Acceptable front camber difference

kenchan

red_zed- go setup your camber on your bicyle.

Red__Zed

I tried but it messes with my derailleur

reunited

My driving: Mostly around town, within speed limits but slightly aggressive on acceleration and in turns. Occassional "spirited" driving on back roads. About what you would expect from a chronological 65 year old but with Bob Durant courses way back. Other cars were 5 Z's, starting with '77 280Z, NSX, considerably more expensive sports cars, and high performance (?) sedans like the BMW 54o series, Audi A6 4.2L, numerous Lexus including my last car an IS350 which I traded in (5200 miles) when I passed a Nissan dealership and asked myself "why not". Always loved the Z car (only missed the 350 series)

For my style of driving, how would you set up the car?

I LOVE this car. Like all cars, it has its idiosyncrasies. The oversize mirrors for the vertically challenged particularly at acute angled intersections is certainly one and was a strong contributory factor in my accident. NEVER, EVER saw him until I hit his left rear tire (F150). Low speed impact all on front right. It took forever for the front bumper (torn off car) to land. Funny, almost. My fault clearly. Shook me up a bit for quite awhile as I no longer trusted my eyes/brain. The car WASN'T there until it was. Only my third accident in 45 years. Oddly enough, my car for the first time hesitated from the stop sign. The ONLY time it has done this. If it hadn't, I would have been t-boned and you wouldn't be reading this.

Anyway, depending on the angle of the intersection and the relative speed of the cars, it is possible for a car to hide in the c-pillar blind spot (multiple glances/looks) as you approach the intersection. When your eyes rotate to the front preparing to stop, a car can sneak by the passenger window. Then in the final look, the car is now obscured by the passenger mirror. I went, and you have the alignment results.

I post the above as a caution to all Z owners, although close calls have been reported here before.

Still love the car. Thinking about Swifts next.
Bill

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wstar

We had a thread on mirror adjustments once a long time ago. If you switch over to a different way of adjusting/using your mirrors, you can eliminate the blindspots in the nearby lanes. It takes some getting used to, but it's basically this style of adjustment: How to Set Rear . When you do it that way, even on the Z, a car passing you on either side is always visible as they move from rearview to side mirror to visible through the window directly.

The downside you have to pay attention to is that there's a new blindspot behind you a little and 2 lanes over. So under this setup, don't trust your mirrors for a full 2-lane change. Re-check after a lane if you haven't looked manually.

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reunited

I was not referring to mirror adjustment. I was referring to the blind spot created by the design of the A-pillar and the close proximity of the over-sized passenger mirror. If your eye height is low enough, a substantial blind spot is created by the combination of these two items. This has been documented before many times on these forums. If you are tall, this potential blind spot is less significant as you can more easily see over the mirror.

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wstar

No, I get the oversized mirror to the front thing, I was referring to "it is possible for a car to hide in the c-pillar blind spot" - if you adjust the mirrors differently, it isn't.

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kenchan

just get the CS mirror and both issues are cured.


but new issue... whole in wallet.