96 I30- Tire wear/suspension & Intake questions

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When I was under the car(planning a cold air intake setup), I noticed that both of my front tires have wear towards the car (like pointing inward). The rears are wearing great and evenly. The only thing I can think is causing it is that I replaced the stock springs with eibachs and didn't change out the stock struts (rears were replaced with Tokico HPs). Could this be the problem or is it a camber adjustment?

Also. Does anyone know of any "Plans" for a cold air intake on a 96 I30? I seem to remember seeing one about a year ago, but I can't find it again. Any help would be greatly appreciated.



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So, you have wear on the inside of the tires? Sounds like an alignment would be the first thing to look into...

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Yeah I'll definately get an alignment done. I don't think the shop did one when I got the suspension changed out. I hope I don't need a camber adjuster.

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There are quite a few intake options for the A32 Maxima and I30. Frankencar makes a good intake that seems to be quite popular; I think Injen makes a CAI for the A32 as well. Warpspeed and JWT also make other intake models.

I've thought about getting one myself - I was considering getting the Frankencar. However, I've heard that they all tend to make your horsepower and torque curves a little more "peaky" and might not actually help you on the road or track all that much. They all, however, let the VQ30DE talk in a louder, sexier voice.

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Sentientbydesign wrote:Yeah I'll definately get an alignment done. I don't think the shop did one when I got the suspension changed out. I hope I don't need a camber adjuster.
Sounds like you needed an alignment after the spring install. You should not need a camber kit with the Eibach's, so you should be "good to go" for an alignment.


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