Simplest Adjustable Front Suspension
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Simplest Adjustable Front Suspension
I have an '04 G35 that I have had since it was new. A few years ago my wife was rear ended (really nothing too major) and they totaled out the car. I am not going to make it my project car. For the longest time the front suspension was always just a hair outside of what could be adjusted on the camber so I never bothered replacing the parts. However, now I am going to re-do it with adjustable suspension to save on tire wear.
I have a lifetime Firestone alignment on the car. I called today to make sure that they will work on it if I move to an adjustable suspension and all they could say is that they will work on them as long as they don't have to take the suspension apart to make the adjustments. Meaning they only want to have to loosen some bolts and make adjustments. I understand because otherwise they are disassembling the suspension and that would be a pain.
My question is...what are some of the adjustable suspensions that can be adjusted without taking out the control arms or having to take apart the ball joint and rotate it? I mean I can get them close when putting them in initially, but I just want easy adjustments. I will NOT be using this car as a track car. It will only be a daily driver and I will lower it just a little bit to make it appealing. I am not going to slam the car.
I am willing to pay a little extra for this, but I am not going to pay 2k for a suspension that I will hardly ever adjust much.
I have a lifetime Firestone alignment on the car. I called today to make sure that they will work on it if I move to an adjustable suspension and all they could say is that they will work on them as long as they don't have to take the suspension apart to make the adjustments. Meaning they only want to have to loosen some bolts and make adjustments. I understand because otherwise they are disassembling the suspension and that would be a pain.
My question is...what are some of the adjustable suspensions that can be adjusted without taking out the control arms or having to take apart the ball joint and rotate it? I mean I can get them close when putting them in initially, but I just want easy adjustments. I will NOT be using this car as a track car. It will only be a daily driver and I will lower it just a little bit to make it appealing. I am not going to slam the car.
I am willing to pay a little extra for this, but I am not going to pay 2k for a suspension that I will hardly ever adjust much.
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Unless you're hitting stuff and bending components the camber adjustment on the FUCA will only need to be set one time. Toe adjustment requires them to unbolt components (tie rod end from the steering knuckle) so I don't know why they would cry about having to take a single bolt off of an adjustable FUCA.
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