Cambolt bracket bending?!?!
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Cambolt bracket bending?!?!
I've been trying to get my camber right for sometime now. Today when I turned the cambolt to add positive camber so that I would be around 0, the little plate contacted the little lip that its supposed to push against to bring the strut arm back, and then it just started bending like a cheap aluminum can. So now my little side walls are all bent out. it did this on both sides.
what are my options here? I still have excessive amounts of camber.
I was looking at this. the square inserts would still sit firmly in the little side walls and making adjustments would be super easy.
anyone ever used these?
http://banskimotorsports.com/C4_Rear...tml#Camber_Rod
what are my options here? I still have excessive amounts of camber.
I was looking at this. the square inserts would still sit firmly in the little side walls and making adjustments would be super easy.
anyone ever used these?
http://banskimotorsports.com/C4_Rear...tml#Camber_Rod
Last edited by VettoVette; Nov 25, 2012 at 04:04 PM.
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anyone ever used these?
http://banskimotorsports.com/C4_Rear...tml#Camber_Rod
http://banskimotorsports.com/C4_Rear...tml#Camber_Rod
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Did you have the rear of the car off the ground and the nut opposite the bolt loosened a little when you adjusted the camber? The strut should have no resistance and should move easily if the answer to the above questions are yes.
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yup on a two pole. it was loosened somewhat, how loose are we talking? the rear plate where the nut was wasnt turning at all. my camber looks a little better, i think my main problem is splintering spring. but still the cracket bending is no bueno.
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Vette Brakes & Products has replaceable camber rods with threaded heimjoint ends that will solve your problem. They are not expensive and will not slip out of adjusment. I put them on my car and have not worried about those stupid cam bolts ever slipping out of adjustment again. I got the whole rear kit and got a discount . It's a better deal than buying all the pieces seperate.
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anyone ever used these?
http://banskimotorsports.com/C4_Rear...tml#Camber_Rod
http://banskimotorsports.com/C4_Rear...tml#Camber_Rod
The camber rod kits have been VERY popular this year and do make adjustments much easier. I find they keep their settings quite well too, even under harsh track conditions.
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Ive got Tom's stuff (camber, toe, and trailing arms) on my 93.Great stuff. Adjustments are simple. I can adjust for track and then quickly adjust back to avoid street tire wear out (ie. wear out the inside of the rear tires).
Also improved the ride a bit too (which was a surprise by eliminating the rubber bushings in place of heim joints - though I think some of the road irregularities were actually getting transmitted through the bushings. The heim joints forces all the road forces to go through the spring/ shocks (instead of some through the bushing/frame) resulting in better ride.)
I also have DRM relocated trailing arm and camber brackets.
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definetly next on my list after tracking down some new springs