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Added spacers.... Now camber issues?.

Being new to the 370 model I decide to add spacers to my stock set up. 20mm to the front and 25mm to the back. Stock rays. After install I

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Being new to the 370 model I decide to add spacers to my stock set up. 20mm to the front and 25mm to the back. Stock rays. After install I loved the flush look but noticed the rear wheels appeared to have negative camber. I hope I'm using the correct terminology here. The top of the wheel is farther in while the bottom of the rims is farther out. I'm wondering if I can make my own adjustment. If so how. I honestly didn't think that adding small spacers would cause that. I used a level on the rims and it appears that the top of the wheel could be adjusted out about 1/2-3/4 inch. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks
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Camber has always been there. The spacers don't add camber. Visually it just intensifies it. Even in spec, our cars have some camber to them. If you have a '11 Z and have never had it aligned, that could be another reason why your camber looks so far out. But like I said, the camber was there before the spacers. Just not as obvious now that the wheels are more flush with the body.
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Camber has always been there. The spacers don't add camber. Visually it just intensifies it. Even in spec, our cars have some camber to them. If you have a '11 Z and have never had it aligned, that could be another reason why your camber looks so far out. But like I said, the camber was there before the spacers. Just not as obvious now that the wheels are more flush with the body.
Thanks for the advice. It has 18k miles so I guess an alignment will bring it as close as it can. Just not used to seeing it that far out.
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