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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 03:41 PM
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Maverick Motorsports Camber Adjusters

I was browsing around instagram, and I came upon these new camber adjusters from Maverick Motorsports. I was wondering what are your guy's thoughts on them? They seem to be a much more sturdy design than the Mazdatrix ones that all I read is that they will eventually stretch and break.



https://www.maverick-motorsports.com...link-adjusters
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 05:51 PM
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They look somewhat similar to the old MMR camber adjusters, which were prone to failure. I can't comment on if these are any better or not, never heard of them.
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 05:51 PM
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From an engineering perspective, it looks doomed to fail even with the best materials.
Placing a 90 degree joint in the middle of a load... and then having threads (stress riser) at the 90. Puts a cyclic bending stress onto the side of a thread: not good.
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 08:32 PM
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Don't do it! Just get Ronin fixed length links in the size you need.
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Old Mar 9, 2017 | 11:03 PM
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yeah... they fix some of the problems with most adjustable joints, but create new ones (that rod end is going to fail).

Just get a ronnin speedworks kit and be done.
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Old Mar 10, 2017 | 12:34 PM
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Good to know. I didn't think about the rod end failing.

Guess it's Ronin Speedworks once I figure out how much camber i need to remove
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Old Mar 10, 2017 | 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by MoNkEy_MaGiCx
Good to know. I didn't think about the rod end failing.

Guess it's Ronin Speedworks once I figure out how much camber I need to remove
The Ronin guys are down the street from you. You can pick them up.

How much are you lowered? It should be pretty quick to figure how much you need to take out, or just buy the master kit and get all 3 lengths.
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