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Originally Posted by phunk Do you track racers actually like how much compression camber is in the rear, or do you find it excessive? I haven't researched setting up alignment

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Old 10-30-2013, 05:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Do you track racers actually like how much compression camber is in the rear, or do you find it excessive? I haven't researched setting up alignment for that application. I find it far too aggressive for anything as far as street and putting down the power... But I could only hope that Nissan at least had a good reason for doing it, perhaps for you guys? It is of course further exaggerated when you start with the control arm angles of a lowered car.

Is it too much for everyone, or is it beneficial for those of you on road course and auto x?
If the rear suspension can be setup correctly with a very mild amount of static negative camber, then they get off corners well while still being at a ideal contact patch midcorner. Hence why I recommend nothing over -2 in back and thats on the upper end. -1.5 to -1.75 really helps the car to come off slow corners well and still not roll onto its outside edge in sweepers

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If the rear suspension can be setup correctly with a very mild amount of static negative camber, then they get off corners well while still being at a ideal contact patch midncorner. Hence why I recommend nothing over -2 in back and thats on the upper end. -1.5 to -1.75 really helps the car to come off slow corners well and still not roll onto its outside edge in sweepers
I have been playing with the rear suspension in CAD... Once my Z is down for the winter, I have intentions of playing with some brackets to change my rear control arm angles to reduce compression camber. I wasnt sure if it would be of any benefit to the track racers or just drag racing / street guys. Once I have it on jackstands for the season, I can take the rear springs out and play with different pivot locations and watch the compression specs
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