Alignment Numbers with '03 Z Suspension
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Alignment Numbers with '03 Z Suspension
I recently bought and self installed a used '03 350Z shocks/springs on my '04 6MT sedan. Here are my alignment numbers after I took it to a tuner shop called Auto Innovations in Milipitas, CA. I asked them to align the car according to the numbers Gsedan35 so kindly shared with me. Not sure why there is such a large disparity between the front left camber and the front right camber. The tech at the shop told me what to expect if I were to leave the camber numbers in the front as such. He said I will obviously get more inner tire wear but it shouldn't be too bad. And he said I would pull a bit to the left at times due to the difference in the front camber. I would love to get the upper control arms from 350EVO with camber adjustment but at $850 I'll live with what I have for now.
04' G35S 6MT Ivory Pearl, Willow, Premium
Z-Tube / NFC Y-Pipe / Custom Mid-Pipe / 350 EVO Rear Sway/ '03 350Z Shocks and Springs
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04' G35S 6MT Ivory Pearl, Willow, Premium
Z-Tube / NFC Y-Pipe / Custom Mid-Pipe / 350 EVO Rear Sway/ '03 350Z Shocks and Springs
327826-alignment.JPG
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Re: Alignment Numbers with '03 Z Suspension
i had the same results. no worries. no pull to the left either, but it is more sensitive to road crowning (could be the tires, but I don't think so)
If you want the full performance benefit of the Z suspension add a little more negative camber to the rears (I run -2 degrees) as long as you still have some toe in you will be ok from a tire wear perspective (at least no worse than a -1.3 like you are now).
Sean
Better Life thru Chemistry
Black on Black 03.5 Sedan 6MT - Goodyear F1 GS-D3's 225/55/17, Custom Intake Tube, '03 "Z" Suspension, Magnaflow resonator, 6 Wire 4 Guage Grounding Kit
If you want the full performance benefit of the Z suspension add a little more negative camber to the rears (I run -2 degrees) as long as you still have some toe in you will be ok from a tire wear perspective (at least no worse than a -1.3 like you are now).
Sean
Better Life thru Chemistry
Black on Black 03.5 Sedan 6MT - Goodyear F1 GS-D3's 225/55/17, Custom Intake Tube, '03 "Z" Suspension, Magnaflow resonator, 6 Wire 4 Guage Grounding Kit
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From: Bay Area, No. Cali
Re: Alignment Numbers with '03 Z Suspension
Yeah, I do feel that the car is more sensitive now to the crowning of the road. And I am still running the stock GSD tires with rims. Could be the negative camber while going straight??? Anyways I'm pretty happy with where it is now. The real test will be when the car is brought out to the track. Overall the "bounce" is not bad and tolerable on mild city roads. But when I took my car into San Francisco over the weekend, I was owned by the poorly conditioned roads. Potholes and uneven streets everywhere. Good thing I live in a place where the roads are decent.
04' G35S 6MT Ivory Pearl, Willow, Premium
Z-Tube / NFC Y-Pipe / Custom Mid-Pipe / 350 EVO Rear Sway/ '03 350Z Shocks and Springs
04' G35S 6MT Ivory Pearl, Willow, Premium
Z-Tube / NFC Y-Pipe / Custom Mid-Pipe / 350 EVO Rear Sway/ '03 350Z Shocks and Springs
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