Hello everyone. I have a very urgent issue regarding my 89 240sx. When i brought the car it was already lowered and basically slammed due to he wanted to stance it. I went through my 1st pair of tires 2 weeks ago as i was chatting with my co worker about the car we noticed the inner walls were basically bald already and these are the new fronts. My question is why has it gone so quickly on brand new pairs of tires I have drifted or anything just daily driving with some highway. Now my idea was to raise the suspension that way the camber would adjust back to normal rather being fully compressed by the suspension now. My friend recommended camber plates. I just want to know what will cure the issue the quickest and more efficiently
I'm suspension dumb need help
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Hello everyone. I have a very urgent issue regarding my 89 240sx. When i brought the car it was already lowered and basically slammed due to he wanted to stance it. I went through my 1st pair of tires 2 weeks ago as i was chatting with my co worker about the car we noticed the inner walls were basically bald already and these are the new fronts. My question is why has it gone so quickly on brand new pairs of tires I have drifted or anything just daily driving with some highway. Now my idea was to raise the suspension that way the camber would adjust back to normal rather being fully compressed by the suspension now. My friend recommended camber plates. I just want to know what will cure the issue the quickest and more efficiently
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You need to get your alignment checked. If it's slammed that low, there's a good chance that the toe is out too. Yes, camber plates will help camber, but if you're front tires are getting worn that quickly, I'd be willing to bet it's a problem with toe.
not yet. the reason for that is i don't wana go through the pain of them attempting then saying they can't due to the car being low.
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Just take it down and see if they can get the car on the rack.
If they can't they'll just tell you it's too low. Won't cost you anything.
Then you just go home, raise it a little and make everything even height wise then go back and ask again.
And if it still isn't high enough you have 2 choices.
Try another place or raise it.
If they can't they'll just tell you it's too low. Won't cost you anything.
Then you just go home, raise it a little and make everything even height wise then go back and ask again.
And if it still isn't high enough you have 2 choices.
Try another place or raise it.
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They need to make all of the lifts go into the ground like the one that was at the shop I always got my S14 aligned at. I was getting tires put on the truck here in Nd and there was a slammed Civic in there getting aligned. They had to remove the front bumper to get it on/off the rack.
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2 things:
-Raise it to a reasonable height. If stanced was his thing, why are you paying for it. Moreover, suspension setups require minimum travel. You'd be amazed how much an inch makes when it's going from TOO low to just about right. Set it to where YOU want it, and can afford to live with. Raising up will also help GET it aligned. The stock eccentric bolts offer veeeeery little alignment correction. The more out of spec you put it, (in your case, slammed) the farther from spec it stays when they try to align it.
-Most decent shops can either handle lowered cars, or have an in-ground lift. My shop isn't in-ground, but are also used to working on modified cars. Just see what you can find.
Bottom line: Raise it to a reasonable height, get it aligned.
-Raise it to a reasonable height. If stanced was his thing, why are you paying for it. Moreover, suspension setups require minimum travel. You'd be amazed how much an inch makes when it's going from TOO low to just about right. Set it to where YOU want it, and can afford to live with. Raising up will also help GET it aligned. The stock eccentric bolts offer veeeeery little alignment correction. The more out of spec you put it, (in your case, slammed) the farther from spec it stays when they try to align it.
-Most decent shops can either handle lowered cars, or have an in-ground lift. My shop isn't in-ground, but are also used to working on modified cars. Just see what you can find.
Bottom line: Raise it to a reasonable height, get it aligned.
SO to update. I took the car over to my neighborhood firestone for an alignment. I watched them get the car in the lift all of a sudden i see the car being driven out. The guy tells me the cant do the alignment due to the car is too low and i have bad tie rods and ball joints. So i asked if they can fix the tie rods and ball joints, they say no because of the nature of the car. So im just sitting there staring at them like "the nature of the car? Do you mean you can't touch the suspension cause of the lowness?" they guy says yes. I got no charge. I already purchased new tie rods and ball joints. Im currently looking to where i can purchase a Coil over adjuster wrench. but not having the best of luck at all XD.
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because it's low and modified, corporate shops a lot of times won't fuck with custom cars on certain things due to liability. Find a small business mechanic, a race shop or do it yourself... I suggest do it yourself ( tie rods and joints, not the alignment) because you shouldn't own a 240 unless you know how or want to learn how to work on your own shit. there's plenty of info on how to do anything you want to do to your car. the fsm ( factory service manual) is a great source, you can Google it. and as boostin said, get the spanner wrench made for your coilovers.
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