Front Wheel Alignment and Camber

I finally had the time to have the front wheel alignment and camber.

Negative camber on the front tires...finally.

 

The first shop I went to was a fail. The mechanic didn't know how to change the camber settings on the Fairlady and their computer didn't have the settings for the Fairlady. The second shop was also a fail so decided to just go back to the original shop that last did the alignment and camber. Luckily, it was also nearby.

 The mechanic installed one shim on both retaining bolts on the upper A-arm to produce negative camber for the front wheels.

 Space was tight. The mechanic had to remove the wheels to gain access to the bolts and to insert the shims.

 Front wheels were also aligned with toe-in. Everything took about four hours to accomplish. New retaining bolts were also installed on the tie-rods, since the previous ones had their threads loose already and couldn't be tightened enough...which is definitely a safety issue.

Had a short road test as I drove back home. Initial feedback was that the steering effort is much heavier...most probably due to the negative camber. Although this will definitely provide more front end grip at speed during cornering.

I also had to retighten the brake line as it was leaking a bit. I hope it seals...so far no leaks on the brake line fitting.