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Hi all,

Hoping you can help me out I had a Stagea for a year or so before my parents fell so in love with it they bought it from me (should never have let them drive it, I just never got it back)

Anyway another year or more on and the front tyres are chopping out really bad on the inside (well its always had camber that I liked its just that the folks drive it sedately so the tyres weat uneven) and I have scoured these forums and the net for a solution ... is there a camber adjustable strut top available anywhere in the world or only the ones I've found for coilovers. any ideas on where i'd find a kit of any kind...

Any help much appreciated

Cheers,

Alan

the majority of stageas/skylines use adjustable upper wishbones to change camber on the front end. i'm assuming the car is standard? there is a possibility it is the toe settings that are out - toe in/out is what will chew through tyres :)

when was the last time you had a wheel alignment done? should be the first thing you look at doing

MIKE is right, start with a wheel alignment and also check the caster arm bushes. They are oil filled and may have leaked.

If you do go with some sort of camber adjustment, be aware that AWD and RWD stagea's have different front suspension.

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