Lowerd and new rims comming soon! Need alignment help
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Lowerd and new rims comming soon! Need alignment help
Heres what I have:
Tein S-Techs
- Drop: 1.2" Front / 0.9" Rear (around there)
Volk SF-Challenge
- 19"x 8.5" +21mm OffSet - 245/35/19 Toyo T1R
- 19"x10.5" +23mm offSet - 275/35/19 Toyo T1R
The springs are installed and I'm running them on stock 05" 19" Rims... I have not gotten an alignment yet, my car is sitting in a paint shop right now getting some panels re-painted and that'll give the springs sometime to settle in. I'll have my volks by the end of this week. Now I need an alignment.
What do I need to fix my camber? and are there any other problems that'll come up with this set up? What do I need to fix it? Did a search for camber arms but can someone tell me which company makes the best arms as of now? (that'll require the least amount of modifications)
Also would I need front arms as well?
Tein S-Techs
- Drop: 1.2" Front / 0.9" Rear (around there)
Volk SF-Challenge
- 19"x 8.5" +21mm OffSet - 245/35/19 Toyo T1R
- 19"x10.5" +23mm offSet - 275/35/19 Toyo T1R
The springs are installed and I'm running them on stock 05" 19" Rims... I have not gotten an alignment yet, my car is sitting in a paint shop right now getting some panels re-painted and that'll give the springs sometime to settle in. I'll have my volks by the end of this week. Now I need an alignment.
What do I need to fix my camber? and are there any other problems that'll come up with this set up? What do I need to fix it? Did a search for camber arms but can someone tell me which company makes the best arms as of now? (that'll require the least amount of modifications)
Also would I need front arms as well?
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From: So. Cali - Rowland Hts
you mean the SPC rear camber and toe adjust kit? isnt that just a bolt or something? n thanks i'm looking forward to this msyelf 
Last edited by EricIsKlumzyee; Jul 31, 2005 at 11:27 PM.
here is what I have collected from various posts
SPC 350Z/G35 Rear Camber Arm with Toe Bolt $219 R only
You don't really need the arms. You can use 2 sets of bolts, one set for camber & one set for toe.
SPC 350Z/G35 Rear Camber/Toe kit (2 sets of bolts 1 set is $45) $90 R only
Rear Adjustment range: Camber ±3.00¡ Toe ±3.00¡
Forget it, OEM adjustment slots will need to be elongated using rotary files.
CUSCO camber arms
They will add from -1.5 to +0.5 (not enough?) degrees of camber $390 F only
11/02/04 ZeroGen Posts: 66
As a side note with the camber kits, I've heard that the Kinetix kit would squeek after some time of use. I presume this would be due to the lack of grease on the polyurethane bushings. Adjustment are done with an adjustable upper ball joint. Not exactly the greatest design. $370 F only $700 F+R set http://www.kinetixracing.com/index.a...WPROD&ProdID=8
The Performance Nissan camber kit appears to be using a series of shims to adjust the upper ball joint location on the arms. Okay design. $800 F only http://www.performancenissanparts.co...roducts_id=341
The 350evo, IMO, has the best design of the camber adjustment kits. My choice but pricey.
https://www.350evo.com/catalog/produ...a0be3df3b35cde $850 F only or $1,550 F+R set
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how come most front camber udjustable a arms are 800 and the cusco ones are 489?
cusco: 489
performance nissan: 799
espirit: 808
350evo: 807
stillen: 835
kinetix: 369
i figure you will want a set that slides instead of uses shims. using shims you would have to take them apart everytime, so they would be harder to use. so with that the performance nissan ones are out.
alright here is somemore info ive come up with.
cusco: they appear to be made out of aluminum cause of the anoized blue look. they use rubber bushings. looks like the use a slide type design. and thats about all i could find for now.
performance nissan: uses shims, rubber bushings, and are made out of aluminum.
espirt: uses shims
350evo: uses a slide design, and is made out of cnc machined aircraft aluminum, that is powder coated
stillen: uses a slide design, lubricant-retained urethane bushings, made of 4130 chrome moly steel zinc coated, and is adjustable from -2.5 degrees to +.25 degrees
kinetix: uses a 3pc heim ball joint, uses polyurethane bushings, made of stainless steel, and from +1.5 to –1.5 camber adjustment. so if you have -2 neg camber you can get to -.5
polyurethane vs rubber bushings
polyurethane: do not flex like rubber, but are noisier. i doubt that it is noticable inside.
rubber: less noise but flex. so alignment might be a little tougher.
slide vs shim
slide: dont have to take the set up apart to adjust. little more precise cause they aloow for more fine tuning
shim: have to take aprat to add shims. but with using shims adjustment would be exact everytime. cant be as finely tuned as a slide design.
SPC 350Z/G35 Rear Camber Arm with Toe Bolt $219 R only
You don't really need the arms. You can use 2 sets of bolts, one set for camber & one set for toe.
SPC 350Z/G35 Rear Camber/Toe kit (2 sets of bolts 1 set is $45) $90 R only
Rear Adjustment range: Camber ±3.00¡ Toe ±3.00¡
Forget it, OEM adjustment slots will need to be elongated using rotary files.
CUSCO camber arms
They will add from -1.5 to +0.5 (not enough?) degrees of camber $390 F only
11/02/04 ZeroGen Posts: 66
As a side note with the camber kits, I've heard that the Kinetix kit would squeek after some time of use. I presume this would be due to the lack of grease on the polyurethane bushings. Adjustment are done with an adjustable upper ball joint. Not exactly the greatest design. $370 F only $700 F+R set http://www.kinetixracing.com/index.a...WPROD&ProdID=8
The Performance Nissan camber kit appears to be using a series of shims to adjust the upper ball joint location on the arms. Okay design. $800 F only http://www.performancenissanparts.co...roducts_id=341
The 350evo, IMO, has the best design of the camber adjustment kits. My choice but pricey.
https://www.350evo.com/catalog/produ...a0be3df3b35cde $850 F only or $1,550 F+R set
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how come most front camber udjustable a arms are 800 and the cusco ones are 489?
cusco: 489
performance nissan: 799
espirit: 808
350evo: 807
stillen: 835
kinetix: 369
i figure you will want a set that slides instead of uses shims. using shims you would have to take them apart everytime, so they would be harder to use. so with that the performance nissan ones are out.
alright here is somemore info ive come up with.
cusco: they appear to be made out of aluminum cause of the anoized blue look. they use rubber bushings. looks like the use a slide type design. and thats about all i could find for now.
performance nissan: uses shims, rubber bushings, and are made out of aluminum.
espirt: uses shims
350evo: uses a slide design, and is made out of cnc machined aircraft aluminum, that is powder coated
stillen: uses a slide design, lubricant-retained urethane bushings, made of 4130 chrome moly steel zinc coated, and is adjustable from -2.5 degrees to +.25 degrees
kinetix: uses a 3pc heim ball joint, uses polyurethane bushings, made of stainless steel, and from +1.5 to –1.5 camber adjustment. so if you have -2 neg camber you can get to -.5
polyurethane vs rubber bushings
polyurethane: do not flex like rubber, but are noisier. i doubt that it is noticable inside.
rubber: less noise but flex. so alignment might be a little tougher.
slide vs shim
slide: dont have to take the set up apart to adjust. little more precise cause they aloow for more fine tuning
shim: have to take aprat to add shims. but with using shims adjustment would be exact everytime. cant be as finely tuned as a slide design.
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wow those get a bit pricey.. i'll see how far i'll need to adjust it when i take it to my alignment guy then i'll buy the bolt or arms
thanks dovla!!!
thanks dovla!!!
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