changing front camber?
03-30-03, 11:48 PM
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changing front camber?
I was told by my friend that the front camber could be changed slightly by rotating the front shock to where the square on the rubber on top of the shock was pointing in a certain direction...now the question is where to turn it to????
03-31-03, 09:14 AM
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Yes, you can slightly change the camber by the rotation. I would assume if you have it on an alignment rack, you'd be able to see the amount of change neg/pos.
Are you doing this at home, and what type of camber adjustment are you looking for?
Are you doing this at home, and what type of camber adjustment are you looking for?
03-31-03, 09:30 AM
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Re: changing front camber?
Originally posted by nashman69g
I was told by my friend that the front camber could be changed slightly by rotating the front shock to where the square on the rubber on top of the shock was pointing in a certain direction...now the question is where to turn it to????
I was told by my friend that the front camber could be changed slightly by rotating the front shock to where the square on the rubber on top of the shock was pointing in a certain direction...now the question is where to turn it to????
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03-31-03, 02:42 PM
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Found this-Evidently some camber adj available:
Rotate the front upper strut mount to gain your preferred settings - the mount is assymetrical, so it gains +/- half a degree of camber and/or caster. Redo your suspension bolts to take advantage of the "slop" in the mounting points - this should easily gain you half to a full degree of camber.
I am not a big fan of "crash" bolts. The MacPherson front suspension takes a lot of loads from cornering, and I had a suspicion that these bolts could not hold everything together without slipping eventually. I believe either SCC or GRM confirmed that these crash bolts do slip after a while...
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Rotate the front upper strut mount to gain your preferred settings - the mount is assymetrical, so it gains +/- half a degree of camber and/or caster. Redo your suspension bolts to take advantage of the "slop" in the mounting points - this should easily gain you half to a full degree of camber.
I am not a big fan of "crash" bolts. The MacPherson front suspension takes a lot of loads from cornering, and I had a suspicion that these bolts could not hold everything together without slipping eventually. I believe either SCC or GRM confirmed that these crash bolts do slip after a while...
-Ted
03-31-03, 06:49 PM
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Camber will change slightly with the stock mount turning. I just got an allignment and watched the guy try all 4 locations to give me a bit of negative camber I wanted. At one location I actually got positive camber. ick!!
I do need camber plates though.. I want to autocross so perhaps that will be my next purchase
I do need camber plates though.. I want to autocross so perhaps that will be my next purchase
03-31-03, 09:38 PM
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More negative caster will increase the self centering tendancy of the steering wheel. Slightly better turn in, a little heavier input needed, and better feel results.
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03-31-03, 11:18 PM
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.5 degrees negative camber and 10 or 15 degrees negative caster from rotating that. I posted that same info months ago which was published by GRM in `88.
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