm rear. Front fenders vertex 25mm plus widened 5mm. rear pulled fender 25mm.
Good luck guys and don't listen to the haters. I have had no problems at all with running stretched tires just keep an eye on your tire pressure. I'd let you guys use my fender roller if I was local.
I just went through this last summer with my SC400. 19x9.5 +2 and 11mm spacer, 225/35/19 and 19x11.5 +1 275/30/19
-3.5 deg camber with camber bushings in the upper control arms. Even better would be cut shorten and reweld.
Rotor hats shaved 1mm front and 2mm rear. Front fenders vertex 25mm plus widened 5mm. rear pulled fender 25mm.
Good luck guys and don't listen to the haters. I have had no problems at all with running stretched tires just keep an eye on your tire pressure. I'd let you guys use my fender roller if I was local.
I just bought a new set of Cuscos for the front and rears, I might have to get some custom made.