How Do I Adjust Rear Neagative Camber On R33 Gtr?

[BCNR33GT-R]

Hey anyone know how to adjust neg camber in the rear of a 33 Gtr as one side is out a a couples of degrees? Cheers

[GTSBoy]

There is a TINY amount of camber adjustment available in the standard upper inner bushes. Not enough to allow 2 degrees. If you have that much neg camber then either one side has sagged to a low ride height (lower = more neg camber) or something is bent.

You need to get it to a suspension specialist to see what is wrong. If you really need to dial out a couple of degrees, then you need adjustable upper arms and radius rods.

[Hank Scorpio]

You need to get it to a suspension specialist to see what is wrong. If you really need to dial out a couple of degrees, then you need adjustable upper arms and radius rods.

Radius rods adjust caster, just the rear upper control arms would be require

[MrStabby]

Radius rods adjust caster, just the rear upper control arms would be require

Not sure about that - at the rear the radius rod is an upper arm at about 45 degrees to the upper control arm so if your adding length to the upper arm, you will also have to add some length (but less) to the radius rod. I'm just thinking aloud tho.

[GTSBoy]

Yuh, they're not completely independent. So if you want to make large changes to camber, you have to be able to adjust the length of the radius rod as well, otherwise you screw up the toe change (and castor) with wheel travel.

[Hank Scorpio]

Usually adjustment of a little more then a degree with the upper control arms will require no other modifications. The R33s and R34s have plenty of toe adjustment from factory so most of the time adjustable toe rods aren't required, the factory non-adjustable traction arms should be fine too.

I've played around with one or two before

Edited November 19, 2012 by Hank Scorpio

[Sydneykid]

On the rear we usally call it a traction rod, in lieur of radius rod which is reseerved for the front only. It's called a traction rod because it controls the rear upright in traction ie; tension in a longitudinal direction due to accelleration and braking.

Cheers

Gary.

[GTSBoy]

It's still a radius rod.

[Sydneykid]

It's still a radius rod.

Ask them to adjust the "radius rod" in any decent wheel alignment shop and they will go straight to the front of the car

Cheers

Gary

[GTSBoy]

Pfffft. Traction arm is a made up name. Just because people use it doesn't mean it makes as much sense as they think it does.

Is a radius rod called a traction arm when it's on the front of a FWD chassis? Didn't think so.

S'got nothing to do with traction. Has got to do with torque reaction and longitudinal location in equal amounts.

[BCNR33GT-R]

So if I took it to wilkonson suspension would they be able maybe adjust it a little bit?

[MrStabby]

If the adjuster is not already at the limit of the adjustment, yes. What do you have currently? If only a single side is a long way out there could be some damage. FWIW the more you lower the car the more neg camber you get, so since the standard adjusters have very little travel you need to be adding something adjustable if its much different from stock height.

Yeah - take it too a good shop even if there's nothing left on the adjuster you will find out what you need to do next.

[Hank Scorpio]

So if I took it to wilkonson suspension would they be able maybe adjust it a little bit?

I feel so hurt!

But yeah, one of the boys over at Wilkos should be able to help you out

[BCNR33GT-R]

hey Lachlan you want to come and try to fix up my camber at all? Dont want to get it wheel aligned just yet haha.

[SilverECR33]

this thread comes up first all the time on the google search of "how to adjust camber on a skyline R33"

out of all the talking no one actually instructed on the "How to" part.

on the factory camber adjustment bolt, there is a oblong washer connected to a bolt with a hole and some lines on it. which aligns to a notch on the subframe.

can someone please explain how to adjust it? ie, if you move it up 2 lines in what direction achieves what +/- camber angle?

would be appreciated, thanks.

Edited September 9, 2015 by SilverECR33

[SargeRX8]

this thread comes up first all the time on the google search of "how to adjust camber on a skyline R33"

out of all the talking no one actually instructed on the "How to" part.

on the factory camber adjustment bolt, there is a oblong washer connected to a bolt with a hole and some lines on it. which aligns to a notch on the subframe.

can someone please explain how to adjust it? ie, if you move it up 2 lines in what direction achieves what +/- camber angle?

would be appreciated, thanks.

I took my car to a shop. I am -2.5 degrees on the driver side rear wheel and -1.11 on the passenger side. There are no adjustments they could do to get the thing straight and they also ran out of time trying to find the cause. This is probably due to me adjusting my suspension height my self with a finger spacing though.

[GTSBoy]

can someone please explain how to adjust it? ie, if you move it up 2 lines in what direction achieves what +/- camber angle?

There is a TINY amount of camber adjustment available in the standard upper inner bushes.

Already done. You're welcome.

[SilverECR33]

Thank you GTSboy....

you are so helpful.

[GTSBoy]

You want MSpaint?

[SilverECR33]

id like to see that.