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Old 01-31-2016, 01:09 AM
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Alright I have searched and can't find anything. I'm trying to setup my car for the drag strip. I want the rear camber at .5 positive camber. I know about camber plates but it seems they all are made for more negative camber. Will they go positive? How do they work exactly?
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Originally Posted by blake-anderson
Alright I have searched and can't find anything. I'm trying to setup my car for the drag strip. I want the rear camber at .5 positive camber. I know about camber plates but it seems they all are made for more negative camber. Will they go positive? How do they work exactly?
I have never set my car up for drag BUT,, your suspension had FOUR CAM adjusted points that allow for a wide range of adjustment.

I don't think you need anything to get to your desired adjustment. I could be wrong. Have you looked at it and tried to obtain the desired camber with the installed cams on the A Arms?

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the rear lower arms have a single eccentric cam bolt. you can get +0.50 camber with them. camber plates are for cars with struts, not shocks.

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the rear lower arms have a single eccentric cam bolt. you can get +0.50 camber with them. camber plates are for cars with struts, not shocks.
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I have looked and didn't see a eccentric bolt for camber I will look again.
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You will see it, it has a big cam disc made into it, with degree markings.
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right rear lower control arm front bolt.
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Originally Posted by blake-anderson
I have looked and didn't see a eccentric bolt for camber I will look again.
Look at the inner pivot bolts for the lower control arms.
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Ok I think I understand, so I adjust camber with the front eccentric bolt on the front of the lower control arm, and then fix my toe with the tie rod after. Correct?
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Originally Posted by blake-anderson
Ok I think I understand, so I adjust camber with the front eccentric bolt on the front of the lower control arm, and then fix my toe with the tie rod after. Correct?

You adjust rear camber by loosening and adjusting BOTH lower a-arm bolts. In the front, you loosen both lower a-arm bolts to simultaneously adjust camber and caster. After setting camber and/or camber and caster, you adjust toe by adjusting the tie rods.....
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This would make sense if both lower control arm bolts were eccentric but only the front bolt is.
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Originally Posted by blake-anderson
Ok I think I understand, so I adjust camber with the front eccentric bolt on the front of the lower control arm, and then fix my toe with the tie rod after. Correct?
Correct

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Originally Posted by leadfoot4
You adjust rear camber by loosening and adjusting BOTH lower a-arm bolts. In the front, you loosen both lower a-arm bolts to simultaneously adjust camber and caster. After setting camber and/or camber and caster, you adjust toe by adjusting the tie rods.....
The rear of the c5 only has one eccentric bolt. The rear arm bolt is not adjustable as the sway bar attaches to it.


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Thanks alignment guy!!
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Originally Posted by mrr23
The rear of the c5 only has one eccentric bolt. The rear arm bolt is not adjustable as the sway bar attaches to it.


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It's been a while since I've been under there...........


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