Time to buy front camber arms

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Old 01-20-2010, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by AARONHL
Thanks for everyone's time in this thread, I am learning a lot!

You said you could adjust camber more negative to match the other side, how do you do that?
With the SPC, you would adjust the arms. This is all going to have to be done on the car since you dont have much negative camber on the left side to begin with. If you just max the arms out and have the shop set the toe, you'll be at -0.25 on the left and -0.66 on the right... that would not be ideal for any type of handling, even on a daily driver. I would have the shop set the front camber to -1.0 on both sides. Or -0.7 if you're that worried about tire wear.

Once again, it's all done by the top nut on the SPC arms. The tech will have to push or pull on the knuckle to get the desired amount of positive or negative camber.
 
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Grant beat me

That's not a request!
 
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Grant beat me

That's not a request!
lol, dont lie to me, Chris!
 
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Old 01-20-2010, 02:24 PM
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Cool, I have a SPC rear camber kit and he was able to -1.00 on each side. It would make me feel better to have the front within a normal range too.

Would you align a car with wheel spacers installed? I don't think it would change anything if I decide to buy them after an alignment.
 
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Old 01-20-2010, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by AARONHL
Cool, I have a SPC rear camber kit and he was able to -1.00 on each side. It would make me feel better to have the front within a normal range too.

Would you align a car with wheel spacers installed? I don't think it would change anything if I decide to buy them after an alignment.
Wheel spacer do NOT change the geometry of the suspension. You can add them or remove them after an alignment and not worry about anything.
 
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Old 01-20-2010, 02:38 PM
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Cool, sounds good!
 
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Originally Posted by Gdup35sedan

If you want the best arms for the money, get the SPL V2's. The new design is similar to the 350EVO's with almost half the price.
+1

I don't know where the idea that SPC is the best came from?... its relatively inexpensive, but far from best.

350Evo are probably the best = very light and quality built... SPL are not bad (I've had V1 and now V-2)... both are a better choice than SPC...

Cusco are a decent choice as well (but I favor 350EVO, then SPL).
 
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Originally Posted by Gdup35sedan
On a sedan, no. Spec is -1.2 IIRC. But -1.5 is much, much better than -2.5. I'm at -2.5/-3 right now and my tires go pretty quick. Good thing i work at a tire shop

I dont know if any of the vendors here have the SPL V2's yet, i'm sure anyone who has advertised the V1 can get the V2.
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https://g35driver.com/forums/suspens...-spl-sale.html
 
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Should I buy camber arms or COMPRESSION RODS first? Hahahaha
 
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Originally Posted by AARONHL
Should I buy camber arms or COMPRESSION RODS first? Hahahaha
are your compression rods bad?... If so just get the bushing ($20) and have 'em pressed in ($30 or so)... and no point getting both, if only one side is making noise (its usually driver side)
 
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It's not the noise that bothers me. It's the rumbling I feel through the gas pedal area with every imperfection in the road.
 
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It's not the noise that bothers me. It's the rumbling I feel through the gas pedal area with every imperfection in the road.
that could be a number of things... low-pro tires could cause that, lowed suspension... I'm not familiar with your car so I dont know what wheel/tire or suspension you are running...

have you already diagnosed the compression rod bushing as being bad? Is that why you are considering replacement? In any event, it can be fixed for about $50 - $60...
 
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Back to front upper a-arms, SPC's do cost more but there's not another set on the market that will give you that much adjust ability needed for our G35s when lowered. Buy the right a-arms or suffer with poor handling and tire wear, your choice! Have you noticed the price of quality tires....Ouch!
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Originally Posted by gary c
Back to front upper a-arms, SPC's do cost more but there's not another set on the market that will give you that much adjust ability needed for our G35s when lowered. Buy the right a-arms or suffer with poor handling and tire wear, your choice! Have you noticed the price of quality tires....Ouch!
Gary
are you confusing SPC for SPL?
 
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i don't like the way the SPL are constructed.. they remind me of the bull**** rear cambers i bought and didnt fit.. SPC worked for me so i think that will be my choice
 


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