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Is my front camber tolerable? Settings Posted

Old Oct 7, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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After rotating my tires and realizing my alignment and camber was out of whack, I went to Firestone (through a recommendation to a car enthusiastic who works there) and now have the lifetime package for my G. I have an 05 G35 Sedan 6MT with 245/35/19 all-around on G35 Coupe/350Z springs for reference.

Here are the specs, but seeing as I need new tires, I'm curious if my front camber is tolerable enough as I don't want to wear through my new tires too quickly (I plan on rotating every 2,000 miles to be safe).

Front:
Camber: L/R: -1.2/-1.7
Caster: L/R: 8.2/8.4
Toe: L/R: 0.06/0.04
Total Toe: 0.10
Steer Ahead: 0.01

Rear:
Camber: L/R: -1.5/-1.5
Toe: L/R: 0.09/0.13
Total Toe: 0.22
Thrust Angle: -0.02

The mechanic who worked on my car said that the fronts should be fine, however I just need to ensure I rotating every 2,000 miles to ensure the tires remain usable.

What do you gurus think?
 
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 12:37 AM
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Anyone? Have tires waiting at shop...thanks!
 
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Old Oct 8, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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Tires are designed to work best -0.5> zero> +0.5 degrees camber.
Oem designs STATIC camber more negative knowing it will get more towards zero [more positive] in turns.

The need for negative camber proves the system does not have enough camber gain curve. This is done in the rear because of the varying rear load [gasoline full vs empty. rear luggage , rear passengers]...............the rear loads can vary by 500-600 pounds which changes rear height by 2.5 inches depending on rear load................something that doesn't occur in front except during braking.

The front seats are ~ at center of gravity to passenger load is almost split equally front to rear just as driver load is.
 
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