I don't really understand this whole camber thing. I'm getting coilovers on the max here in a week or so, and I'm hearing that I'll need a camber kit to avoid tire wear problems. From what I can gather, lowering the car would probably introduce anywhere from 2-4 degrees of extra negative camber. All the camber kits on maxmods.dyndns.org only go up to 2 degrees of correction though.

Are our cars set at 0 degrees camber initially? Is a 2 degree correction from a kit such as the Ingalls one going to be enough to fix practically any problems that could arise from slamming a car on coilovers?

I'm just pretty ignorant here, so pretty much any information you can provide me with would be excellent.

 

Also, if you place tokico struts and springs (the adjustable ones on customaxima.com going for $650) on your maxima, do you even need a camper kit?

 

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The alignment specs are in the FAQ.

My car is lowered on H&R springs and my camber is right in spec at -1.0 degrees on both sides.

 

Okay, so I've read through the modification and 4th gen FAQs and there's still a couple things I'm not sure about. The factory spec is -1.0 degrees up front and -1.75 degrees in the back. Would it be enough to get a camber kit for the front only with a coilover setup, or would I need one for the rear too? How do I check the camber anyway? Can I do that effectively without taking it to a shop that does alignments?

 

96 maxima has tein s springs on kyb agx 2.2" drop 2 finger gap

my alignment was 1.2 degrees driver front and 1.6 degress passenger front
I was in spec on the rear. A correction bolt ( which I ordered) with a +/- 1 degree should allow me to get in spec with no issues. If you off much more than I am youve got serious suspension issues. (balljoints, tierods etc)