There are cars that provide front camber adjustment by having slotted holes for the attachment bolts between the strut and the front wheel carrier. Some provide "crash bolts" that are thinner than normal or offset so that camber can be adjusted by creating intentional slop (adjustment range) in bolt holes that are not slotted. These are FACTORY OPTIONS on some cars. Mazda does not provide these options on the 2nd Gen "86 Sport that I have.

I suspect that providing extra "adjustment range" is a common alignment technique (read that "cheat") for people running "stock" 2nd Gens in competition. And why not? It is cheap, effective, virtually unnoticeable (if cleverly and neatly done), works with stock and aftermarket struts and springs and helps handling immensely.

All right now, who knows the right way to do this kind of mod? How much camber can you get before those fat 225-50-15 Kumhos on stock 5 bolt rims start to drag on the struts and springs?

I think a good discussion is in order. How about it?

 

sounds a little risky, but it brings up a good point. Iam saving up for the combo at k2rd, 950 and u have a fully adjustable suspension, But I will try this on the stock springs if I get a more detailed how to.

Zach

 

I bought the Eibach Camber Adjustment Kit from Tirerack ($25). It gains 1 deg. of camber and has helped immensely when added to the 1/2 deg you can get by turning the mounting block. The front end sticks so much better I can hardly believe it. I'm running Kumho's in 205 size.

 

ya I ran the eibach bolts with the top mount turned to max camber. adding the bolts helped alot. but I could only get about 1/2 adjustment out of it otherwise my 205 tires would hit the shock. also the bolts came loose a couple times causing wheel movment like bad wheel bearings and caused the tires to rub... I through them into the gargage and bought camber plates

 

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.&nbsp 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.&nbsp 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.&nbsp I believe either SCC or GRM confirmed that these crash bolts do slip after a while...



-Ted

 

what you could do is make your own slots. as long as you get new CRUSH washers. I thinkyou should be okay. they were telling you to turn your mount. that is only the passenger side. you can turn 180 degrees and get a couple of degrees. I don't know why you would rub with 205s. I have 215s on my four bolt and and they don't come close to the springs.