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Old 05-10-2007, 06:34 AM
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Are the people out there using these completely satisfied with the product? I know the SPC arms are more popular but I like the idea of having a adjustable arm with poly bushings rather than only a new toe bolt. Their company is only 20 min. from my house so any issues could easily be delt with. Something unusual about their camber arms is that in the pictures there is no bend in the camber arms for sway bar clearance you see on all the other brands.
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There shouldn't be any issues with using the kinetix camber arms if you prefer those instead of the spc camber arms, but the "toe" arms or caster arms shouldn't be used at all for adjusting the toe, because it is the improper way of doing so. Use a set of SPC toe bolts instead for the toe adjustment.
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hey man why dont you just get this. Cheaper, good quality and work excellent.

http://www.intensepower.com/inreadcaar35.html

i have then on my car no problems, they have seen the track and no issues.

+1 on spc toe bolts too






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Originally Posted by IIQuickSilverII
hey man why dont you just get this. Cheaper, good quality and work excellent.

http://www.intensepower.com/inreadcaar35.html

i have then on my car no problems, they have seen the track and no issues.

+1 on spc toe bolts too





For that price, you can get the eibach(SPC) kit with toe bolts and properly set your rear alignment. $143 shipped from ajusa.com
Old 05-10-2007, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by redlude97
For that price, you can get the eibach(SPC) kit with toe bolts and properly set your rear alignment. $143 shipped from ajusa.com
that price sucks too, because its just for the camber arm - and they don't even say if its a pair (SPC sells them per side, not per pair)

trust me, no one beats our price on the FULL PAIR of SPC for the rear

http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?m...ng&prodid=1314

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Yes, there website is not set up right. But I too ordered from ajusa.com two days ago. It is the set for rear left and right camber arms with toe bolts, as I was told by them.
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
that price sucks too, because its just for the camber arm - and they don't even say if its a pair (SPC sells them per side, not per pair)

trust me, no one beats our price on the FULL PAIR of SPC for the rear

http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?m...ng&prodid=1314

Adam
It includes both camber arms and toe bolts and is supplied by SPC. Maybe you should get your info straight.


Does that mean you'll price match for everyone since you said no one beats your price?
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Originally Posted by Z1 Performance
that price sucks too, because its just for the camber arm - and they don't even say if its a pair (SPC sells them per side, not per pair)

trust me, no one beats our price on the FULL PAIR of SPC for the rear

http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?m...ng&prodid=1314

Adam
I ordered my set of SPC rear camber arms and bolts from AJUSA last week for $143 shipped. They arrived today and they are indeed both the left and right arms as well as the toe bolts as shown in the above pic.
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"toe" arms or caster arms shouldn't be used at all for adjusting the toe, because it is the improper way of doing so. Use a set of SPC toe bolts instead for the toe adjustment
Adjustable arms and toe bolts both do the exact same thing. They pull the wheel assembly forward and inboard or push it back and outboard. The arc of travel will be the same either way.
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good for them then....they should update their website accordingly then

for those my350z members that ask, yes we will BEAT that price
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Originally Posted by RKnight
Adjustable arms and toe bolts both do the exact same thing. They pull the wheel assembly forward and inboard or push it back and outboard. The arc of travel will be the same either way.
Not true. In one case you are changing the center axis of rotation while keeping the same arc length, and in the other you are keeping the axis and extending the arc length. The path swept by the suspension will be different in each case.
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if you have ever looked at the rear suspension, you'll see why "toe" arms don't work the same as toe bolts. The toe arms attach at an angle to the suspension, while the toe bolts are on the same plane as the rotation point of the rear suspension, so increasing the length of the "toe" arm(correctly call a radius arm), pushes the down as well as back, changining the suspension geometry in 2 planes rather than just 1. This is why they are poor adjustment point compared to toe bolts. This in effect is changing the "caster" of the rear suspensoin at the same time as the toe, which is the improper method of adjusting toe, especially since there is already a correct method out there with the spc toe bolts, why even bother with the "toe" arms?
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Ordered the Camber kit frm AJUSA since Z1 would only beat the pice on what they had in stock at the time and they sold out fast.
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