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Camber Adjustment after Lowering my GS

Old 10-26-12, 12:48 PM
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Default Camber Adjustment after Lowering my GS

I lowered my GS about 1.75" in the front and 1.5" in the rear and now it has a negative camber on all four wheels.

Took my GS F-Sport in to get aligned to correct the negative camber and found out that there are no camber adjustments from the dealership, is this true or is there a camber kit that needs to be installed?
Old 01-22-13, 10:54 AM
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That is odd. Maybe they meant that it maxed out?
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Our cars do not have a camber adjustment!
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Originally Posted by djpeakSD
Our cars do not have a camber adjustment!
Yes, our cars have camber adjustment. It comes with a double wishbone suspension up front. It's not a major one but it has a small amount of adjustment for stock height.

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Originally Posted by DoriSaru15
Yes, our cars have camber adjustment. It comes with a double wishbone suspension up front. It's not a major one but it has a small amount of adjustment for stock height.
What about the rear? Everyone I have talked to and everything I have heard is that there is no camber adjustment.
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Originally Posted by djpeakSD
What about the rear? Everyone I have talked to and everything I have heard is that there is no camber adjustment.
There has to be some form of adjustability... it may just not be extensive. I recall looking at the vossen video that the camber adjustment is on the upper control arm area. I have yet to look at my car system.
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yeah, i think there is none. its a multi-link suspension. Some cars have adjustment in the upper control arm for camber, but when i look at the sewell parts list i don't see the right bolt to adjust it (i usually call it a Toe bolt but i dont know what its really called). I only see our rear being able to adjust the toe only.
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Here's the manual for front and rear suspension adjustments if that helps.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3Pb...ktc3RzYVE/edit
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3Pb...VHZkllZzA/edit
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Can you post pictures of your car? What springs? hows the handling? Itching to get the car lower, IDK if i want to go the coil route just because of the loss of steering weight adjustment
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old vid but it shows the components.

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I am sure with lexus releasing springs for their cars, that they would have some sort of adjutment to return the car to OEM spec.
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Originally Posted by Nexson
I am sure with lexus releasing springs for their cars, that they would have some sort of adjutment to return the car to OEM spec.
I don't think the Lexus springs will lower the car enought to throw the camber setting out of adjustment range.

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From Vossen Youtube


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The picture above is for the rear. Question. Is that the camber adjustment bolt? If so, then everything is reverse. In order to get more positive camber, you have to push out the upper rod. If you have aggressive offset, it'll push the wheels closer to the fender. Not so sure though.
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Originally Posted by sam430
The picture above is for the rear. Question. Is that the camber adjustment bolt? If so, then everything is reverse. In order to get more positive camber, you have to push out the upper rod. If you have aggressive offset, it'll push the wheels closer to the fender. Not so sure though.
That bolt adjusts toe-in.

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