when are they neccessary
and why? on our cars
and why? on our cars
camber plates
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Check alignment first, if zero or slightly negative don't bother. The add 0.7 degrees, I'm sorry I installed mine, inside of tire visibly worn. They can help to clear the fender a bit.
Needed when you lower your car.
Not sure how camber plates would wear out the inside tires.
When you lower a car, it automatically gives you negative camber, and you would get inside tire wear. Camber plates are to correct for that by giving you more pos. camber.
Not sure how camber plates would wear out the inside tires.
When you lower a car, it automatically gives you negative camber, and you would get inside tire wear. Camber plates are to correct for that by giving you more pos. camber.
I had to install adjustable camber plates to correct my alignment, camber and steering geometry.
Initial L: -1°
Initial R: -1/4°
Final L: -9/16°
Final R: -9/16°
Initial L: -1°
Initial R: -1/4°
Final L: -9/16°
Final R: -9/16°
These are fixed (from Carl) and ad negative camber, they don't compensate for lowering.
'69 2800cs
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IMO, adjustable plates make sense for any car, so you can dial in matching caster and camber from side to side. It makes a big difference in tracking and steering feel.
Fixed plates give extra negative camber but not adjustable, obviously. Alignment will still likely be off side to side due to a 45 year old body shell and less than perfect quality control when the cars were built.
Some corrections here...
Not sure how camber plates would wear out the inside tires. Simple...by leaning the tires onto the inner edges. If you're tracking the car you can run negative camber of 2-3 degrees and still get even tire wear, but if you have negative camber and drive moderately you will wear the inner edges. (Incorrect toe settings can wear the inner edges as well)
When you lower a car, it automatically gives you negative camber, and you would get inside tire wear. Not really. You get a little extra negative camber when you lower but not a lot
Camber plates are to correct for that by giving you more pos. camber. No. Camber plates give more negative camber to help keep tire edges away from fender lips as you go lower.
Fixed plates give extra negative camber but not adjustable, obviously. Alignment will still likely be off side to side due to a 45 year old body shell and less than perfect quality control when the cars were built.
Some corrections here...
Not sure how camber plates would wear out the inside tires. Simple...by leaning the tires onto the inner edges. If you're tracking the car you can run negative camber of 2-3 degrees and still get even tire wear, but if you have negative camber and drive moderately you will wear the inner edges. (Incorrect toe settings can wear the inner edges as well)
When you lower a car, it automatically gives you negative camber, and you would get inside tire wear. Not really. You get a little extra negative camber when you lower but not a lot
Camber plates are to correct for that by giving you more pos. camber. No. Camber plates give more negative camber to help keep tire edges away from fender lips as you go lower.
Because theoretically, if you go low enough, the lower control arm goes past horizontal and then as the suspension compresses even more over bumps, it adds a bit of positive camber...all the more need for negative camber.
where would be the product and pricing.
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