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02-22-2015, 08:17 PM
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Lowered my g35 last week and got an alignment done this week. Shop was able to get the toe back within spec but my negative camber has doubled with the drop and couldn't be adjusted.
I've read that toe affects tire wear the most and should be close to 0. Can I get by okay with this much camber or will I be running into a lot of issues? My main concern is going through tires quickly.  
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02-22-2015, 08:21 PM
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3 isnt much, you wont see much uneven wear either.. when you get closer to 4+ it starts to look silly IMO and around 6+ you start to see significant tread wear differences as the outside tire is hardly on the ground
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02-22-2015, 08:24 PM
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That's a decent amount of rear camber but you'll probably live. You'll wear tires out faster, yes. Noticeable so? I think that's more dependant on your driving style/vehicle/conditions etc.
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02-22-2015, 08:29 PM
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02-22-2015, 08:31 PM
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If you posted what the car is, you'd probably get options on what you can do to correct the camber.
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02-22-2015, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by boatcaptain should check your rear left tire | lol ya I'm not sure why it showed 0, psi was 35 Quote:
Originally Posted by ICE BOY If you posted what the car is, you'd probably get options on what you can do to correct the camber. | g35 and I can get a camber kit to get the camber back within spec but I prefer not to if it's not really necessary.
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02-22-2015, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by yelnats8 lol ya I'm not sure why it showed 0, psi was 35
g35 and I can get a camber kit to get the camber back within spec but I prefer not to if it's not really necessary. | 99% chance you'll be fine leaving it the way it is. If it starts handling funny for your style then sure get a camber kit and maybe that'll fix it. Also, fwiw, you MAY run into clearance issues if you get your camber back closer to 0 depending on your tire/rim size.
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02-22-2015, 09:00 PM
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02-22-2015, 09:04 PM
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From my experience, -3 isn't so bad. Once your in the -4 and up you will notice faster tire wear. Which place did you go for this?
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no such thing as too much negative camber... 
jk, as others said -3 isn't too bad.
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Why not just get rear camber arms? There like 150
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^ plus another alignment. It would've been better to just get them before and have one alignment but as others have said that amount of camber should still be reasonable enough to be okay.
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02-22-2015, 10:35 PM
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Hmm... Why do I feel like I'm the only one that thinks the OP has too much negative camber for street use? IMO, if the car doesn't get driven aggressively, it is definitely going to notice some camber wear (on the inner shoulders of the tires).
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02-22-2015, 10:44 PM
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Rear camber is for noobs.
Get camber arms that are more adjustable.
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02-22-2015, 10:57 PM
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anything up to 3.5 is fine preferably your rear is -1 less than the front
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02-23-2015, 12:48 AM
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It's (functionally) pointless having camber on a daily driver, unless you're going fast enough on the street for it to make a difference in grip. For everyday use, 0 is perfect, it's what tires are designed for.
That being said, you're already at the limit for acceptable camber on the street.
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02-23-2015, 01:03 AM
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i have -3.75 in the rear, after one summer, it showed pretty severe camber wear
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Originally Posted by Yodamaster It's (functionally) pointless having camber on a daily driver, unless you're going fast enough on the street for it to make a difference in grip. For everyday use, 0 is perfect, it's what tires are designed for.
That being said, you're already at the limit for acceptable camber on the street. | If all cars on the road are only meant to drive straight, then yes, I'd agree that 0° camber is perfect. But because cars in the real world have to both go straight and turn, I would have to say that at least having some small amount of negative camber is beneficial -- it would dramatically maximize the performance envelope of the said vehicle.
From my own experience, I'd say that for street use, having even as little as -0.5° worth of front camber makes a major difference (compared to 0° camber) to the drivibility of the car.
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02-23-2015, 01:39 AM
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If you are going to drop your car, i say do it right and get the camber kit.
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02-23-2015, 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Traum If all cars on the road are only meant to drive straight, then yes, I'd agree that 0° camber is perfect. But because cars in the real world have to both go straight and turn, I would have to say that at least having some small amount of negative camber is beneficial. | For 90% of daily driving scenarios, with 99% of the cars on the road, a minute camber adjustment doesn't really make any difference. I've driven with positive, 0, negative and irregular camber on the street, if you aren't speeding, the feeling is the same regardless. For what it's worth, 0 and -0.5 will wear about the same, but -3 is asking for trouble with wear patterns.
"But because cars in the real world have to both go straight and turn"
Clarify, camber doesn't play much of a part until you're doing a bit more than daily driving, you're dipping into the physics of steering differential.
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02-23-2015, 09:18 AM
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It looks like your on springs too. You should have gone coilovers with adjustable rear camber arms and toe bolt. I use to own a g35 coupe and slammed it too. But with coils and rear camber arms, there was enough play to get it -1.75 all around. Parts for the coupe are super cheap now adays and are a easy to install if you have slight mechanical knowlage. Do it right the first time and you save yourself a lot of headache in the future
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02-23-2015, 10:41 AM
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I calculated the cost of getting the rear camber back to spec and its about $500 (camber kit, most likely have to roll rear fenders, install, and another alignment).
I guess I'll see how my tires wear with the camber, if it's pretty minor I think I can live with it.
Off topic but has anyone taken their lowered ride to YVR? If I'm not mistaken the speed bumps there are pretty big, do you guys scrape going over them?
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sorry if i missed this but how much driving to you do a year? that will also play a factor in any accelerated tire wear due to camber.
and are you referring to the speed bumps through the departure area? if so, you may be okay.. i dont know how much clearance you actually have with your car post lowering.
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