Rear camber kit install

[Helmuth]

Originally Posted by fmugur

Are you running 315/20?

No sir, only 255/55 R18. Is that the difference?
Edit: Winter: 235 on 17" rims. Anyway too wide in real snow conditions.

Best, Helmuth

[SlickGT1]

Right I too forgot to add that toe is the likely culprit of inside tire wear. Those bushings might just need to be changed. I suggest you get your alignment done again, Hunter Force alignment rack is what to look for. Really have not seen a better machine. And I'm religious about alignment. I get mine done every 4 months.

[fmugur]

Right, the toe is set to 1. I don't know if zero toe is an option but this is what the shop set it at. Other than the two bushings we were referring to earlier and the shocks all the other part on the rear suspension has been replaced. I did an alignment after I replace them and another one two month later when I got the new tires. I don't know if I will still have an uneven wear after all this.
Stick, do you know the toe and camber you have on yours?
Do you find that the rears worn faster than the front?

[SlickGT1]

Originally Posted by fmugur

Right, the toe is set to 1. I don't know if zero toe is an option but this is what the shop set it at. Other than the two bushings we were referring to earlier and the shocks all the other part on the rear suspension has been replaced. I did an alignment after I replace them and another one two month later when I got the new tires. I don't know if I will still have an uneven wear after all this.
Stick, do you know the toe and camber you have on yours?
Do you find that the rears worn faster than the front?

So far been a year, seems all good. No uneven wear. Still see the DWS in the tread. And I've done a few 4 wheel drifts. I have the printout from the last Hunter Force alignment in the garage. I will get it for you. Waiting for the shop to get the new brain for the alignment rack so that I can get another one after blowing out my tire last week. HUGE ASS pothole.

Worth mentioning, my DWS I believe are rated for 50k miles. So 10K miles doesn't really do much to them. Only time will tell.

I'll try to remember to get the printout for you.

[Skyline]

Originally Posted by SlickGT1

And I'm religious about alignment. I get mine done every 4 months.

That seems like overkill to me. Unless you drive your X like a Trophy Truck over those NYC potholes. Do you really find it off that often?

[SlickGT1]

Originally Posted by Skyline

That seems like overkill to me. Unless you drive your X like a Trophy Truck over those NYC potholes. Do you really find it off that often?

That's the problem, not like a trophy truck. I pretty much haul ass all the time. And if you were in NYC every day, hitting these bastard ass holes, you would do it too. Yes, I find it off every time I do alignment. It pisses me off to no end if the car pulls to either direction at 100. I like my car to stay tight.

And I pay for a yearly plan. $150 for all 3 in the year.

[davintosh]

Originally Posted by SlickGT1

That's the problem, not like a trophy truck. I pretty much haul ass all the time. And if you were in NYC every day, hitting these bastard ass holes, you would do it too. Yes, I find it off every time I do alignment. It pisses me off to no end if the car pulls to either direction at 100. I like my car to stay tight.

And I pay for a yearly plan. $150 for all 3 in the year.

Where do you get a deal like that? That's a pretty decent deal.


FWIW, when talking about the unobtanium rear lower wishbone bushings, there's this thread that led to ECS Tuning tracking down the proper parts to replace those bushings. No adjustment in them, but if those bushings are worn, replacing them could get you squared away.

[SlickGT1]

A shop I've been doing alignments for years. They know me as the obsessive guy with the black cars. They used to charge me $60 each time. I know the owner sort of. Talked him into it. I have his card/receipt, they punch a hole in it after each successful alignment. Yea I think the deal is really good. Considering people I refer to him get charged $80 each time. Still a decent deal.

If anyone wants his contacts, just pm me.

Sorry still didn't get a chance to look at that printout.

[SlickGT1]

Ok here we go. This is off the printout.

Rear toe left. 0.14
Rear toe right. 0.17
Rear total toe. 0.30
Rear thrust angle. -0.01 yea I find this funny too.

Rear camber left. -1.7
Rear camber right. -2.0

Front camber left. -0.5
Front camber right. -0.8
Front caster left. 6.7
Front caster right. 6.4
Front toe left. 0.14
Front toe right. 0.16

Total toe front. 0.30
Total steer ahead. -0.01

That was for you fmugur.

Below is for the people saying my alignments are too frequent. NYC for you guys. Alignment before the above, as in before work done, mind you about 4 months since last alignment.

[SlickGT1]

Edit this tomorrow. Pic I took, cut off most of the top of the printout. But most of my alignment was in spec as far as total toe and thrust angles. But tire wear was all in the red.

Total toe rear. 0.4
Rear thrust angle. -0.1 that is 1000% worse.

I'll get the rest later.