hey guys, i finally got the car!! - 2004 g35 coupe (laser RED, premium, sport, aero)

The car has the stock sport suspension with the 18" wheels, and i plan to keep it that way. However, the rear wheels show minor camber, and i dont like it. What is the best camber kit to make it perfectly straight like the front wheels?


I've searched on this forum but all i find is lowered suspension camber kits. I need something for the stock suspension, and only the rear is being affected.

thanks

 

Camber Kits Are Danferous Stay Away

 

even to just straighten out the rear wheels?

 

They are only dangerous if you don't install them correctly or buy really low quality kits and pay some guy $40 to install them. You get what you pay for, but if you go to reputable shops and have them recommend you kits and have them install it for you, it should be fine. It's either camber kits or having to replace your tires more often then usual due to camber wear on your tires.

 

Kinetex is the only dangerous one I've heard.
https://g35driver.com/forums/g35-coupe-v35-2003-07/125296-crashed-car-due-camber-kit-pics.html

 

Even so, I saw that post a few months ago, have there been a string of kits failing from various companies? That does not constitute that camber kits are dangerous.

 

Did you try getting an alignment first? Take it to a good alignment shop and tell them you want as little negative camber as possible and tell them you are willing to pay extra if they spend extra time adjusting the camber to the highest it will go. This is because some shops will only adjust until the camber is within the wide OEM specs. A good shop will set it exactly where you want it if you are willing to pay for their time

 

if i tell them to go as little camber as possible, dont you think that might be dangerous also if i hit a bump pretty hard or something?? it woudlnt feel right if its not at OEM specs..

How often do you think i will have to replace the tires with normal wear and tear? the car has 9k miles on it.. and these are the original tires.. If they wear less with the camber, how muCH less will they wear if i get the camber kit?

i dunoo.. im confused.

 

With the stock adjustments, they won't even be able to bring the camber to zero, I would guess more in the range of -1 deg at best, which will be fine for the best tire wear as long as the toe is set correctly. Without knowing where your baseline is, its hard to give you a recommendation other than to get an alignment first.

 

i think i have a little more then -1 degree camber in the rear. i just switch the two rear tires to kind of balance out the uneven tire wear. if u have tires that wear fast then even if u had a camber kit i wouldnt think u would get that many more miles out of the tires.

 

yes, kinetix kits are cheaply made... when i 1st saw them, i was like wtf is this? did you make this urself? the sales rep was like no, these re made by kinetix, a local shop in santa ana... i said, f that... looks like it was made in shop class...

anyone with little and even no knowlege of physics, and even commonsense will tell you that their kits made from 3 rods welded onto a flat sheet of metal plate is weaker then a kit made from entirely of rods.... (CUSCO, etc).

basically, Cusco kits are designed thru CAD and track tested.. Made in Japan... Kinetix were made by some dude in shop class welding a bunch of rods and tracing it with the OEM Arm....Then spraypainted it and slap some sticker on it.. Then called it a day..

For about 30 bucks more, u can get a Cusco kit... Although cusco camber kits are only adjustable to a certain degree... -2 or so...

 

Go With Spc.....all The Way Around.

 

Heard good things with SPC.
I like Cusco too, but unfortunately they only make kits for the front, no rears. Same with 350evo, only fronts.
A JDM suppiler guy I know says they like lots of negative camber on the back in Japan, so they don't bother with rear camber kits.

 

Isn't the negative camber on the rear by design? Does it serve a purpose?

I would think so... my 06 6mt definitely shows negative rear camber and I actually like it.. makes it look more sporty. But anyways, I think it's there a) on purpose and b) for a reason

 

I have the stillen front and rear camber kits and they work great. Def a quality product IMO. I have at least 20K miles on them, and nothing dangerous so far.