What are your alignment specs on your lowered Nismo?
 

Fellows, it is my understanding that the alignment specs for the Nismo trim are different from those of the touring/base trims (See Nismo specs provided by Scott@FontanaNissan below). I am looking to get some information pertaining to your alignment specs once you lowered your Nismo. I am in the process of getting my Nismo aligned after swift springs drop but would like to retain a slight bit of negative camber. Any information pertaining to your experience would be greatly appreciated and would be helpful for others (I hope).

Nismo 370 Alignment Specs:
Front
Camber -.58
Caster 8.17
Toe 0.03

Rear
Camber -1.58
Toe 0.08

you cant adjust the front camber so you will increase that with the drop. from the factory its already negetive.

the rear camber can be adjusted and with the swift springs you will get close to maxing out the rear camber ajustability, also toe will start to be hard to dial in.

Hey man, I was hoping for your answer in this thread as well as Johnnydrama, thx for that :tup: It was my understanding that I could do some adjustments not only to the rear camber but also to the front. I have the full kit from SPC.

Also with your drop, what specs did you end up with after alignment? :tiphat:

if you have the front camber kit from SPC then yes you can adjust it.

id have to search for that alignment info. the NTB i used for the alignment sucked, just a heads up.

What's the recommended Alignment setting's for a car that will see track maybe once or twice a year but mainly street driven. Currently lowered on BC Coils and waiting to put SPC Rear camber and toe bolts.

Great deal about the alignment info. It'll be interesting to get yours and a few more lowered Nismo alignment specs...Thx for the heads up about NTB; I have been recommended a place used to perform Z alignments.

RedBullRR, I'm not really sure but I would think that if you told whomever is doing the alignment to go with a slightly aggressive camber for the purpose you are trying to achieve, they should be able to help you with that.

The post from AK in the link below shows the stocks specs, having the car tech tweak (based on that info) some of the specs should be able to get you what you want... Not too sure but I would think that would be it... maybe

Stocks Alignment Specs

im at -1.6 camber front, -2.6 camber rear. toe is at 0.16 in rear..cant remember what im at in the front

i know my rears with drop before my spacers was -2.ish in the rears. front were -1.6

Great info Chops & Fuct, keep it coming guys :tup:

here are my setting car is low though


front left front right
camber -2.22 -2.10
caster 5.78 5.57
toe -0.00 0.00
set back 0.40

left rear right rear
camber -2.42 -2.35
toe 0.10 0.09

VH370ZNISMO, thanks for the great info and the pic - it looks great & aggressive. Are your settings for track purpose? It seems you went with a very negative camber from the specs.

Yes it's really a track set up but I like that way the rear has a complete set of spl arms lock out bolts and replacement bushes

Thank you sir, that clears up a couple of questions :tup:

I had alignment done yesterday, my pre-alignment settings were at track level. I had the shop bring the car back to spec just to see if I could notice a difference in handling. I will have the car set at a more negative camber very soon.

Before alignment:
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0154.jpg


After alignment:
http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/...1/IMG_0159.jpg

birdman make sure you dont have the factory specs for the sport package. the nismo has a different factory alignment spec sheet. it should say nismo somewhere at the top of that form you have. if memory serve me well the rear camber on the nismo is a min of -1.4, your sheet says -1.2.

Fuct, thanks for confirming. I'm about to go back for another realignment with the shop and I'll hound them on that setting man. I take it the specialist didn't have the Nismo settings.
+1 for info :tup: :tup:

no prob! i had the guys at NTB tell me they couldnt align my car because they only had the spec sheet for the 2009 nismo...... my confidence went out the window with that comment. :\

:icon17: hmmm bye lol

does anyone else notice that when coming to a stop, the car wants to drastically pull to the left.

and also, it seems when just driving down a straight road the car really likes to wander, like a drunk is driving the car.

is this all due to the alignment specs or what?

you definitely have some bad alignment/balance. my nismo doesnt have any brake pull. as for driving straight and not being stable, there are a few things that could be wrong. alignment, wheel balance, and tires.

check em all. id start off by asking you, do you have matched tires? (front and rears are the same brand/model). if yes, get your wheels rebalanced. if this doesnt fix it, check your alignment, your toe could be out of wack

Here is mine after lowering and installing rear camber arms & toe bolts.

http://www.the370z.com/members/stino...ment-specs.jpg

I am just wondering if your alignment factory specs are correct (front and back)? I always thought the front camber stock settings were -1.58 for the Nismo? The reason I ask is that FINALLY SPL Parts in Austin has a 2nd generation prototype ready for testing for the front camber arms for the 370z. I have only been harassing them for 2+ years now. If all goes well, I will be the lucky one to test these out next week at Harris Hill and I want to know exactly what the factory settings for camber, caster and toe are (front at least anyway) before they make changes. Granted, we will take measurements before we install the new hardware but I am looking for the exact measurements before the change out. I have an 09 Nismo. At this point I am just going to leave the rear end alone and see what happens. Thanks for any help. :tup:

I've got the same issue on my '13. It seems like I'm riding in the grooves of the road most of time. When I get into the passing lane it goes away. Try avoiding the lanes semi's drive in and see if it goes away.

Guys I have noticed as you lower the Z that the ideal Toe for the rear is ~.20 total toe (IN). This helps mitigate camber wear and also helpswith corner turn in response.

I know with my tein springs. (almost an inch and a half drop) my camber upfront is sitting at -1.6/-1.7..... so factory must be in that -.5/-.6 range stock. the sheets from nissan are on the forum somewhere.

rear i remember factory camber being something like -1.4/-1.6 im at -2.2ish with no camber kits.

im eating tires every 10-12k miles:icon14:

At the setting I have, my tires wear is even all around. I have yet to stop at the alignment shop once again and check the Nismo settings. :tup: