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There have been alot of people in need of camber adjustment in the front of the Z. Several companies offer solutions, but only Cusco seem affordable (~400$) A few people tried the cusco arms only to realize they were designed to increase NEGATIVE camber. They have a range of +.5 to -1.5 degrees of adjustment from stock. This is not good for lowered cars. However, I was able to modify these arms to get +1 degree of camber adjustment. I have not had my car aligned yet so i cannot post final results, but i can say that i was successful in increasing the adjustment of these arms. After installation there is a visible difference in the camber on my front tires. Two things had to happen for this to work.
A) I removed the material stopping the arms from increased + camber
B) I had to bend part of the internal wheel well in order for the arms to clear
Many people may think removing the material on the arms is not a good idea or dangerous. If you dont feel comfortable with it then that is your business. Me being an engineer and studying the parts came to the conclusion that the small material removed does not affect the structural strength of the arms. In fact this is similar to the 350evo arms. (see pictures of their arms for comparison)
Also, there is a "key" screw hole (x2) that prevents the arms from infinite adjustments. They are only adjustable in .5 degree increments. My mod maintains these key holes to prevent the arms from sliding out indefinitely.
The part of the wheel well that was bent, is a flange that tabs down for the outer fender to match in inner body structure. (will have pics later) This was not a big deal to bend out of the way and the material could have conversely been cut from the a-arms.
We will be doing Jaysen's arms later with a full write up (if he decides to mod them)
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A) I removed the material stopping the arms from increased + camber
B) I had to bend part of the internal wheel well in order for the arms to clear
Many people may think removing the material on the arms is not a good idea or dangerous. If you dont feel comfortable with it then that is your business. Me being an engineer and studying the parts came to the conclusion that the small material removed does not affect the structural strength of the arms. In fact this is similar to the 350evo arms. (see pictures of their arms for comparison)
Also, there is a "key" screw hole (x2) that prevents the arms from infinite adjustments. They are only adjustable in .5 degree increments. My mod maintains these key holes to prevent the arms from sliding out indefinitely.
The part of the wheel well that was bent, is a flange that tabs down for the outer fender to match in inner body structure. (will have pics later) This was not a big deal to bend out of the way and the material could have conversely been cut from the a-arms.
We will be doing Jaysen's arms later with a full write up (if he decides to mod them)
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