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Well I got my Swifts, Konis, camber kits, toe bolts, and spacers installed this weekend. Swift advised me to wait one week before getting an alignment. My question is: Can I leave it parked all that time? The car is very squirly now...to the point where I find it unsafe on the freeway. Everytime I change lanes and drive over a lane reflecttor or uneven surface, the car shakes and feels like it's sliding slide-to-side. It's quite unnerving actually. I'd rather not drive it for now.

that doesn't sound right. i had swifts installed two weeks ago and the car is very stable (still needs an alignment). take the car back and have the shop that did the installation double-check their work.

With all those installed at once. It just definitely needs an alignment. Try not to drive it until you get it fully aligned because its going to destroy your tires.

+1, definitely get it aligned, if you got just springs, you could easily get away with riding around a week or two to let new springs settle, but once you start replacing other parts related to the suspension, gotta get it done.


Just my opinions....here:
I would have the alignment shop just leave +.2 or +.3 or so (different opinions) so that it does have a little room to settle for camber.

I did almost the same thing. Camber kits, springs, toe bolts. Couldn't drive the car over 50 mph. Get an alignment soon.

It sounds like the shop who did the install didn't take any base measurements to get it close to aligned so it's way out of spec with all the adjustable components. Driving the car is going to get it to settle in a lot more than it just sitting there however it sounds like its so far out it's not safe to drive. You are probably best to let it set for a week have it aligned towards the outside specs to allow room for when it settles. You might just have to have it re-aligned a second time but it's not worth messing around with a safety and performance issue to save $100.

I don't think it's fair to fault the shop entirely, if at all. This was a big job that included front & rear camber kits. I knew I would need an alignment, yet didn't anticipate such squirrelly handling after the install.

Appointment for alignment has been made for SAT. I'll request outside specs as you mentioned. Thanks.

How bad is the alignment in the front post spring install? Can they align it with in spec? How bad is the tire wear after it's all said and done?

I think you can get the front back to spec, but to get the rear back to spec you'll need a camber kit.

I just bought the rear camber kit including the toe bolts to accompany the Swift springs. I hope the front doesn't get to far out of spec. I want a little bit more negative camber in the front for handling but not so much it will eat the tires much faster.

Well, I got my car aligned today and it completely fixed the bazaar handling issues I was experiencing after the install last week. The tech eliminated the excess camber as requested. The car handles great now. The ride is stiff and stable. My passenger side is slightly higher than the driver side. As for the Konis...I have them on the softest setting and plan on keeping it that way for this daily driven Z.

Glad you got it worked out. If your on swifts, how can one side be lower than the other?

that's a good question... i had that issue w/ a set of RS-R's on my 350. never figured out what caused it, and it bugged the sh1t outta me!

my Z is flat as a pancake on the swifts :happydance:

I hope mine is after, i'll be picking up a used set with about 3,200 miles on them next weekend.