Toe and camber issue
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Toe and camber issue
I have a 2005 g35 coupe and I just replaced some suspension parts this week such as lower ball joints, upper control arms, sway bar end links and passenger side outer tie rod(replaced driver side already). My cars not lowered and not planning on it so I just went with durolast parts from autozone. But went to get an alignment and the guy from the shop was not able to get the front passenger side camber in spec I know there is no adjustments but can any other part be going bad to effect this?
but my bigger issue is the toe in the rear passenger side is way off spec. He said eccentric toe bolt is worn out and keeps slipping is that possible they can get worn out?
Also Found out the last owner put on after market camber bars didn’t get a close look but looked like the spc’s but the eccentric bolts looked like stock and everything else on the car suspension is stock and I have the stock 19in rims and I’m about to hit 140,000 miles
but my bigger issue is the toe in the rear passenger side is way off spec. He said eccentric toe bolt is worn out and keeps slipping is that possible they can get worn out?
Also Found out the last owner put on after market camber bars didn’t get a close look but looked like the spc’s but the eccentric bolts looked like stock and everything else on the car suspension is stock and I have the stock 19in rims and I’m about to hit 140,000 miles
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The aftermarket camber rods in the back should have an eccentric lockout bolt (square washer looking thing) installed because you wouldn't need eccentric bolts on it anymore. The toe bolts (ones at the inboard side of the rear spring perch) will need to be replaced from the OEM unit to the SPC or other aftermarket ones that allow an additional 1 degree +/- of adjustment.
Eccentric bolts can definitely wear out, it happens when people either overtorque and strip the threads on the nut a little or when people try to make adjustments without having the vehicle on sliders so there is too much friction and it puts too much stress on the eccentric, however the OEM ones are REALLY stout and this shouldn't happen. Aftermarket ones are all a bit flimsy because they just use a flattened edge on the bolt whereas the OEM ones have an additional groove cut into the bolt and a matching pin in the washer side.
Eccentric bolts can definitely wear out, it happens when people either overtorque and strip the threads on the nut a little or when people try to make adjustments without having the vehicle on sliders so there is too much friction and it puts too much stress on the eccentric, however the OEM ones are REALLY stout and this shouldn't happen. Aftermarket ones are all a bit flimsy because they just use a flattened edge on the bolt whereas the OEM ones have an additional groove cut into the bolt and a matching pin in the washer side.
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The aftermarket camber rods in the back should have an eccentric lockout bolt (square washer looking thing) installed because you wouldn't need eccentric bolts on it anymore. The toe bolts (ones at the inboard side of the rear spring perch) will need to be replaced from the OEM unit to the SPC or other aftermarket ones that allow an additional 1 degree +/- of adjustment.
Eccentric bolts can definitely wear out, it happens when people either overtorque and strip the threads on the nut a little or when people try to make adjustments without having the vehicle on sliders so there is too much friction and it puts too much stress on the eccentric, however the OEM ones are REALLY stout and this shouldn't happen. Aftermarket ones are all a bit flimsy because they just use a flattened edge on the bolt whereas the OEM ones have an additional groove cut into the bolt and a matching pin in the washer side.
Eccentric bolts can definitely wear out, it happens when people either overtorque and strip the threads on the nut a little or when people try to make adjustments without having the vehicle on sliders so there is too much friction and it puts too much stress on the eccentric, however the OEM ones are REALLY stout and this shouldn't happen. Aftermarket ones are all a bit flimsy because they just use a flattened edge on the bolt whereas the OEM ones have an additional groove cut into the bolt and a matching pin in the washer side.
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Okay thank both of y’all for the replies I’ll order new bolts soon for sure. Would anyone know what’s causing the camber to be off up front passenger side?
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If you like the car and want to keep it, just rebuild the whole front suspension with Whiteline, poly bushings and Mevotech Supreme, Moog, or any other quality brand components of your choice and never worry about tire wear or suspension clunks ever again, plus it'll feel 100x better when you're cornering hard.
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I got one from the Nissan dealer, which was a few bucks cheaper than the Infiniti dealer - I believe I paid $7 for the eccentric bolt and another 6ish for the eccentric washer?
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