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LS430 front camber correction?

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Old 02-05-13, 08:08 AM
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Default LS430 front camber correction?

Anyone know of any parts / arms / adjustable arms available for front camber correction on the 01-03 LS430?
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Are you trying to increase or decrease the amount of camber? Most aftermarket parts are for increasing the camber angle (ie more negative camber)
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I'm actually not sure. Front wheels slightly leaning in at top....
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Very expensive...I just recently sold a set of used Nagisa Auto front upper control arms for $900. These would have allowed you to dial in additional positive camber to get it back into factory specs.
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This means I now have a slight bit of negative camber I take it?

So if I raise the front slightly it will correct then? My Megan Racing coil overs have a lot of adjustment in them...
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Correct, the lower you go, negative camber will increase.

it's a balancing act of how low you want to drive and how much negative camber you are comfortable with. Additional negative camber will increase tire wear, but as long as your TOE is dialed in properly it shouldn't be drastic in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by waijai
Correct, the lower you go, negative camber will increase.

it's a balancing act of how low you want to drive and how much negative camber you are comfortable with. Additional negative camber will increase tire wear, but as long as your TOE is dialed in properly it shouldn't be drastic in my opinion.
I agree. Mine is barely visible, but visible none the less. I'm gonna focus on getting the rear camber correct for now, then new wheels and tires. I may adjust it later but I doubt I'll spend real big bucks making it perfect.

Thanks for the input. Very good information!
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