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SC camber problem whos fixed it
The Camber on my sc wide body is really bad on both wheels its factory lowered, im tired of wearing out tires in 5 thousand miles, I was told by a local mechanic that it was pushed all the way over and still has a bunch of camber, this problem is magnified with the two inch spacers, can i drill them out? I was told this is common, or is there a racing camber plate that will cure this problem, could this have been prevented by a strut brace, if anyone had this problem how did you cure it, I would really like to take the car down the coast this spring, but would hate to have to take a pair of 18 inch Bridgestone tires with me to get home on, and the truth is the car drives like $hiiit, (wonders) Thanks in advance, Kevin
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12-28-2001, 10:57 PM
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How much do you want to spend?
The hardest part is finding someone who knows what they're doing when it comes to 911 suspensions and will know just the right place and amount to file off your spring plate and your front strut mounts to get the adjustment you need. Cheers, Joe Garcia |
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12-29-2001, 12:56 AM
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Is there anyone in the midwest that does this? truthfuly if i cant fix it i think its time to sell this car, ive had it for four years but im really burnt out on this one, I have a race car i dont need my street car to drive like that, Kevin
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12-29-2001, 08:32 AM
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Not sure what "mid west" means. If it means Ohio, then there is plenty of talent in the Stoddard group.
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Are you talking front, rear, or both? From the description it sounds like you are talking front. Lowering the car creates added negative camber. In some cases the factory adjusters don't have enough movement to bring it into alignment. Sounds like that is what is happening to you. One option is to raise the car enough to bring the camber into spec. Another option is to machine the mounts. I did this to my car when I lowered it. It is not that hard to do. On the front, you need to remove some material where the adjuster hits the sheet metal as in the following picture:  To do this, remove the adjuster and use a grinding stone chucked into a drill. Then touch it up with a bit of paint to prevent rust. I removed about 3/16th inch and gained at least 1 degree less camber. On the rear you can machine the spring plates. But a less destructive method is to use a slightly undersize bolt to give more adjustment. I put an undersize bolt in the following location only, and that was adequate to pull the camber out to my liking.  Hope that helps.
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Kevin, I'm curious, how low is your car? Is it set to the recommended 25.5" front fender lip height 25" rear or is it lower than that?
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Are these numbers for the wide body car or narrow, or both, I have seen a bunch of cars lower then mine, weel ill go out and check, Thanks, Kevin
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IMHO,,,, I would have 3/4 tank of fuel and drivers weight in seat. Then shake front and rear to settle car, before placing car on very level ground. Compare measured height to fenders to technical measured height. In P-Workshop manual is simple procedure. This will give base line for further adjustments. Simple to do wheel alignment if you want to get into it. Suspension tweaking is great personalized action, IMO. Machineing suspension sections needs more attention around here, IMO. Keep working it till it feels good to you. Great adventure if your into it.
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masraum, Sorry it has taken so long to get back to you the holiday season has kept me running, you had mentioned ride hights on the fenders, with the steel conversion to a turbo body here goes the measurements, 25 1/4 front 24 1/2 rear, i also have 18 inche tires on it, are the measurements you mentioned correct for the turbo body? I think with the conversion i need to find out what size stock 16's were supposed to be and check their diameter against the 18's against what the torbo fenders hieght is suppoed to be, Kevin
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RoninLB, Thanks for the advise, I have a caster camber guage for my super late stock car i could use, just want it to drive nice for the street, i dont intend to race maybe a de, but i pretty much race the stock car, Kevin
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