How Do You Adjust Camber

[Adz2332]

Hey all,

How do you adjust the camber on a R33 Gtr front? The wheel is off.

How do i do it myself? Just want to play around with it. Then get it wheel aligned.

Hows it done?

I want to pull the top of the rim out towards the top

Edited June 27, 2012 by Adz2332

[Duncan]

There is no adjustment to camber in the stock front suspension. To adjust front camber you either need adjustable upper control arm bushes, or adjustable upper control arms.

There is about 1/2o in the rear suspension, which is done at the inside end of the upper control arm.

[Adz2332]

This is really weird then.

As these rims sit no where near where the exact rims sat on my old skyline. only differancce is this one is running coil overs and the other was running stock suspension...

So no adjustment at all?

[R31Nismoid]

None. And you don't play with it yourself on stands, you do it on the alignment machine so its aligned correctly...

[34GeeTeeTee]

  On 27/06/2012 at 1:35 AM, Adz2332 said:

This is really weird then.

As these rims sit no where near where the exact rims sat on my old skyline. only differancce is this one is running coil overs and the other was running stock suspension...

So no adjustment at all?

Shouldnt alter the wheel position, that would be offset i would imagine....

[Adz2332]

well f**k im lost then.

no idea why these are differnt to my last. no idea what to do now

[Duncan]

Hi Adam, all skyline shock/springs are coilover, because the spring is attached to (around) the shock. I guess you mean aftermarket springs/shocks.

The only way the shock and spring can affect the wheel position, is that the lower the car is, the more camber you will get. Even then it is mininal (1-2o only).

So, you may get the wheel fitment you want by returning your springs to stock ride height.

[Adz2332]

Would front adjustable arms fix it?

[Mitcho_7]

front adjustable camber arms will help to adjust camber.

How much camber are you running at the moment with the stock arms?

[KiwiRS4T]

If you have different rims then changing the camber might not be the right solution. Are they wider than before? Google "offset" to find out what it means and how to measure it on your rims (if it isn't already stamped inside).

[Adz2332]

If i run spacers does it have to be same front and back to keep the altessa happy??

Also does anyone know who owns this car in pic?? as they appear to be XD9s correct??

Edited June 27, 2012 by Adz2332

[KiwiRS4T]

  On 27/06/2012 at 11:12 PM, Adz2332 said:

If i run spacers does it have to be same front and back to keep the altessa happy??

No. In fact the Stagea (and poss other cars) has different track front and rear from stock. Its only the circumference that matters.

[jjman]

if its sitting that much different to your other GTR with the same rims then id say that it had spacers on n u didnt notice, or that the rims weren't what you thought they were.

-are you going on the rim dimensions and offset from what you were told about the rims, or what was labelled/stamped on the rim (though i guess there is even the chance that could be wrong on occasion)

[R31Nismoid]

The white GTR above is owned by a guy named Steve. I forget his user ID.

Look like XD9s - but also you can clearly see he has a wider tyre, compared to you. This also has an affect on how things will sit/look, as i said in your other thread

  On 28/06/2012 at 9:29 AM, jjman said:

if its sitting that much different to your other GTR with the same rims then id say that it had spacers on n u didnt notice, or that the rims weren't what you thought they were.

-are you going on the rim dimensions and offset from what you were told about the rims, or what was labelled/stamped on the rim (though i guess there is even the chance that could be wrong on occasion)

^ Totally agree, this is what i think is going on here more than anything else.