G35 Coupe V35 2003 - 07 Discussion about the 1st Generation V35 G35 Coupe

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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 07:48 PM
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camber problems

hey everyone today i took my car today for a wheel alignment and after they were done aligning they told me my rear camber is off by 0.3 degrees and that is what is causing the car not to drive straight is this true?
 
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 09:37 PM
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Our cars have negative camber built into them. So no. Do you mean by driving staright like the wheel isn't pointing straight or it pulls to the left or right? If so the steering alignment needs to be adjusted.
 
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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only excessive cross camber can cause a pull and its only common when the front cross camber is far out of spec. You should have gotten a printout from the said shop with your before and after alignment specifications. Post it up if you can as it will help us to help you.
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 09:49 PM
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Not 100% true. My car is off by ~0.5 degrees from side to side on the front and that causes a decent pull.

Going to be fixed when I get around to installing my camber kit.
 
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Old Mar 22, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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sorry i have not gotten back to anyone, I have been away for a few,

i have the printout from Mavis discount tires they aligned the car but the camber says it is off by -0.3 after the alignment was complete

the car has a pull to the right and its really annoying, would the dealer charge me to reset it?
 
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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 06:41 PM
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Camber off?

I bought front and rear camber kit for my coilover drop and when I took it in to Les Schwab, they told me my rear camber was off, but told me it needed to be that way to drive straight. You can totally tell my rear wheels are tilted inwards at the top. Should I trust them and leave the camber off to drive straight or should I go for looks and tire wear and straighten the rear wheels out.

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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by ttrank
Not 100% true. My car is off by ~0.5 degrees from side to side on the front and that causes a decent pull.

Going to be fixed when I get around to installing my camber kit.
same with mine Tim, mine is -0.1 and it still acts up sometimes, just depends on how severe the crown in the road is.
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 07:18 PM
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well i dont have any drops on my car all i have are 20 inch mayas but when they were installed we never adjusted the cambers, so should i take the car to dealer to get the cambers set back properly?
 
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Old Mar 24, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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and would the dealer charge to readjust them?
 
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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