Swift Springs // Problem with Alignment

TacoSport10 · 07-23-2020, 07:21 AM

The first photo is my left rear tire. Second photo is of my front right.

My front is fine, my rears are where the camber is off. I went the cheap route now with new camber arms and eccentric bolts. Will go to coilovers next year after taxes.

TacoSport10 · 07-29-2020, 02:34 PM

SPL rear camber arms installed, two new rear tires, and an alignment.

Does the alignment look ok to you all?

Sharad909 · 09-04-2020, 01:07 AM

I mean looks good to me.
I'll be doing the same mod. No coils yet. #brokelife problem

TacoSport10 · 03-16-2021, 05:07 PM

So here I am 8 months later and around 6k miles and I need new rear tires again. Inner tread is just wearing down. Alignment looked good to me.

Any suggestions here folks?

Rusty · 03-16-2021, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by TacoSport10

So here I am 8 months later and around 6k miles and I need new rear tires again. Inner tread is just wearing down. Alignment looked good to me.

Any suggestions here folks?

You could take some camber and toe out. Camber from -1.69 to -1.40. Toe from 15* to 9*.

TacoSport10 · 03-17-2021, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

You could take some camber and toe out. Camber from -1.69 to -1.40. Toe from 15* to 9*.

That's very close to what Joe said as well. Basically the combination of the camber and the toe is a tire killer. He suggested getting the toe as close to .18 total as possible.

OptionZero · 03-16-2021, 10:00 PM

post alignment specs

i hope you are not literally relying on how it appears visually

if you did not get a lockout kit, your eccentric bolts may also become loosened

TacoSport10 · 03-17-2021, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by OptionZero

post alignment specs

i hope you are not literally relying on how it appears visually

if you did not get a lockout kit, your eccentric bolts may also become loosened

My alignment is a few post up from 7/29/20 (#32). I’m not the most mechanically inclined, but I would go off more than visual! Lol

I upgraded to the SPL rear camber arms and Z1 eccentric elimination kit ( https://www.z1motorsports.com/z1-pro...t-p-11977.html ). Looks to be the same as the lockout kit? But looking back it looks like I only ordered the camber bolts and not toe.

OptionZero · 03-17-2021, 12:48 PM

I saw that alignment, but that's why i inquired about the lockout kit

TacoSport10 · 03-17-2021, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by OptionZero

I saw that alignment, but that's why i inquired about the lockout kit

I'm hoping alignment got knocked out somehow and that's why I didn't get much out of this set of rear tires. I went ahead and orderd the eccentric bolts from ZSpeed for the toe (already have them for the camber). And spoke to Joe who gave me some suggestions on how to have them setup the alignment.

OptionZero · 03-17-2021, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TacoSport10

I'm hoping alignment got knocked out somehow and that's why I didn't get much out of this set of rear tires. I went ahead and orderd the eccentric bolts from ZSpeed for the toe (already have them for the camber). And spoke to Joe who gave me some suggestions on how to have them setup the alignment.

ok so there is the disconnect

you only had camber lockout, no toe locckout

so your toe might not actually be what that alignment from months ago says it is

but this is why i tell everyone to replace every arm with SPL adjustables, lockout everything, and get coilovers. max adjustment, no slip

TacoSport10 · 03-17-2021, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by OptionZero

ok so there is the disconnect

you only had camber lockout, no toe locckout

so your toe might not actually be what that alignment from months ago says it is

but this is why i tell everyone to replace every arm with SPL adjustables, lockout everything, and get coilovers. max adjustment, no slip

Very well could be the toe became way out of alignment. I’m an electronics tech, not too much on mechanical. Didn’t realize I should have done both.

I was planning on coilovers this year, and may still be able to.

OptionZero · 03-17-2021, 05:31 PM

anything factory is prone to slippage, nissan did not do us any favors from a handling adjustment standpoint

09-04-2020, 01:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
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OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,270 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214101	post alignment specs i hope you are not literally relying on how it appears visually if you did not get a lockout kit, your eccentric bolts may also become loosened __________________ OptionZero Build Thread Last edited by OptionZero; 03-16-2021 at 10:05 PM.

03-17-2021, 12:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,270 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214101	I saw that alignment, but that's why i inquired about the lockout kit __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

03-17-2021, 05:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,270 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214101	anything factory is prone to slippage, nissan did not do us any favors from a handling adjustment standpoint __________________ OptionZero Build Thread

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TacoSport10 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Virginia Posts: 184 Drives: 13 370Z Touring Sprt Rep Power: 198	So here I am 8 months later and around 6k miles and I need new rear tires again. Inner tread is just wearing down. Alignment looked good to me. Any suggestions here folks?