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If you disregard money, which camber kit is the best for our z? I was looking at spl, spc, and kinetix Is there any other options? I am looking for

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Old 11-29-2011, 11:44 AM   #1 (permalink)
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If you disregard money, which camber kit is the best for our z?
I was looking at spl, spc, and kinetix
Is there any other options?

I am looking for rear only, why does front camber do much more expensive than rear?
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If you disregard money, which camber kit is the best for our z?
I was looking at spl, spc, and kinetix
Is there any other options?

I am looking for rear only, why does front camber do much more expensive than rear?
If you look closely, the front camber kit is a much larger piece. It's basically an adjustable upper a-arm. The rear camber kit is more of a "tie-rod"

Most people go with SPC/Eibach
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If you disregard money, which camber kit is the best for our z?
I was looking at spl, spc, and kinetix
Is there any other options?

I am looking for rear only, why does front camber do much more expensive than rear?
Any of those are going to serve you well for street driving. If you're tracking the car, I'd stick to SPL or SPC. Shoot me a PM with your zip code if you need pricing
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I'd go with SPC but I wouldn't doubt the other brands either, i'd say its more of a brand preference
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SPL all the way! These guys know Zs and racing; they've been involved in custom suspension parts for Nissans (specifically Zs) for a very long time.
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SPL all the way! These guys know Zs and racing; they've been involved in custom suspension parts for Nissans (specifically Zs) for a very long time.
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I second that!
You guys know that these are not available for the front.
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You guys know that these are not available for the front.
Doesn't matter since the OP only wants to do rears anyway.
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Doesn't matter since the OP only wants to do rears anyway.
He will end up with the fronts too.

Most of us do
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I didn't... I think most people that aren’t totally slammed should find that the rears are enough unless they have cash burning a hole through their pockets. At -1.7 camber up front with a 1" drop my front tires are wearing quite evenly.
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I didn't... I think most people that aren’t totally slammed should find that the rears are enough unless they have cash burning a hole through their pockets. At -1.7 camber up front with a 1" drop my front tires are wearing quite evenly.
I had -2.1 with Swift springs
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I had -2.1 with Swift springs
Now in your case it would definitely be a good investment.
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Here is my take on camber kits. I decided on Kinetix since I don't race but do drive aggressively and enjoy trying to tame dragons, snakes and other country roads. The quality of the Kinetix is as good as the SPC I fondled at the local speed shop. They didn't have any SPL but I'd already discounted them. Nice Bling. I believe the SPC boasts greater adjustments in the rear and definitely have caster adjustments up front. I'm wondering if the SPC toe bolts will help in the rear?

I dropped the car with H&R springs. My before and after numbers were a bit shocking. I didn't have any original alignment numbers prior to installing the springs.

Before 1st alignment (L/R)
Front --> Camber -1.9/-1.8 Caster 6.0/5.3 Toe .09/.08
Rear --> Camber -2.7/-2.4 Toe .28/.26

After 1st alignment
Front --> Camber -1.9/-1.7 Caster 5.9/5.2 Toe .09/.08
Rear --> Camber -2.7/-2.4 Toe .19/.17

Alignment after installing Kinetix front control arms and rear camber and traction links

Front --> Camber -1.5/-1.4 Caster 6.4/5.6 Toe .07/.08
Rear --> Camber -2.4/-2.4 Toe .09/.16

For Reference Factory Settings are

Front (Min/Max/Nom)
Camber -1.41/0.08/-0.67
Caster 4.42/5.91/5.17
Toe 0.09/0.15/0.11
Rear
Camber -2.16/-1.17/-1.67
Toe 0.09/0.21/0.15
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I dropped the car with H&R springs. My before and after numbers were a bit shocking. I didn't have any original alignment numbers prior to installing the springs.

Before 1st alignment (L/R)
Front --> Camber -1.9/-1.8 Caster 6.0/5.3 Toe .09/.08
Rear --> Camber -2.7/-2.4 Toe .28/.26

After 1st alignment
Front --> Camber -1.9/-1.7 Caster 5.9/5.2 Toe .09/.08
Rear --> Camber -2.7/-2.4 Toe .19/.17

Alignment after installing Kinetix front control arms and rear camber and traction links

Front --> Camber -1.5/-1.4 Caster 6.4/5.6 Toe .07/.08
Rear --> Camber -2.4/-2.4 Toe .09/.16
Why would you buy front and rear arms only to leave the camber in the rear @-2.4 your front was @-1.9 camber sound like you spent all that money for nothing.
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