Looking for a little help. Do cam bolts need to be installed before taking the X to get aligned? Or will shops like Firestone install them during the alignment?
If you happen to have Hibdon Tires Plus in the area, ask them about installing those cam bolts. They did it in about 15 minutes and only charged me between $15 and $30 to do it. Firestone and the stealership wanted $100+ to do it!
I purchased the lifetime alignment from firestone for 140 bucks! and take for alignment every other oil change.. spoke with the dude and he just installed the camber kit without charging...
I know that this is a little bit of an older thread but I have a couple of camber issues. My wifes X is neding a little bit of an alignment. I put on the Daystar 2" lift a few weeks ago and it looks great. I took in the X to Napa Auto Care and they put it on the rack and noticed that one of the adjustment bolts was cut. The lope washer part was cut so that it looked like a D instead of an O. So here are my questions.....1.) Does it matter what kind of camber kit I buy, this is a 4x2 X and will nto bee off road very much. 2.) How difficult is it to install the camber kit, it seems pretty straight forward, did not know if there were any tips or tricks to be done.
I will try to get some pics of the camber bolts that are one there now for you all to see. Thanks for any help.
From the factory (dealer) there is only one set of cam bolts. You can also buy aftermarket bolts from places like PRG Products and 4x4parts.com. I am pretty sure they are all pretty much the same (ie. no one is better than the other).
As far as installing the bolts. It's not hard, as long as the current bolts come out. I had to tourch one of line out one. The bolt can seize inside the lower control arm bushing.
My suggestion is to do one bolt at a time. Use a jack to hold the LCA in place. Remove the nut and bolt and insert the new nut and bolt. Repeat for the other three bolts. Posted via Mobile Device
As far as installing the bolts. It's not hard, as long as the current bolts come out. I had to tourch one of line out one. The bolt can seize inside the lower control arm bushing.
After installing my PRG lift, I go to exchange my stock LCA bolts with adjustable CAMs. Long story short, they were frozen solid to the metal sleeve's inside the lower link bushings and needed to be torched out.
Of-course you can't buy just the bushings either (from Nissan or aftermarket) and I wound up needing to replace both LCAs :cussing: Thanks WI for all the salt you dump on our roads!
Is it safe to install the cam bolts in my driveway then drive to the alignment place? I havn't found anywhere here in town that will install the cam bolts for less than $150 + alignment($80).
Can someone point me to a how to with pictures on this? I'm going to have to do the lower ball joint, figure I'll do this at the same time. Thanks!! :grin:
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