Idiots Guide to Suspension Parts?

dP3NGU1N · 05-01-2013, 07:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gomer_110

IMHO at a bare minimum you need front camber arms. The almost complete lack of negative camber the Z has from the factory is pathetic. Nissan should be drug out in the street and shot for not making the front camber factory adjustable.

Personally I went from -0.7 to -2.1 when I got my arms installed. It was like driving a whole new car afterwards.

Edit: Here's a couple links that explain suspension setups etc. (not Z specific but still informative)

Autocross to Win

Rapid Racer Suspension Tuning

Yeah, I've read that on the various posts regarding SPC product. Quick question: are camber arms and control arms the same thing or is there something different about them? Sometimes the terms seem interchangeable, other times I wonder if one is a more basic form of the other (ie: as springs are to coil-overs).

Thanks for your input.

gomer_110 · 05-01-2013, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N

Yeah, I've read that on the various posts regarding SPC product. Quick question: are camber arms and control arms the same thing or is there something different about them? Sometimes the terms seem interchangeable, other times I wonder if one is a more basic form of the other (ie: as springs are to coil-overs).

Thanks for your input.

To adjust front camber on our cars you need to replace the front upper control arms with ones that have a moveable upper ball joint. Different manufacturer's have different methods for providing ball joint adjustibility but in the end they all accomplish the same goal (just some better than others).

Many of us refer to the front upper control arms on our cars as camber arms. The proper term is upper control arm but since on the Z the UCA is used for camber adjustment many of us just call it a camber arm. Not all cars have this suspension setup and therefor terminology on other forums/internet may not be interchangeable.

Highway · 05-01-2013, 07:35 PM

I bought a used stance of Stance coilovers that came with Stance rear camber and toe arms. Definitely needed both of those bars in order to get the rear close to stock spec. I haven't put anything up front, but I'm only slightly out which is good enough for me right now. I'm not planning on doing any track time with my car this year.

If you get a true set of coilovers than the rear toe arm is nice cause it gets rid of that bulky basket where the stock spring was located, plus enhancing all of the possible adjustments.

I'm glad I got the Stance package for my starter set...probably upgrade it in the next year or so.

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Highway Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 394 Drives: Offroad Rep Power: 15	I bought a used stance of Stance coilovers that came with Stance rear camber and toe arms. Definitely needed both of those bars in order to get the rear close to stock spec. I haven't put anything up front, but I'm only slightly out which is good enough for me right now. I'm not planning on doing any track time with my car this year. If you get a true set of coilovers than the rear toe arm is nice cause it gets rid of that bulky basket where the stock spring was located, plus enhancing all of the possible adjustments. I'm glad I got the Stance package for my starter set...probably upgrade it in the next year or so.