camber adjustment problem!

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musclesgabe
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ok i have intrax springs, and tokico shocks/struts comming in within a week or so. i haven't ordered anything for camber correction yet. i have a 98 s14 and i need to fix the problem after i lower it. do i need to worry about the rear as much as the front? what do i have to get to correct this. i don't have much money left over since i just spent a 1000 dollars on parts. pleeeeeeeease help.....


angelthepig
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control arms for rear c-tune has 'em for $160+ but they are cali based. camber plate front?? i dunnoso probably end up having to invest another 300-400

might wanna also invest in toe rods 'cuz it'll eat up your tires just as fast as excessive camber

best thing is to put off installing spring/shocks for now if you're that worried about your tires

musclesgabe
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damnit damnit damnit

anyone know anything else i can get away with spending like 200 max and fixing the problem??

lrb_2000
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well for the front you can use these...

http://www.drivewire.com/perfo....html

they adjust up to 1.75 +/- camber for the front..

for the rear, I really don't know... you're going to have to spend a little more money for hucas... how much do those springs lower it? I lowered the rear like 1.25" and the camber is still within factory specs.

240DRFT
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i dont think you'll really have to worry about camber that much since you wont be lowering your car too much, but you could just go with the link posted above by lrb_2000 if you wanted to.

musclesgabe
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thanks, i might get those or the essentric bolts for the front and just leave the rear as is. ill just make sure i rotate my tires every oil change.

lrb_2000
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yeah, I think some people forget they can do that? I mean, people will buy tires every 4-6 months when you can just rotate them every 3 months and be fine.. once I notice wear on the inside is more than the outside, I get em rotated.

musclesgabe
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lrb_2000 wrote:yeah, I think some people forget they can do that? I mean, people will buy tires every 4-6 months when you can just rotate them every 3 months and be fine.. once I notice wear on the inside is more than the outside, I get em rotated.
how long have you had your car lowered

lrb_2000
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mmmm... about 5 months... i've only rotated the rear tires once, and there wasn't really any wear... that's with 205/60/R15 tires. front seem to be fine... I got an alignment right after I lowereed it.... I slide around quite often too.. mostly in the rain though.

im still going to get RUCAS and something for the front because I know i'll get wider tires someday...

musclesgabe
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so how hard are the front essentric bolts to put on?

musclesgabe
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anyone?

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Well I think all you need are RUCA's for now, you can get away with the fronts as in shifting it over (pos. camber) you can also get essentric bolts. To install jack front up, remove wheels and remove upper mounting bolt that connects to the knuckle and reinstall. If it's alot for the essentric bolt you can try using a smaller bolt (not to small) for the top.

E-Mail me at [email protected] if you don't understand, I work at Nissan and deal with alignments and stuff all day.

Nismo_Freak
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Align your car.

Camber is good.


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