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whitezenki · 07-17-2007, 07:25 PM

Gettin my alignment tommorow, havent driven the car in a few days. I got some new rubber and I need to know if this ride height and balance of front and rear height looks good to everyone. Basically looking for a few opinions before i bring it in tommorow for an alignment and set the ride height in stone. Front too high, back too high? let me know

thanks.

boostedfury · 07-17-2007, 07:53 PM

personally i think it looks awesome the way it sits now

Evo8kid · 07-17-2007, 08:02 PM

ditto^

whitezenki · 07-17-2007, 08:08 PM

thanks guys, thats basically what i have been thinking i just needed a few more opinions

cmr076 · 07-17-2007, 08:13 PM

looks good, i hope the camber in the front is adjustable!

Blkmax · 07-17-2007, 08:25 PM

yeah, i actually really like that stance on your car.

VerySlowS14 · 07-17-2007, 08:31 PM

i would go a little lower up front

as you lower a given side of the car, the weight shifts to the opposite side (i.e. opposite of "jacking weight" into the car (corner balance term))

given that 240s are slightly front heavy and push usually, especially if suspension is stock and if you have a KA, i would go maybe 1/2 inch lower in front, not so much for looks as functionality

just my guess

looks good tho

whitezenki · 07-17-2007, 08:47 PM

as sad as it is to say this, functionality isnt really a concern anymore.

Im sick of this car, I just want to set it up and get it so I can drive it without problems for the upcoming school year...

If it keeps pissin me off Ill be driving the white POS in the corner of the first pic, its gettin that annoying lol.

And its not stock suspension, or else it would never be that low, i can adjust the dampening to account for the weight shift

Wiisass · 07-17-2007, 09:36 PM

Lower the front a little.

What are you going to have it aligned to?

whitezenki · 07-17-2007, 09:43 PM

toe to 0, camber to like -2 if it can...

nothin extreme, just so i can finally start driving it again...

VerySlowS14 · 07-17-2007, 09:45 PM

sounds pretty good

Wiisass · 07-17-2007, 09:57 PM

I'd run a little more in the front than in the rear. Maybe -2.5 to -3 somewhere around there.

i like rice · 07-17-2007, 10:04 PM

another 0.5" lower in the front *or* raise the rear by 0.5"

front toe out, rear toe in, about 1/8" of an inch. the negative rear toe will helps give the rear end more traction as you're coming out of a corner. the toe out in the front improves the vehicle turn in response without making the car feel twitchy at high speeds in a straight line.

whitezenki · 07-17-2007, 10:38 PM

well im waking up early and dropping it another half inch in the front and rolling the fenders all around...

tryin to have 0 toe to keep tire wear to the minimum..

will try to get the camber about -3f/-2.5r, but it all really depends on what i can get with the stock suspension

i like rice · 07-17-2007, 11:11 PM

1/8" or 1/16" of toe out in the front won't cause any wear issues. you get the benefit of a quicker steering response without killing your tires. anything more than 1/4" is excessive (though autoXers don't care too much about tire wear). toe is easy to adjust on most cars, just a matter of loosening a locknut and then adjusting the tie-rod.

07-17-2007, 07:25 PM	#1
whitezenki Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Jersey Member #3121 My Ride: 1992 Nissan 240sx iTrader: (0)	Need some advice real quick... Gettin my alignment tommorow, havent driven the car in a few days. I got some new rubber and I need to know if this ride height and balance of front and rear height looks good to everyone. Basically looking for a few opinions before i bring it in tommorow for an alignment and set the ride height in stone. Front too high, back too high? let me know thanks. __________________ The Pirates of Death and Destruction set out to annihilate and humiliate through Brutal Carnage. You gonna drive it, or buy it a dress? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-17-2007, 07:53 PM	#2
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07-17-2007, 08:08 PM	#4
whitezenki Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Jersey Member #3121 My Ride: 1992 Nissan 240sx iTrader: (0)	thanks guys, thats basically what i have been thinking i just needed a few more opinions __________________ The Pirates of Death and Destruction set out to annihilate and humiliate through Brutal Carnage. You gonna drive it, or buy it a dress? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-17-2007, 08:13 PM	#5
cmr076 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: blue bell/gwynedd valley, PA Member #2319 My Ride: S4 iTrader: (8)	looks good, i hope the camber in the front is adjustable! __________________ 135 ├┼┼╕ 246R

07-17-2007, 08:25 PM	#6
Blkmax Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: PA Member #1465 My Ride: Official Pace Car iTrader: (0)	yeah, i actually really like that stance on your car.

07-17-2007, 08:31 PM	#7
VerySlowS14 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NJ Member #1681 My Ride: '95 240sx iTrader: (0)	i would go a little lower up front as you lower a given side of the car, the weight shifts to the opposite side (i.e. opposite of "jacking weight" into the car (corner balance term)) given that 240s are slightly front heavy and push usually, especially if suspension is stock and if you have a KA, i would go maybe 1/2 inch lower in front, not so much for looks as functionality just my guess looks good tho __________________ Greg Ferderspiel is a good kid alright

07-17-2007, 08:47 PM	#8
whitezenki Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Jersey Member #3121 My Ride: 1992 Nissan 240sx iTrader: (0)	as sad as it is to say this, functionality isnt really a concern anymore. Im sick of this car, I just want to set it up and get it so I can drive it without problems for the upcoming school year... If it keeps pissin me off Ill be driving the white POS in the corner of the first pic, its gettin that annoying lol. And its not stock suspension, or else it would never be that low, i can adjust the dampening to account for the weight shift __________________ The Pirates of Death and Destruction set out to annihilate and humiliate through Brutal Carnage. You gonna drive it, or buy it a dress? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-17-2007, 09:36 PM	#9
Wiisass Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Yardley Member #744 iTrader: (0)	Lower the front a little. What are you going to have it aligned to? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Just put the TIP In. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-17-2007, 09:43 PM	#10
whitezenki Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Jersey Member #3121 My Ride: 1992 Nissan 240sx iTrader: (0)	toe to 0, camber to like -2 if it can... nothin extreme, just so i can finally start driving it again... __________________ The Pirates of Death and Destruction set out to annihilate and humiliate through Brutal Carnage. You gonna drive it, or buy it a dress? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-17-2007, 09:45 PM	#11
VerySlowS14 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NJ Member #1681 My Ride: '95 240sx iTrader: (0)	sounds pretty good __________________ Greg Ferderspiel is a good kid alright

07-17-2007, 09:57 PM	#12
Wiisass Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Yardley Member #744 iTrader: (0)	I'd run a little more in the front than in the rear. Maybe -2.5 to -3 somewhere around there. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Just put the TIP In. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-17-2007, 10:04 PM	#13
i like rice Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2007 Member #3858 iTrader: (0)	another 0.5" lower in the front or raise the rear by 0.5" front toe out, rear toe in, about 1/8" of an inch. the negative rear toe will helps give the rear end more traction as you're coming out of a corner. the toe out in the front improves the vehicle turn in response without making the car feel twitchy at high speeds in a straight line. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-17-2007, 10:38 PM	#14
whitezenki Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Jersey Member #3121 My Ride: 1992 Nissan 240sx iTrader: (0)	well im waking up early and dropping it another half inch in the front and rolling the fenders all around... tryin to have 0 toe to keep tire wear to the minimum.. will try to get the camber about -3f/-2.5r, but it all really depends on what i can get with the stock suspension __________________ The Pirates of Death and Destruction set out to annihilate and humiliate through Brutal Carnage. You gonna drive it, or buy it a dress? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

07-17-2007, 11:11 PM	#15
i like rice Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2007 Member #3858 iTrader: (0)	1/8" or 1/16" of toe out in the front won't cause any wear issues. you get the benefit of a quicker steering response without killing your tires. anything more than 1/4" is excessive (though autoXers don't care too much about tire wear). toe is easy to adjust on most cars, just a matter of loosening a locknut and then adjusting the tie-rod. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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