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Old 03-12-2009, 07:15 PM
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Front alignment uneven

I just had my alignment done at the dealership. I have 350z springs and struts so expected my alignment to be a bit out of wack.

They were able to correct the rear toe and camber, but the front camber looks very even. Front Left is -.53 while Front Right is -1.16 degrees. I'll speak with the tech tomorrow... Do you guys think this should be adjustable?

 

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Old 03-13-2009, 02:54 PM
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I'd really appreciate thoughts on this...
Why might the camber be off by .6 degrees left to right? Is there a way to adjust it w/o installing a camber kit?
 
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Old 03-13-2009, 03:25 PM
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it is not adjustable but is pretty common to see on lowered or even stock suspensions. I wouldn't worry about it too much because with your weight in the car on the left side, it should lower slightly with a slight increase in negative camber so they won't be too far off when driving
 
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Old 03-13-2009, 04:05 PM
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Thanks. That's pretty much what the "master" tech said, but I figured it was the typical BS answer like "it's not stock, you deal with it".

Good point about the camber change from the weight on the left side...that explains why the car doesn't pull in either direction.
 
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Old 03-13-2009, 04:32 PM
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How many miles on the car? Could be a control arm bushing has packed it in.
 
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20k. But they replaced the compression rod bushings right before doing the alignment.
 
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i had a similar problem; the camber was off so the car would slightly drift to the left. i got a 'cradle/subframe' shift done. fixed the problem.
 
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I don't think the compression rod would affect camber much - I was thinking more the transverse link or the upper a-arm, but given the low mileage, I would not expect either of those to be worn out.
 
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Originally Posted by cremaster
i had a similar problem; the camber was off so the car would slightly drift to the left. i got a 'cradle/subframe' shift done. fixed the problem.
Never heard of a cradle shift...what is it?
 
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