Help with camber

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Purenv
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I installed a set of RS*R drop springs made for my 2012 M37x over last weekend.
Today I was told today by my Infiniti dealership, that my 2012 M37x does not have any camber adjustment for the front wheels and that I ran out of adjustment in the rear. here is what they gave me as a print out:
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i was told that -1.13 to -1.34 camber wasn't that bad by the dealership but... that doesn't look or sound right to me. I'm about to install some new wider wheels on my car and i don't want to tear them up. What are your thoughts on my camber settings? Is the dealership telling me the truth? Is the camber okay as is?


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k67p67
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Your camber is fine.

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Kprad12
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I don't know much about that specifically but i came here to ask you to share some pics of the drop as well as ask you where you got RSR down springs from.

Purenv
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I put a few pictures of the drop on the “What did you do to your M today thread. I bought the springs on evasivenotorsports.com and their ride characters are very good. Not harsh just more responsive. It does ride a little more stiff and less mushy but, in my opinion not harsh or objectionable.

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mac,radical camber , in my opinion , generally begins 2 or more deg. (neg.) , in any event 1 deg. neg. camber def in the ball park , and with reg. tire rot's you'll be fine ?? :laugh:
p.s. They really didn't do much WORK here ,1 or 2 minor adj.'s ? 3? How much I wonder this cost you?
Tip - once a shop like this sets your rear toe & thrust angle , camber is surprisingly easy to do minor adj. yourself ,on a level driveway,and front toe can be dialed in at home ,virtually same as shop.Unless your car GREATLY messes up the other parameters when one is changed ,or you drive in "pothole City" - these alignment shops -most don't just try -they DO UPSELL every fricken suspension part they can , taking advantage of that stupid LIFETIME ALIGNMENT - gives 'em Cart Blanche :lolling:

Purenv
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After talking with a buddy of mine who’s fairly knowledgeable about cars and suspension agrees that it isn’t going to be that bad. Those results above are from the second time they adjusted it due to my concerns that they didn’t get the toe within specifications the first time.
I might just put camber links in the rear only and set it close to .50 degrees or less to help with straight line traction and tire wear.

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mac , sounds good -now your talkin . Whenever camber may cause "edge-wear" to very expensive tires , If you be cool with the place you bought a "Lifetime Balance" ,you usually can cross-dismount re-mount them and you just pay for on/off part - balancing free? ( not "side-out" tires of course).

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SPC has front camber arms; I'm looking to install those pretty soon myself. I've got a bit more negative camber than you at the moment.

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wideopn11 wrote:
Thu May 17, 2018 10:45 am
SPC has front camber arms; I'm looking to install those pretty soon myself. I've got a bit more negative camber than you at the moment.
How negative is your camber for comparison’s sake?

I talked with Michael at tunerzstore.com and he said I should be okay as is. I just need to check my tires at 5K mile rotation for excessive wear. If I have excess wear, then look into camber adjustments. He’s been very helpful with my questions. A stand-up guy and for that he’s earned my repeat business.

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I haven't measured it but it's noticeably negative if you look at straight on. Tunerzstore is great, I've picked up several things from Micheal.

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Thanks for the kind words, fellas...

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You have earned those words due to your excellent customer service. Other people on here have said similar things about you and your business. In this day and age that business model is unfortunately not a popular one. Thank you for supporting this community.


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