soflamax

I have a 00 SE with stock 17s, I am getting a set of kyb's wrapped with Vogtland springs that will drop the ride approximately 1.3 inches. So my question is do I need new camber bolts for added adjustment to straighten up the tire? Or is there enough adjustment within stock parts? I CANT STAND A CAR WITH LEANING TIRES!....and I refuse to drive one.

george__

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It will lean. Car's a solid axle in the back

soflamax

Well damn. So no adjustment on the rear then? I've been looking at other 00 pics and I don't see much lean. Guess I just might have to get used to it.

AT978

I'm dropped about 2 and a half almost 3 inches and the backs look pretty decent

Child_uv_KoRn

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George is trollin, again.

Yes, use camber bolts in the front. Rear cannot and does not need to be adjusted.

For the millionth thread...

IsaacFall

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No, you shouldn't. I dropped mine about 3 inches on Tein coilovers and didn't need too. You have 1 degree of negative camber to play with on the fronts. My front right was 0.6 degrees neg camber and my front left was I think 0.1 neg camber. If a shop says that you need to get camber bolts or slot the knuckles on your strut, get a second opinion. I'm glad I did. The dealership told me my camber was negative 6 degrees on the right and negative 3 degrees on the left and wanted to slot my coilovers. I got a second opinion, and wallah, no need to do any of that.

george__

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Nope.
From shiftice.com




You can see the rear wheel's not "aligned" properly, it's inward

Child_uv_KoRn

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We need "Do Not Feed" signs.

00Lightsout

The rear is a solid axle with a float-style factory panhard bar with no camber adjustments. The panhard is short & causes the axle to shift further to one side when lowered or under weight load. if you want your axle to be centered, it will require a custom rear panhard bar.

camber bolts for the front are cheap, buy them & use them if you want. I for one am glad I have the bolts, it's a headache without them IMO. The more negative or positive the wheel is, the more torque steer you will feel. Once a factory system is modified, it's better to utilize the aftermarket parts to give you the adjustments necessary to achieve a quality ride.

keep us posted about how u like the Vogtland... my girl and I almost got some for her Audi, but ended up going with Solo-Werks.

soflamax

So in the forward progress of modifying factory system does anybody have any clue on compatible or adjustable bars? Thought? Find a shop to fabricate one?

00Lightsout

custom with heimed end-links. remove entire stock setup, fabricate & weld new system... you'll never regret it!

soflamax

So after crawling under the car, am I correct in seeing that I a replacing the torsion bard and link with a straight adjustable panhard bar? Do anyone have some decent pics of their's?

soflamax

I noticed it was noted on the set of shocks and springs I'm am about to purchase that they are for 02-03, will they still fit my 00 or no Bueno?

george__

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00 - 03 is no problem

cornholio

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2000 is a weird year. when i looked at struts a while back i noticed there were different part numbers for cars pre 7/00 and after 7/00. from what i can tell all 5ths after 7/00 share the same setup, but before 7/00 may be slightly different. i am not sure what the difference is.

djfrestyl

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All of these questions have been answered before.

https://maxima.org/forums/5th-genera...on-thread.html