Lowered...alignment results...not happy.
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Lowered...alignment results...not happy.
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I lowered the car a little over a month ago with rsr down springs and tokico d-spec shocks, both 350Z versions. I love moderate speed street driving, however at high speeds (hiway), the car does not seem stable (I drive 80% hiway). On the stock suspension I would jerk the wheel to switch lanes at high speeds (70-80) and the car responded great. Now when I do that, the car sways a little even after the lane change has already been made (like its stablizing itself of something!?)
Also, when driving constantly (40 mph) on hiway on/off ramps, the anti slip comes on (w/ light on dash) and holds/jerks the car back.
I know my camber is off and I need more toe-in. Is this what's causing it? Could my Tokicos be defective? The shocks are set at 4 turns from full hard.
I love the look and ride comfort, but I feel like going back to stock. (Though it will be hard after seeing the car lowerd!)
1st alignment 4-6 days after drop. 2nd today 3/13.
Please tell me what you guys think?
I lowered the car a little over a month ago with rsr down springs and tokico d-spec shocks, both 350Z versions. I love moderate speed street driving, however at high speeds (hiway), the car does not seem stable (I drive 80% hiway). On the stock suspension I would jerk the wheel to switch lanes at high speeds (70-80) and the car responded great. Now when I do that, the car sways a little even after the lane change has already been made (like its stablizing itself of something!?)
Also, when driving constantly (40 mph) on hiway on/off ramps, the anti slip comes on (w/ light on dash) and holds/jerks the car back.
I know my camber is off and I need more toe-in. Is this what's causing it? Could my Tokicos be defective? The shocks are set at 4 turns from full hard.
I love the look and ride comfort, but I feel like going back to stock. (Though it will be hard after seeing the car lowerd!)
1st alignment 4-6 days after drop. 2nd today 3/13.
Please tell me what you guys think?
Last edited by triniG35; 03-13-2006 at 02:04 PM.
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Are you rubbing at all? What size wheels and tires do you have?
Hard to tell whats going on. I recently dropped my car as well but with just springs (espelir gt-.5 drop all around) and my rear wheels rubbed when I turned and launched the car. I had my fenders cut and now its fine.
Your problem could be caused by lots of different issues.
Hard to tell whats going on. I recently dropped my car as well but with just springs (espelir gt-.5 drop all around) and my rear wheels rubbed when I turned and launched the car. I had my fenders cut and now its fine.
Your problem could be caused by lots of different issues.
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Your unstable feeling is your toe. Give it about .08 degrees total toe-in up front and .16 degrees total toe-in out the back and you'll notice a big difference. I'm not sure why they gave you so little! I autox with mine at 0.0 degrees up front and the rears the same as I recommend for you. The front toe set to zero gives quicker intial turn-in but definatley can feel 'wandery' on the highway.
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triniG35- what swaybar setting are you using? are you on factory
swaybars? if so, i'd go 3 turns from full hard. if not, i recommend
you get a stillen set. your springs are probably too soft.
You definitely need more toe-in on the rear. the FINAL(AFTER)
setting doesn't even look like your alignment shop did any work.
it's almost like a reflection of your INITIAL (BEFORE). Did they even
align your car?! they seem to fix the front toe-out and that's about
it.
Here's what you want to aim for (this is more for tire wear):
Front toe: 0.03 each side
Rear toe: 0.08 to 0.10 each side
Camber: -1.5(rear-only) within 0.2 degrees left and right
If you have a-arms for the front, i would set it at -1.0.
swaybars? if so, i'd go 3 turns from full hard. if not, i recommend
you get a stillen set. your springs are probably too soft.
You definitely need more toe-in on the rear. the FINAL(AFTER)
setting doesn't even look like your alignment shop did any work.
it's almost like a reflection of your INITIAL (BEFORE). Did they even
align your car?! they seem to fix the front toe-out and that's about
it.
Here's what you want to aim for (this is more for tire wear):
Front toe: 0.03 each side
Rear toe: 0.08 to 0.10 each side
Camber: -1.5(rear-only) within 0.2 degrees left and right
If you have a-arms for the front, i would set it at -1.0.
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