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| ottox914 |
Jul 11 2007, 10:47 PM
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The glory that once was. ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,302 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Mahtomedi, MN Member No.: 1,438 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Looking for some inside secrets, black magic, motorhead mojo, on front end camber. I know our cars are a mixed bag in terms of what you can get in front. My '73 with the GPR/tarrott camber plates can get 2.4 neg on one side, only 1.8 on the other. The chassis measures out fine, no tweekage. It'd by nice to be able to equalize them both at around 2.5, or better still, 3.0, but how. I have no interest in taking this car to autocross nationals or get into hard core scca auto x stuff, just want to putter around and make a better local car, so bending the rules a little doesn't scare me, depending on how far the bend is.
So what do you all have, and how'd you get it? Anyone use an aftermarket bolt on camberplate like all the little ricer guys run? I've never seen one for our cars, but they don't look hard to make. I was wondering if one could be designed to hold the top strut bearing up over the plate, thus allowing: 1) a little more strut travel on lowered cars, and 2) if the bearing is up over the adjustable top plate, the strut could maybe "tip" more to the inside, as the slim diameter of the strut rod would be smaller than the bearing or strut tube, and could be tilted in, closer to the edge of the factory hole. I'm picturing something like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Steeda-Cast...1QQcmdZViewItem |
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| Borderline |
Jul 25 2007, 11:09 AM
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Senior Member ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 8-February 05 From: San Juan Bautista, CA Member No.: 3,577 Region Association: Northern California |
My first attempt to get more negative...my wife says I'm always too negative.
Just poured these yesterday, gotta wait for em to cure up gud. Chris, thanks for the support plates! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) Attached image(s)
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ottox914 Front end neg camber Jul 11 2007, 10:47 PM
nebreitling i got -3.2 LF and -3.5 RF when i had my car. coul... Jul 11 2007, 11:25 PM
nebreitling oh, also look for the elephant decambered balljoin... Jul 11 2007, 11:26 PM
SirAndy i'm going back to 0 (yes, zero) camber front a... Jul 12 2007, 12:00 AM
Dan (Almaden Valley)
i'm going back to 0 (yes, zero) camber front ... Jul 12 2007, 12:59 AM
Joe Ricard [
Actually slicks like enough camber be it positiv... Jul 12 2007, 08:32 AM
SirAndy
Actually slicks like enough camber be it positive... Jul 12 2007, 10:26 AM
ottox914 Not running slicks (yet) so thats not a factor in ... Jul 12 2007, 07:36 AM
nebreitling
i believe i do remember enlarging the "cent... Jul 13 2007, 11:15 AM
Borderline :stromberg: I gotta get me some of that neg cambe... Jul 12 2007, 10:16 AM
ChrisNPDrider
.... and removing the cover from the shock piston... Jul 12 2007, 11:52 AM
mskala I'm also using the tarrett camber plate and go... Jul 12 2007, 12:08 PM
DownUnderMan Pull the 1.8 leg out, take out the insert, put in ... Jul 12 2007, 02:57 PM
Borderline
Pull the 1.8 leg out, take out the insert, put in... Jul 12 2007, 07:22 PM
Joe Ricard Yes you have a point about the shock covers up fro... Jul 12 2007, 04:16 PM
ottox914
Pull the 1.8 leg out, take out the insert, put in... Jul 12 2007, 06:36 PM
DownUnderMan The further detail:
1 Remove the strut insert fr... Jul 12 2007, 09:11 PM
Borderline It's been a while since I put my konis in the ... Jul 13 2007, 11:12 AM
DownUnderMan I should have mentioned that the inserts are Koni ... Jul 13 2007, 02:24 PM
Borderline OK that splains it! I'll have to give it ... Jul 13 2007, 06:37 PM
J P Stein By all means, get more negative camber. Brad Rober... Jul 13 2007, 06:48 PM
Borderline
By all means, get more negative camber. Brad Robe... Jul 14 2007, 09:53 AM
nebreitling
By all means, get more negative camber. Brad Rob... Jul 14 2007, 01:06 PM
J P Stein
[quote name='Borderline' post='923327' date='Jul ... Jul 14 2007, 01:57 PM
Joe Ricard Good luck JP. sounds like Packwood is where the b... Jul 14 2007, 08:44 PM
J P Stein
Good luck JP. sounds like Packwood is where the ... Jul 15 2007, 09:48 PM
ottox914 So, seems for DOT R's, more camber is more bet... Jul 14 2007, 08:53 PM
Dave_Darling
So, seems for DOT R's, more camber is more be... Jul 15 2007, 10:55 AM
Joe Ricard This picture show would be interesting. Who wants... Jul 15 2007, 07:28 AM
Borderline Hi Dave!
I saw that article. They were runni... Jul 15 2007, 06:44 PM
J P Stein I use brakes a lot and hard at AX. Your HP may dif... Jul 15 2007, 09:45 PM
Joe Ricard That was my job last year. "tire warmer for ... Jul 16 2007, 11:48 AM
jhadler Static negative camber is essential for a strut ca... Jul 16 2007, 06:12 PM
Joe Ricard Holy crap Josh you been peeking in my race car bo... Jul 16 2007, 08:47 PM
J P Stein Odd, I checked my front camber as I pushed it to t... Jul 16 2007, 10:01 PM
jhadler
Odd, I checked my front camber as I pushed it to ... Jul 16 2007, 11:24 PM
Dave_Darling Well, strut suspensions usually gain positive camb... Jul 16 2007, 11:25 PM
Dave_Darling Chuck Moreland (of Elephant Racing) posted a very ... Jul 18 2007, 12:08 AM
Dave_Darling Chuck assented, so here is his reply on the Bird b... Jul 18 2007, 09:31 AM
Borderline Dave:
I agree that you get camber with suspension ... Jul 18 2007, 11:07 AM
Dave_Darling OK, now drop your car into the weeds so that the A... Jul 18 2007, 08:54 PM
jhadler
My first attempt to get more negative...my wife s... Jul 25 2007, 11:13 AM
ottox914
My first attempt to get more negative...my wife s... Jul 25 2007, 11:53 AM
Joe Ricard Ok so I must have a mental block. if you lower the... Jul 25 2007, 11:47 AM
Joe Ricard How plyable is that stuff you poured?
Just asking ... Jul 25 2007, 12:48 PM
Borderline I popped out the stock bushing/rubber grommet and ... Jul 25 2007, 02:12 PM
jhadler
I popped out the stock bushing/rubber grommet and... Jul 25 2007, 02:33 PM
Joe Ricard We use this stuff called "chock fast"
Mo... Jul 25 2007, 04:00 PM
Borderline The RTV thing is a two component polyurethane that... Jul 26 2007, 11:08 PM
ottox914 Could you take some metal rod of some sort, and we... Jul 27 2007, 09:37 PM
Borderline
Looking at my current front camber plates, they ... Jul 27 2007, 10:18 PM
stownsen914
Could you take some metal rod of some sort, and w... Jul 28 2007, 05:33 AM
ottox914
[quote name='ottox914' post='928942' date='Jul 27... Jul 30 2007, 07:40 AM
Borderline I did a search but couldn't find the thread he... Jul 30 2007, 11:36 AM
ChrisNPDrider Bill - I know I said you can have those camber pla... Jul 30 2007, 01:01 PM
Borderline Too late Chris they're mine now!! The... Jul 30 2007, 01:52 PM
ChrisNPDrider I'm pretty sure that going to 2.5 neg camber i... Jul 30 2007, 02:15 PM![]() ![]() |
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