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My Z31 rear wheels are slanting out at bottom?

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Old Mar 25, 2013 | 05:23 PM
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My Z31 rear wheels are slanting out at bottom?

Ok my 88' Z31's rear wheels are "cambering" out a little bit. The bottom of my wheels are slanting out and are eating the tread on the insides of the tires. What could cause this? Bad shocks, springs, or my stock cambridge needs adjusted? The thing is, I went to O'Reilly today and they only carry adjustable cambridge kits for the front and not the rear. What could cause this? I don't know what it would be, but I surely don't want to be buying tires left and right! Please help. Thanks!
Old Mar 25, 2013 | 05:56 PM
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They have negative camber stock on the rear wheels
Old Mar 25, 2013 | 08:30 PM
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take a set of the adjusting bolts out of a junker and use them to adjust camber. have to weld some metal on to make them work.
Old Mar 26, 2013 | 04:43 AM
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Well there's no tool in stock at the car stores to adjust the "rear" of the car. Also there's an older guy I talk to if I have any questions and he has 3 Z cars. These are his exact words. "A spring that holds the car body up the correct distance from the axle will straighten out the axle to be horizontal, thereby making the tire/wheel assy straight up and down." So overall I just need new springs. Correct?
Old Mar 26, 2013 | 08:31 AM
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Click n read (from Google):

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Z31 Rear Camber Modification Write Up + Photo by 1artworkz

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Old Mar 26, 2013 | 03:45 PM
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Ok NismoPick I read some of it.. Is there anyway it could be just springs?
Old Mar 26, 2013 | 04:29 PM
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no stop smoking that stuff it ain't so easy. your veteran may have had 3 z's but he has not a lot of knowledge of mechanics. my list 83 n/a, 81 T, 83 T, 85T, 86T twice, 96 TT and now a 350 nismo. but hey ignore all that stuff and change springs.
Old Mar 27, 2013 | 04:23 AM
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How would I even fix the cambridge then? What do I use? Do I have to buy anything to fix it?
Old Mar 27, 2013 | 04:36 AM
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Ok there is no adjusting to the stock rear camber I read NismoPick's first link. If it's cambered out, bushings, shocks, springs, bolts and my cb joints are all bad? So basically wtf do I do? Lol.. Just fix all that? So confused..
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*Cv joints
Old Mar 27, 2013 | 05:58 AM
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Take the car to a well known quality alignment specialist shop (preferably one that works on imports). They will tell you if anything is bent, loose, or otherwise in need of replacing. Normal alignments cost ~$60 - $80.
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Will do.. Thanks
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