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Old 01-22-2008 | 10:33 PM
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then i will be the second! i am dropped on Z h techs and my camber is -1.8 in teh fronts, and my garage said i need a camber kit as well. purchased both front and rear but havent put them on due to laziness
damn, and I was gonna get them just cause I didn't think I would need one.
 
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Old 01-23-2008 | 04:53 AM
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Hi guys! Im new here in the forum and just bought a used 06' coupe. This is my first post, and I've been reading a lot of things since the last couple of days, and really helped me a lot! Great forum by the way

Anyways, sorry for the original poster for butting in, but i had to ask,.. I dropped mine using tein stech so now the neg camber is noticeable, my question is will it affect the driving/riding performance of the car for having a negative camber? If yes, can it be corrected by some sway/strut bar? (cheaper than buying a set of camber kits)

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Old 01-23-2008 | 10:48 AM
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I was thinking this as well so it seem the conclusion seems you get 1.8-2.0 negative camber in the front and the back is not as bad?

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damn, and I was gonna get them just cause I didn't think I would need one.
 
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Old 01-23-2008 | 10:49 AM
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as well the flipping tires thing seems like a good idea
 
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Old 02-06-2008 | 03:16 PM
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Some will tell you having negative camber increases performance, but too much is also not good. (over -2.0 degress)
 
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Old 02-07-2008 | 05:04 AM
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Thanks for the info, I guess I'll keep the neg camber then. Saves me some cash to get other stuff for my G
 
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Old 04-07-2008 | 05:19 PM
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What about ride quality compared to stock? As well is how are the chance of blowing OEM stock/struts.

I have sport suspension. on my 2003 6mt
 
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Old 04-07-2008 | 07:03 PM
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not noticible unless you get different springs, which will affect ride quality.. If you go too low you could adversly affect stock struts but that is more of a reason to upgrade to new stuts...
 
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Old 04-09-2008 | 04:26 AM
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Originally Posted by w0ady
get a camber kit! dropped on 350z h-techs with my stock camber adjustments maxed, i was still at -2 in the front.
-2 in the front when maxed? i'm not sure if it's different on other years but for my 03 the front cambers are not adjustable.. so i had to live with the -1.5 from the H-techs, which is lower than most ppl on this thread cuz my fronts are 8.5/+26 i think.. so in the end it depends on your offsets quite a bit.. if you are on stock 18's you probably don't need camber at all
 
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Old 04-18-2008 | 07:33 AM
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i just got alignment today and with my 350z htechs on 20's my fronts are -1.8/-1.6

rear got back into spec tho.

debating getting camber kit... was trying to avoid that
 
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Old 04-18-2008 | 03:04 PM
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From what I found, for the fronts, it's the toe that matters the most for tire wear.
 
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Old 04-18-2008 | 05:49 PM
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I'm on 350z h-techs and my front camber was at -1.9/-1.6 and I had the front toe set to 0.05 and I still get uneven wear on the front, so a camber kit in the front would not be a back idea.
 
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Old 04-18-2008 | 08:45 PM
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Crazy that 140 dollar springs get you into 600 dollars worth of camber equipment. I'm at -1.14/-1.32 in the front on stock suspension, -1.32/-1.58 in the rear. Now coilovers.... 1400-1800 + camber kits, yipes.

And yeah, I heard the toe and cross caster were important to wear. Previous owner cupped the right front tire with poor alignment.
 

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