Possible Camber issue after accident. Halp!

aworst001 · 09-24-2015, 02:50 PM

I'll start off by saying that my back right rear quarter was damaged along with my wheel in an accident about a 3 months ago. I recently had picked up the car and noticed that after the alignment was done, the back right wheel seems to have more of a negative camber than the back left. I called the shop who did the suspension work (phenomenal shop btw) and they told me the print out read a -2.6 on both sides. It just doesn't make sense. My biggest fear is that there was subframe compression damage and it sunk everything in a little bit but that just doesn't seem like it would have been missed...especially by the two credible shops that looked at/ repaired my car. The car rides fine, is smooth, has a very very very slight vibration (maybe its just the new tires) and most importantly it rides straight. What could this be?

Grindkiezer · 09-24-2015, 03:40 PM

Looks fine to me, just look at the tread wear pattern that should give you your answer

jshare1 · 09-25-2015, 04:57 AM

I may be wrong but I though spec for the back was around -1? though I could be wrong, looks a little more than my Z

gomer_110 · 09-25-2015, 07:01 AM

IMHO -2.6° is way too much camber in the rear. Regardless of what the factory specs say I've personally found -1.5° to -1.7° to be a more appropriate setting.

MAMotorsports · 09-25-2015, 11:47 AM

^^ What he said. You will eat tires at -2.6, but that being said from those pictures both sides look even to me.

09-24-2015, 03:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Grindkiezer Track Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 824 Drives: A Car Rep Power: 13	Looks fine to me, just look at the tread wear pattern that should give you your answer __________________ Z

09-25-2015, 04:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
jshare1 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Hanover, MD Posts: 283 Drives: 14' 370Z Touring 6MT Rep Power: 14	I may be wrong but I though spec for the back was around -1? though I could be wrong, looks a little more than my Z __________________ "only acceptable trades are turtles or beer"

09-25-2015, 07:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
gomer_110 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Perrysburg, OH Posts: 17,992 Drives: '11 Nismo #528 GM Rep Power: 36940	IMHO -2.6° is way too much camber in the rear. Regardless of what the factory specs say I've personally found -1.5° to -1.7° to be a more appropriate setting. Trips, Rusty and jshare1 like this. __________________ '11 370Z Nismo #528 Fast Intentions \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| Uprev \| CSF \| Zspeed \| Z1 Motorsports \| AST \| Swift \| SPC \| SPL \| Whiteline \| Hotchkis \| Bride \| Schroth \| Robispec \| Cusco \| Nismo \| Volk \| Forgestar \| Hoosier \| RJM '17 Titan Bone Stock

09-25-2015, 11:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
MAMotorsports Track Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Glen Arm, MD Posts: 872 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 16	^^ What he said. You will eat tires at -2.6, but that being said from those pictures both sides look even to me. __________________ Daelen @ MA Motorsports MA-Motorsports.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/MA-Mo...C/125379858828

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