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.

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

George is trollin, again.

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

For the millionth thread...

 

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.

 

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

 

We need "Do Not Feed" signs.

 

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.

 

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?

 

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

 

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?

 

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?

 

00 - 03 is no problem

 

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.

 

All of these questions have been answered before.

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