Factory struts
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Factory struts
Question for anybody that has replaced their struts. Did You elongate the upper bolt hole on the strut body to enable a little camber adjustment?
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I'm stock and the -1.5 camber eats My soft snow tires. I guess I'll put everything on and set the toe and see what I get for camber. I'd prefer -.75 I don't need the turn in benefit of -1.5
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-1.5 is nothing TBH. Most factory performance cars have that or more and for good reason. People always assume camber is what wears tires on the inside edge but more often than not it's actually a toe issue and scrubbing. My Nissan has -4 camber and the tires don't wear very fast. Only when my toe is out of spec.
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That makes sense. When I got the car the indy dealership couldn't get less than -2.0 on the pass. Side. I replaced both lower arms and got the -1.5.
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