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Old Oct 6, 2016 | 04:47 PM
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Default Looking for someone with first hand experience with oem camber adjustment

I have read and been told time and time again that the ls430 has oem camber adjustment. Not much but it is possible. I have had nagisa rca's on my car and I liked the added camber however it was a little to much for my liking. I recently took them off (for sale btw) and my OCD is getting to me because I want my front camber to match my rear camber (there was more in the front then the rear when I had the front rca. I do not car to add more in the rear just want to match the front to the rear). I have been to 4 different alignment shops and they all say there is not camber adjustment on the car. Who can tell me for sure if there is and how it is done.
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Old Oct 13, 2016 | 09:49 AM
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Bumping this up. Hoping someone has some first hand info.
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Old Oct 14, 2016 | 01:04 PM
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From what I remember, the front have eccentric bolts but the adjustment is very minimal (1 to 2 +/- degrees).
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Old Oct 14, 2016 | 11:44 PM
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Fronts have adjustment for camber stock. Rears do not without changing the arms themselves. Rears only have toe adjustment stock. I have changed and adjusted every arm/piece of my suspension front and rear so this is first hand experience.
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Old Oct 15, 2016 | 01:07 PM
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yeah fronts have the bolts but common for them to be frozen.

the rears have no camber adjustment and theres actually 3 oem arms you can purchase to change up the camber depending on what you need to be in OEM spec.
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Old Oct 20, 2016 | 11:23 AM
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Thanks guys, I am aware of what there is for aftermarket support I was looking more for oem. the 1-2 degree of adjustment sounds perfect for me in the front. I saw the front bolts and thought it should be able to move.
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-David.
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