86 Turbo Strut tube on 87-89 pic request.

[vagabond]

If anyone swapped the 86 turbo strut tubes on to an 87-89 NA without changing the control arms, i would like to see a pic from multiple angles to judge how bad the camber would be. I am on a tight budget with this build and wont mind some neg camber where i will be driving.

NEED PIC OF 86 TURBO TUBE ON 87-89 NA WITH STOCK NA CONTROL ARMS.

Soon the bilsteins will be up front, then new tires for the BBS!

Thanks.

[MrwassmanNA2T]

Are you thinking the strut tubes are going to change the camber?

[vagabond]

From what i understand, the length of the 86 strut tube is slightly different
than the 87-89 do to the different control arm length and general geometry.
So yea, I think the shorter 86 turbo tube will make the geometry different in conjunction with my longer control arms, creating a situation with more neg camber.

I just want to see if its acceptable before I go through the process next week.

[MrwassmanNA2T]

:shock: I'll shut my mouth, i might be learning something

[Chris86NA2T]

vagabond wrote: From what i understand, the length of the 86 strut tube is slightly different
than the 87-89 do to the different control arm length and general geometry.
So yea, I think the shorter 86 turbo tube will make the geometry different in conjunction with my longer control arms, creating a situation with more neg camber.

I just want to see if its acceptable before I go through the process next week.

i have 85 tubes with 87 control arms.. the 87-89 arms are 10mm longer than the 84-86 arms.. the strut tube difference is the steering axis inclination.. the change in strut tubes are also between 84-86 and 87-89..

i dont have any pictures of my car, but the last time i had an alignment i had exactly 1.2 degrees of negative camber.. in my opinion its a very good compromise for street driving.. i will do this on every Z that i own.

[vagabond]

Thats what i thought... Do you have stock wheels? If so I'd appreciate a pic, if you have time.

My BBS wheels are 8" up front and with be rolling on 225/45 sneakers. So the contact patch should be adequate.

[Chris86NA2T]

vagabond wrote: Thats what i thought... Do you have stock wheels? If so I'd appreciate a pic, if you have time.

My BBS wheels are 8" up front and with be rolling on 225/45 sneakers. So the contact patch should be adequate.

i had it like that with stock wheels.. now i have 17X9 +24 with a 7mm spacer and longer studs.. it shouldnt matter, camber is camber regardless of wheels. i dont think 1.2 degrees is really enough to worry about a reduced contact patch due to the tire standing on its edge.. i found a couple pictures of my car with the new wheels.. i dont have a place to upload them, so PM me with your email and ill send them..

[vagabond]

PM sent.

[vagabond]

86 strut tubes / 87 control arms
(Chris86NA2T)

[MrwassmanNA2T]

Awesome. Thanks for the pic, now I know what I am looking forward to as well.

[vagabond]

As soon as the ground dries up I'll put my assemblies on the car and take a pic with the stock wheels for reference.

I also need to roll my fenders before I put the new tires on the BBS wheels.