So I installed my Z Htechs last weekend per some DIY guides I've found on this and other related forums.

After test driving it, my steering wheel is offcenter to the left by about 5-10 degrees but still drives straight.

I'm dreading about waiting 2-3 weeks to get it aligned with the way my steering wheel is awkwardly positioned. My tires must be getting shredded the way they must be pointing while driving around. It must have some severe toe issues.

My first question is, what bolts, ties, or joints do alignment shops adjust toe and camber for both our front and rear stock suspension?

Following that question, which bolts/ties/joints could I have fiddled with during the install that could have thrown the toe out of wack?

The bolts I can remember removing for the install were:
Front - sway bar bolt, bottom shock bolt, top shock mount, top arm nut with that cotter pin



Rear - Blue bolt, Green nut


If you could chime in with some info, I'd appreciate the response. TIA!

 

The only adjustable part they can do is the toe. The camber setting is a function of the ride height (dictated by the springs you used). If your camber is way out of spec, you have to buy aftermarket suspension pieces to get the camber back to some acceptable amount.

As for you specific problem, I'm not sure. Especially if you didn't touch the tie rods. But no one can really say for sure until you get it up on the rack.

But can I ask what online DIYs you used for reference? Thanks

 

Well, yes. I've thoroughly combed this site and the my350z site, so I have a well enough understanding of the whole suspension concept of altering camber, toe, and caster. Z/G can only adjust toe in front and toe/camber in rear...and Z htechs may or may not require a camber kit...blah blah blah.

I'm just curious as to how I may have altered the toe after installing the springs. What have I touched to screw up my toe alignment?

What components do alignment shops adjust on our suspensions, for the benefit of my own knowledge.

BTW....here are the referenced sites I used.
http://www.g-owners.com/article_read.asp?id=25
http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198279
http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthre...spring+install
https://g35driver.com/forums/brakes-suspension/114722-350z-h-tech_bump-stop.html

 

I don't know what you did to affect toe up front unless you adjusted the tie rod ends. That's the correct way to change toe up front. But toe is linked to camber, so if you are a lot lower, your toe could have been changed too.

In the rear, the spring perch bolt that you removed on the bottom adjusts toe.