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350z Springs Alignment ?- need some help out of the rough

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Old May 16, 2006 | 11:46 AM
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350z Springs Alignment ?- need some help out of the rough

I have the nomex suit on so if you wanna come with the flames turn it up good. I have searched on this topic and can not find a clear answer and I would appreiate it if some one could chip me out of the rough on this one.

I have an 05 Sedan, duh, with the sport suspension. I just installed some 03 zspringz, touring edition, and I would like to know what I specs I should have the alignment shop dial in.

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Old May 16, 2006 | 11:52 AM
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or if you know of a thread that speaks directly to this I would appreciate the link.

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Old May 16, 2006 | 12:10 PM
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have them dial in the stock 05 sedan sport suspension alignment specs. My 05 is lowered on revised 05 350Z rims and i was able to bring everything that was adjustable back into spec (i aligned it to the 05 sedan sport suspension specs). If i had a camber kit for the front i could bring that back into spec too.
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Old May 16, 2006 | 01:25 PM
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Toe is about the only thing you can really get back into Sedan spec is what I read. Castor is non-adj. Camber is with additional suspension pieces. But since the Z and Coupe springs don't lower enough to get the Sedan's camber too seriously neg, then it generally stays within 'spec'. Spec being on the outside spec for the sedan or dialed in for the Z or Coupe. But the alignment shop might be able to play around with the camber by loosening/tightening various bolts/nuts to get back some camber if that's your wish

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have them dial in the stock 05 sedan sport suspension alignment specs. My 05 is lowered on revised 05 350Z rims and i was able to bring everything that was adjustable back into spec (i aligned it to the 05 sedan sport suspension specs). If i had a camber kit for the front i could bring that back into spec too.
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Old May 16, 2006 | 01:47 PM
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Old May 16, 2006 | 01:59 PM
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Anyboy recommend an alignment shop in Tampa? So far, it seems like Lokey Infiniti is the best.
 
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Old May 16, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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I too have searched and gotten confusing info.

Some say spec it back to the sedan and some say use the Coupe specs.

I just lowered my 2005 non-sport using 2005 350z suspension and need to get it aligned. I will wait a total of 2 weeks before I get it aligned but would also like some clerification to what specs should be used.

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Old May 16, 2006 | 03:14 PM
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i used the '04-'05 sports sedan suspension settings for my alignment. i'll post up the specs later but basically they were able to correct toe. camber was off but they key is to keep the camber/toe differences from side to side as close to 0 as possible. q45tech will hoepfully chime in here
 
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Old May 16, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff92se
Toe is about the only thing you can really get back into Sedan spec is what I read. Castor is non-adj. Camber is with additional suspension pieces. But since the Z and Coupe springs don't lower enough to get the Sedan's camber too seriously neg, then it generally stays within 'spec'. Spec being on the outside spec for the sedan or dialed in for the Z or Coupe. But the alignment shop might be able to play around with the camber by loosening/tightening various bolts/nuts to get back some camber if that's your wish
i was talking about the rear camber, toe and front toe... the only things that are adjustable from the factory is what i got back into spec. My caster is still in spec after the drop and front camber is only out by half a degree.
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Old May 17, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by absolutg
i used the '04-'05 sports sedan suspension settings for my alignment. i'll post up the specs later but basically they were able to correct toe. camber was off but they key is to keep the camber/toe differences from side to side as close to 0 as possible. q45tech will hoepfully chime in here

did you go to the dealer for your alignment?
 
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nah i went to a local shop
 
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Old May 17, 2006 | 11:10 AM
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I installed complete 05 Z suspension on my 2003 non-sport G sedan.

I didn't get an alignment afterwards, just from driving and watching the tire wear closely it doesen't seem like I need an alignment at all, any one think differently?
 
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Originally Posted by BigSash
I installed complete 05 Z suspension on my 2003 non-sport G sedan.

I didn't get an alignment afterwards, just from driving and watching the tire wear closely it doesen't seem like I need an alignment at all, any one think differently?
I drove around without aligning my car for over a month after the install, the steering wheel was straight so i didnt bother with touching it until we were completely dead at work, so i threw it up on the alignment rack just to get it out of the way. You dont necessarily NEED one, it's just reccomended.
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Lowering will increase the toe in. Toe is the biggest contributor to tire wear. So while if the toe is still consistent, it might still track straight. But you would still be experiencing increase tire wear. GP what were the before/after toe settings? Still remember? Was it still close?
 
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Old May 17, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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Let me ask the question another way... It's been established that with the 350Z springs we can get close to factory specs for the sedan. but if we have the 350Z springs, would we WANT to align based on the 350Z specs?

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