Alright I have set of HKS plates for the front of my FC3S and Rear Pillowball Mounts for the rear, however I cannot figure out how they go on. here are the stock diagrams, what pieces do I keep and what is replaced.

Here is the front;


and the rear;

 

here is a picture of the plates that I have with the upper Camber plates there are what looks like metal bushings, I don't know where they go, and on the rear I am not entirely certain how they go on, what is kept? anyways here is the picture

 

anybody with some help?

 

you don't keep any stock parts. you just use the HKS stuff straight

 

that doesn't make any sense... if thats right then what will the spring seat on? And it would also be like a inch lower in the front. I want to figure this out before i buy some so up for more info

 

Do me a favour and take a shot of the underside of both front and rear plates. More then likely you'll have to use a combination of factory parts and the plates. If you were going coilover then it would be more straight forward. Not all plates allow for use of factory suspension, in fact they rarely do because they are not designed to do so.

 

^^^ what he said

what are you using this with? 100% stock suspension?

 

no, I have apex lowering springs, and KYB AGX adjustable struts/shocks. that is the reason I want these camber plates to adjust the huge amount of negative camber that is created.
I will try and take some pictures tonight of the underside of the plates.

 

oh i didin't realize u are not running 2,5" springs with a lower perch. in that case u will need # 4 5 6 and a shock for the front I believe. For the rear u will need 5 to 11 i think. Get a spring compressor btw.

 

Yeah that is what I though but it just doesn't seem right, for the fronts the plates seem to be offset fromt he spring insulator, and there is no way to keep the shaft from turning (not sure that matters) The rear is better yet. But not sure whether to keep 5 or not.
and I do have a spring compressor, but thanks for the tip

 

can you clarify what you mean by the front plates having an offset?

 

only one side of the plate is making contact with the spring insulator #5 on the front diagram, and this concerns me. I realize that the stock upper strut mount is Tilted to adjust for this the Camber Plates are not.

Does that Clarigy it Cheers? I am not entirely sure how to explain it... unfortunately I did not take pictures.

 

For the front you will have to use the insulator #5 and the upper spring seat #4. You are saying that the top of the front spring is not completely flat. But the insulator is molded for that half a coil on top. The top of the insulator is flat, so its no longer offset. When i bought my tein rear mounts it came with a upper spring seat and it fits the stock springs. Make sure to sue the bump stop(the rubber bushing) and dust boot. If the dust boot is torn or missing. You can buy a dust boot from a truck shop. I bought mines for 3 bucks each.