Installing front camber boxes - any gotchas?

[cstreit]

There were some VERY basic instructions on installing these. Basically it said "11 degrees this way, 6 degrees that way" cut - and weld.

There's enough info in the thread above to get it done really.

[dad911]

Originally Posted by Green 912

Back to Chris's car. good idea on the lazer level BTW.

+1, wish I saw this in 2007.......

[Mahler9th]

I have the SRP instructions as a file in PDF format. I can be reached via PM.

SRP is no longer in business, but some of the products that they originated are still available from Jerry Woods Enterprises.

I don't think these parts are available from JWE as they were likely sourced by SRP from a third party.

[ALEX P]

Originally Posted by cstreit

There were some VERY basic instructions on installing these. Basically it said "11 degrees this way, 6 degrees that way" cut - and weld.

There's enough info in the thread above to get it done really.

True, it's a VERY useful thread and I think it's just a nervy job that needs to be done right first time.

In summary the top locating face of the boxes want to finish up at 6 degrees from vertical and 11 degrees on the horizontal. That is fine but what do you use as a datum to measure the angles from?

The car has no fuel tank or fenders etc in it so even measuring it as a roller the car will be high at the frond end and to make the cut obviously the car will have to be off the ground with the shocks removed.

It's a much about the exact location of the boxes as well as getting the angles correct that makes me nervous!!

The other useful info I found was this:

http://redlinerennsport.homestead.com/obrien1.html

Originally Posted by Mahler9th

I have the SRP instructions as a file in PDF format. I can be reached via PM.

SRP is no longer in business, but some of the products that they originated are still available from Jerry Woods Enterprises.

I don't think these parts are available from JWE as they were likely sourced by SRP from a third party.

Hi Mike, that's great, I'll drop you a PM.

I've got the camber boxes which are new old stock but no instructions and this thread is easily the most informative but it's still 'nice' to have the actual instructions.

My car in stock form can only achieve around 1.25 degrees camber and just about to have a lot of its corrosion issues sorted. There is a bit of rust around the top of the shock tower along with some distortion and although it's a lot easier to fit camber plates I already have the camber boxes so was (nervously) planning on using them instead. The car is already far from stock although the suspension isn't.

[cstreit]

Well you can set the car to level using a level on the sill plates. If they are 1-2 degrees you've got your take about right.

I then used the laser level to establish zero up front by projecting the laser onto a protractor with a magnet.

Then turn the laser until it reads 6 degrees and project on the body. Do the same thing at 11 degrees.