Hey All,

Just have a couple of questions regarding camber issues. I just had the un-revised 350z springs put on my 03 sedan w/sport suspension. All I did was have the shop install the springs since the struts should be the same. My car has only 38k miles so the struts should be fine, I would think.

My issue is that the rear tires of the car are not straight up and down like the front or like they used to be with the stock springs. The rear tires are at an angle where they slant like this /----\. It is not that severe but I can still tell by looking at it.

I shouldn't have any camber problems by just doing the spring swap should I? There was nothing wrong with the rear suspension before the swap.

Now I did not get an alignment after the install since I am going to be getting new rims and tires soon. I know I have to have the front aligned. Would a 4 wheel alignment help the rear in this case?

I have attached a couple of pics, not sure if they will help but they might. Oh, and I know the car is dirty, I am planning on getting it detailed after I get everything done to it.

Thanks for your help.

 

Hahaha, Yes, when you lower a vehicle you will gain more negitive camber (that is when the top of the wheels are sticking in further than the bottom) , and the car will also gain more tow-out (this is when the back of the wheels are closer together than the front part of the wheel) this is normal and will happen on all four wheels. This is also the reason why you need to always get a alignment after making suspension modifications.

 

i think its toe-out... well, from experience, that is.

 

Haha, yes you are right, used the wrong terminology.... (^^ edited^^)

 

Hey guys, thanks for the info. I will be getting the car aligned soon and hopefully that will take care of the camber issues.

 

on this car dont be surprised to have a lot of camber in the back. just
the way it is. some have dialed it out but from my experience the rear
does not plant well coming out of corners throttle-on without the camber...