G35 Sedan V36 2007- 08 Discussion about the 2nd Generation G35 Sedan 2007 - 08

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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 10:20 AM
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Odd camber?

I had an alignment done after putting some miles on the CO's. They didn't have a print-out but i did write down the #'s, below are the afters.

Front

Driver -1.9
Passenger -1.6

Rear
Driver -2.3
Passenger -1.9

In the past, i've always had issues with the driver side not matching up with the passenger side (different shops), and that issue has just carried itself over after the drop.

Toe is well within the OEM range (near zero, but none are zeroed out completely), so i feel comfortable there.

And I don't mind an little extra camber, but what do you guys think? Too much? Too uneven?

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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 10:37 AM
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Check see if the shop can do camber alignment. I know Firestones cannot do Camber Alignment on higher end luxury cars. You need Camber Bolts for that....I think Sears can do it for you though...

I think your alignment specs are fine...maybe the rear driver is a bit out of spec, but I doubt you'll notice too much of a difference...Do you feel pulling to the side when you drive straight?

In any case, don't take my word for it...I have the Manufacturer's alignment specs printed out in my glovebox...but I have to dig it out for the ideal specs...I know that ideally it should be 0. but Infiniti dealer says it is okay to be between -2 and 2, I believe...as long as both sides have close numbers.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 11:05 AM
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Mike,

do you have a camber kit installed? im not a stalker but i know you have BC coils, lol (before getting mine i looked all over), i have a camber kit F&R waiting to go with my coils and am interested in your small dilemma. i want to get near ideal alignment after because tires aint cheap!

i know most shops only align toe, and if they do camber they charge extra, usually around 10-30 extra PER wheel.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 11:55 AM
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I wouldn't be happy with those specs. Mainly the rear since the rear cambers have a little play to them. As for the fronts, they have no camber adjustments.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mathnerd88
Check see if the shop can do camber alignment. I know Firestones cannot do Camber Alignment on higher end luxury cars. You need Camber Bolts for that....I think Sears can do it for you though...

I think your alignment specs are fine...maybe the rear driver is a bit out of spec, but I doubt you'll notice too much of a difference...Do you feel pulling to the side when you drive straight?
Interesting note about the camber. I just assumed shops like Firestone (and the Infiniti dealership i also brought it in to) could do it.

The cambers are a bit off from the OEM specs but toe is within the recommended range. The car is tracking straight.

Originally Posted by g35sedan5at
do you have a camber kit installed? im not a stalker but i know you have BC coils, lol (before getting mine i looked all over), i have a camber kit F&R waiting to go with my coils and am interested in your small dilemma. i want to get near ideal alignment after because tires aint cheap!

I know most shops only align toe, and if they do camber they charge extra, usually around 10-30 extra PER wheel.
Stop stalking me willya?

Darn, so all this time i've had alignments done and camber isn't actually something they adjust? I'll have to talk to them about that, at least for the rears.

I didn't get a camber kit because the original plan was to be at OEM height for DD and only drop it for the track, but as everyone knows the rears won't go back to stock height (better with the 230mm's, but no cigar).

Toe is within spec range, and camber doesn't seem too bad, so i'm not entirely worried right now. But we'll see in a couple thousand miles how the tires hold up.

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I wouldn't be happy with those specs. Mainly the rear since the rear cambers have a little play to them. As for the fronts, they have no camber adjustments.
Do you think i'll be able to get it closer to spec? I've been looking for info from other members here, for comparison on what's considered acceptable, but a lot of image hosting sites are being blocked at work.

Thanks for the input guys!
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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You need to go get it done again because those numbers are very high. Your specs should be around -1.8 camber and .01 toe and -2.0 camber and .00 toe.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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^ thanks, are you saying that's where i should be based on the amount of drop i have, or in relation to the OEM specs?

I'm just wondering about the thinking behind the exact #'s you posted.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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you always want to bring your ride back to within oem specs.

Toe is what really matters. Toe can be adjusted front and rear.

Since your dropped on CO front and rear camber kit should be a your next mod, and go to another shop that does a print out. The print out should show where oem specs should fall between.

Also, oem specs get thrown out the window when it comes to making your wheels flush to the fender. but always try and keep toe within spec.
 
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